precious scroll; a type of prosimetric storytelling literature
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precious scroll; a prosimetric (mixed verse and prose) storytelling genre in Chinese folk literature
literaryDeveloped from Tang dynasty 'transformation texts' (变文) and Song dynasty monks' 'preaching scriptures' (说经). Early works were often Buddhist stories teaching karma, while later works focused on folk tales and real-life subjects.
《
Xiāng香
shān山
bǎo宝
juǎn卷
》
shì是
yī一
bù部
zhù著
míng名
de的
mín民
jiān间
wén文
xué学
zuò作
pǐn品
。
'The Precious Scroll of Fragrant Mountain' is a famous work of folk literature.
Yán研
jiū究
zhě者
tōng通
guò过
bǎo宝
juǎn卷
kě可
yǐ以
liǎo了
jiě解
míng明
qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
mín民
jiān间
xìn信
yǎng仰
。
Researchers can understand folk beliefs during the Ming and Qing dynasties through precious scrolls.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
lǐ里
shōu收
lù录
le了
jǐ几
ge个
Míng明
dài代
liú流
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
bǎo宝
juǎn卷
。
This book includes several precious scrolls handed down from the Ming dynasty.