Li Daoyuan
Li Daoyuan (
Northern Wei Dynasty. He is known as the author of the Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu), a monumental work on China's geography in ancient times.[1]
Li Daoyuan used his position as an official with business in different places to carry field investigations. He is known to have visited the area belonging to the present-day Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, and Jiangsu provinces.[2][3]
Another source for his knowledge was the study of ancient geographical books he had access to, like the Shui Jing Zhu), discusses 1252 watercourses and contains about 300,000 characters in total.[3] The book maps and describes the rivers and streams along with the history, geography and culture of the surrounding region.
References
- ISBN 90-04-11925-6.
- ^ a b China Culture.org. "Li Daoyuan Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine".
- ^ a b China Culture.org. "Commentary on the Waterways Classic Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine".
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