Shuo Yuan

The Shuo Yuan (Chinese: 說苑; Jyutping: Syut3 Jyun2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soat-oán), variously translated as Garden of Stories, Garden of Persuasions, Garden of Talks, Garden of Eloquence, etc., is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the pre-Qin period (先秦) to the Western Han dynasty. The stories were compiled and annotated by the imperial librarian Liu Xiang (d. 6 BCE). In many cases, multiple versions of the same story are included, making the book a valuable source for the study of early texts.^[1]

Shuo Yuan
Tang dynasty scroll copy found in Dunhuang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	說苑
Simplified Chinese	说苑
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shuō Yuàn Wade–Giles Shuo Yüan Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Syut3 Jyun2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Soat-oán Tâi-lô Suat-uán
Korean name
Hangul	설원
Hanja	說苑
Transcriptions Revised Romanization seol-won

See also

• Song of the Yue Boatman

References

Citations

1. Knechtges (1993), pp. 443–445.

Bibliography

• Chang, Yen-Yuan (1974). Some T'ang and Pre-T'ang Texts on Chinese Painting. Sinica Leidensia Series. Vol. 12. BRILL. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-03938-4.
• Knechtges, David R. (1993). "Shuo yüan 說苑". In Loewe, Michael (ed.). Early Chinese texts: a bibliographical guide. Society for the Study of Early China. pp. 443–445. ISBN 978-1-55729-043-4.

Translation

• Henry, Eric (2022). Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan 說苑. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295995199.

External links

• 《說苑 - Shuo Yuan》 Chinese Text Project
• Garden of Stories 《說苑》 Chinese text with matching English vocabulary at Chinese Notes