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(Qinding) Shouyi guangxun (欽定)授衣廣訓 "Wide instructions while conferring [material for] clothes" is a book on cotton cultivation compiled during the high Qing period 清 (1644-1911) on imperial order and under the supervision of Dong Gao 董誥 (1740–1818), courtesy name Yalun 雅倫, who was Grand Academician of the Eastern Hall (Dongge daxueshi 東閣大學士), and Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent (taizi taifu 太子太傅) and had also had a leading position in the compilation of the imperial series Siku quanshu 四庫全書. The imperial order for its compilation was issued in 1808.
The book has a length of 2 juan and quotes from older books like Fang Chengguan’s 方承觀 (d. 1768) Mianhua tu 棉花圖, the Kangxi Emperor's 康熙帝 (r. 1661–1722) "Cotton rhapsody" Mumian fu 木棉賦, or poems of his successors.
The text is found in the series Xiyongxuan congshu 喜咏軒叢書 and Xuxiu siku quanshu 續四庫全書.