Ming "Dictionary" Appears in Qian’an City, Hebei Province

June 8, 2009 by editor  
Filed under China, News

Recently, a serial of books with the name of Zihui belonging to the Wanli Era of the Ming Dynasty has appeared in Qian’an, Hebei Province. Its owner is a senior collector—Mr. Wang and this serial of books has been identified as a scarce edition of Ming Dynasty, which is exactly the dictionary of that time, thus it possesses a high historical value.

The currently collected thread-bound edition Zihui comprises 12 volumes; each is 25.8 cm long, 15.8cm wide and 1.4 cm thick. Although the paper …

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