Commentary on the Water Classic

ancient literary criticism and annotation of the Water Classic, a work concerning the geography of ancient China
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Commentary on the Water Classic
My photo of map by Sang Qin (桑欽) (third century AD), revised by Li Daoyuan (郦道元) (d. 527 AD) or Guo Pu (郭璞) (d. 324 AD) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Commentary on the Water Classic

Summary

Commentary on the Water Classic is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commentary on the Water Classic authored Li Daoyuan[3].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic was edited by Li Daoyuan[5].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's genre is commentary[6].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's based on is recorded as Water Classic[7].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's Commons category is recorded as Commentary on the Water Classic[8].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[9].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's country of origin is recorded as Northern Wei[10].
  • 515 marks the founding of Commentary on the Water Classic[11].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's has edition or translation is recorded as Commentary on the Water Classic (Siku Quanshu edition)[12].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's has edition or translation is recorded as Commentary on the Water Classic (Sibu Congkan edition)[13].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '水經註'}[14].
  • Commentary on the Water Classic's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Commentary on the Water Classic authored Li Daoyuan[3]. It was edited by Li Daoyuan[5].

Publication

Commentary on the Water Classic's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[9]. Its genre is commentary[6].

Why It Matters

Commentary on the Water Classic ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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