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Suihua jili pu 歲華紀麗譜

Mar 27, 2024 © Ulrich Theobald

Suihua jili pu 歲華紀麗譜 is a short book on the customs and habits of the city of Chengdu 成都, Sichuan, written during the early Yuan period 元 (1279-1368) by Fei Zhu 費著 (c. 1300). Fei hailed from Huayang 華陽 (today part of Chengdu) and was instructor at the Directorate of Education (guozi zhujiao 國子助教) and later route commander (zongguan 總管) of Chongqing 重慶.

The book was inspired by the devastation of Chengdu during the Mongol conquest, and Fei tried to preserve information on the bustling life of the city. He imitated Zong Lin's 宗懍 (502-565) Jing-Chu suishi ji 荊楚歲時記 on central China from the Liang period 梁 (502-557), and described festivities, customs and habits through the year, arranged according to the traditional calendar. The title was inspired by Han E's 韓鄂 (fl. 900) encyclopaedia Suihua jili 歲華紀麗 from the Tang period 唐 (618-907).

The text is found in the series Mohai jinhu 墨海金壺, with two more texts of Fei Zhu in the appendix, namely a book on Sichuan paper, Jianzhipu 牋紙譜, and Sichuan brocade, Shujinpu 蜀錦譜.

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