Xiàozǐ Zhuàn 孝子傳 (Wáng Xīn)

Biographies of Filial Sons, by Wang Xin by 王歆

About the work

Xiàozǐ Zhuàn 孝子傳 by Wáng Xīn 王歆 is a jíyìběn reconstruction of a lost collection of filial son biographies. The surviving fragments are very few — only a handful of lines — but represent a separate compilation from those of better-known authors in the genre such as 蕭廣濟 (KR4k0396).

Tiyao

No tiyao found in source. This is a jíyìběn reconstruction.

Abstract

Wáng Xīn is otherwise obscure; the Suí Shū 隋書 bibliography records a Xiàozǐ Zhuàn attributed to him. The surviving fragments include brief tales of filial devotion, recovered from the Tàipíng Yùlǎn 太平御覽 and other standard sources.

Translations and research

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