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Yunzhangjing 運掌經

Jun 19, 2025 © Ulrich Theobald

Yunzhangjing 運掌經, also called Tongjie fumo 桐階副墨, is a book on a card game written by Li Suiqiu 黎遂球 (1602-1646), courtesy name Meizhou 美周, from Fanyu 番禺 (Guangzhou 廣州, Guandong).After the downfall of the Ming dynasty 明 (1368-1644), he served the Prince of Tang 南明唐王 (r. 1645-1646) as a secretary and died in battle in Ganzhou 贛州. He also wrote commentaries on the "Classic of Changes", Yijing 易經, namely Zhouyi yaowu dangming 周易爻物當名, and Yishi 易史.

This book a short text on the doupai 斗牌 card game, explaining its rules and methods of winning.

It is included in the series Shuofu xu 說郛續, Tanji congshu 檀几叢書, Cuilangganguan congshu 翠瑯玕館叢書, Yishu congshu 藝術叢書 and Yuyuan congshu 芋園叢書.

Source:
Wu Longhui 吳龍輝, ed. 1994. Zhonghua zajing jicheng 中華雜經集成, vol. 3, 143. Beijing: Zhongguo shehui kexue chubanshe.