East Asian Personal Names
Historical figures are mentioned by his or her surname and given name (in that order). When the zi
Dates
Years are given according to the modern Western calendar, but Chinese months and days are retained. Thus, the twelfth day of the first month of the first year of the Yuanyou
Primary Text and Translation of Du Fu’s Poetry
I use Xiao Difei’s
Citations
For primary Chinese sources published in modern times, I provide as detailed a citation as possible, usually including the volume, juan
For modern facsimile editions of pre-modern sources, I provide the juan and folio numbers of the original source (with the word “juan” spelled out) and use a lower-case letter to indicate recto/verso in the folio. Then, the sequential volume and page numbers in the modern edition is also provided; a lower-case letter is used to indicate the section in the page (e.g., Shimen Hong Juefan tianchu jinluan
For works from modern reprints of congshu
Works quoted or cited from large collections such as Quan Song wen are not listed in the bibliography.
Note that Siku quanshu cunmu congshu