The Qianqingtang shumu 千頃堂書目 "Catalogue of the Hall of One Thousand Moments (Acres?)" is a catalogue of the library in the Qianqing Hall compiled by the early Qing period 清 (1644-1911) scholar Huang Yuji 黃虞稷 (1626-1692). The library had been established by his father Huang Juzhong 黃居中 who had served as an official of the Directorate of Education (guozijian 國子監) in the southern capital Nanjing. During the cataclysm of the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and the conquest of Nanjing in 1645 a lot of books went lost, but Huang Yuji tried repurchasing what had disappeared, and even enlarged the library of his father. The catalogue is 32 juan "scrolls" long and is divided into the four traditional sections of literature, namely the Confucian Classics, historiographical works, masters and philosophers, and belles-lettres. These are further divided into 49 categories. For all books, Huang Yuji indicated the title, the author, and the length, and for some books also provided information about origin and content. The catalogue served for the compilation of the imperial bibliography Yiwen zhi 藝文志 in the official dynastic history of the Ming period, the Mingshi 明史. The greatest part of the more than 12,000 books listed in the catalogue were written during the Ming period, but there are also some earlier writings listed at the end of each category. These parts are very interesting because they can serve as a supplement for catalogues of Song period 宋 (960-1279) writings. The Qianqingtang shumu was only written as a manuscript, now stored in the Seikadō Library 靜嘉堂 in Tōkyō. The first print was done in 1913 as a facsimile of this manuscript in the collectaneum Shiyuan congshu 適園叢書 and later by the Zhongguo shudian press 中國書店. Sources: Li Xueqin 李學勤, Lü Wenyu 呂文鬰 (1996). Siku da cidian 四庫大辭典, vol. 1, p. 1467. Changchun: Jilin daxue chubanshe. Qian Yaxin 錢亞新 (1992). "Qianqingtang shumu 千頃堂書目", in: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe 中國大百科全書, Tushuguanxue qingbaoxue dang'anxue 圖書館學情報學檔案學, p. 311. Beijing/Shanghai: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe. Contents 經部 Jingbu Confucian Classics 易 Yi The Book of Changes 書 Shu The Book of Documents 詩 Shi The Book of Songs 三禮 Sanli The three books on rites 禮樂 Liyue Books on ritual music 春秋 Chunqiu The Spring and Autumn Annals 孝經 Xiaojing The book on Filial Piety 論語 Lunyu The Confucian Analects 孟子 Mengzi The Book of Master Meng 經解 Jingjie Explanations to the Classics in general 四書 Sishu Treatises on the Four Books 小學 Xiaoxue Lexicography 史部 Shibu Historiography 國史 Guoshi Histories of the Qing dynasty 正史 Zhengshi Official dynastic histories 通史 Tongshi Comprehensive histories 編年 Biannian Annals and chronicles 別史 Bieshi Alternative histories 霸史 Bashi Histories of usurpatorious states 史學 Shixue Books on historiography 史抄 Shichao Historical excerpts 地理 Dili Administrative geography 職官 Zhiguan Books on state offices 典故 Diangu Books on statecraft regulations 時令 Shiling Edicts concerned with seasons 食貨 Shihuo Books on state economy 儀注 Yizhu Books on state rituals 政刑 Zhengxing Books on law 傳記 Zhuanji Biographies 譜系 Puxi Family registers 簿錄 Pulu Petty records 子部 Zibu Masters and philosophers 儒家 Rujia Confucian treatises 雜家 Zajia Miscellaneous treatises 農家 Nongjia Agricultural treatises 小說 Xiaoshuo Novellas 兵家 Bingjia Military treatises 天文 Tianwen Astronomical treatises 歷數 Lishu Treatises on calendar 五行 Wuxing Treatises on the Five Processes 醫家 Yijia Medical treatises 藝術 Yishu Treatises on the arts 類書 Leishu Encyclopedias (including collectanea) 釋家 Shijia Buddhist treatises 道家 Daojia Daoist treatises 集部 Jibu Belles-lettres 別集 Bieji Individual belles-lettres (including lists of candidates passing state examinations) 制誥 Zhigao Imperial edicts 表奏 Biaozou Memorials to the throne 騷賦 Saofu Poetry of the South 總集 Zongji Collective belles-lettres 文史 Wenshi Books on the history of literature 制舉 Zhiju 詞典 Cidian Poetry