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.

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

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