Qimin yaoshu
Qimin yaoshu ( Chinese 齊 民 要 術 - "The Most Important Techniques for the General Welfare of the People") is an important agricultural manual from 6th century China for the history of Chinese food and drink culture. Its author is Jia Sixie ( Chinese 贾思勰 ) from the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Reliable annotated editions are from
- Shi Shenghan ( 石 聲 漢 ): Qimin yaoshu jinshi ( 齊 民 要 術 今 釋 ), Kexue chubanshe ( 科學 出版社 , science publisher), 1957–1958
- Miao Qiyu ( 繆 啓 愉 ): Qimin yaoshu jiaoshi ( 齊 民 要 術 校 釋 ), Nongye chubanshe ( 農業 出版社 , agricultural publisher), 1982
See also
literature
- Sheng-han Shih (i. Shi Shenghan): A Preliminary Survey of the Book << Ch'i min yao shu >>. An Agricultural Encyclopaedia of the 6th Century , Beijing 1958; 2nd edition 1962