Xiāo Tǒng biān de 《 Wénxuǎn 》 shì xiàncún zuì zǎo de Zhōngguó shīwén zǒngjí.
The Selections of Refined Literature, compiled by Xiao Tong, is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese poetry and prose.
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He died at thirty without ever reigning. From his posthumous name he is called 昭明太子, Crown Prince Zhaoming, and his anthology is also known as 《昭明文选》.
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The anthology's 700-odd pieces, from the Zhou to the Liang, were studied so hard by examination candidates that a Song saying ran 文选烂，秀才半: 'know the Selections inside out and you are halfway to a degree'.
