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 2 chüan. Two lists compiled by him of paintings and calligraphy in various collections bear the titles: 諸家藏畫簿 Chu-chia ts'ang-hua pu, 10 chüan; and Chu-chia ts'ang-shu (書) pu, 10 chüan. His literary collections are called 童山詩集 T'ung-shan shih-chi, 42 chüan; T'ung-shan wên- (文) chi, 20 + 1 chüan; T'ung-shan hsüan- (選) chi, 12 chüan; and 蠢翁詞 Ch'un-wêng-tz'ŭ, 2 chüan. A collection of his verse, drawn from the T'ung-shan shih-chi, and entitled T'ung-shan shih hsüan (選), 5 chüan, appears in the Ku-t'ang ts'ung-shu (see under ).

Li compiled two anthologies of poetry: one on the poets of his native province beginning with the early Ch'ing period, entitled 蜀雅 Shu-ya, 20 chüan; the other an expansion of Wu-tai shih-hua, 5 chüan, entitled 全五代詩 Ch'üan Wu-tai shih, in 100 chüan. Of his numerous collections of notes the following maybe mentioned 井蛙雜記 Ching-wa tsa-chi, 10 chüan, with a preface by the author dated 1769—dealing with events and episodes in the history of his native province; 勦說 Chiao-shuo, 4 chüan, on the interpretation of words and phrases in the Classics and in the Dynastic Histories; 卍齋璅錄 Wan-chai so-lu, 10 + 2 chüan, on the meaning and use of certain characters; 淡墨錄 T'an-mo lu, 16 chüan, author's preface dated 1795, on the life and character of eminent men of the Ch'ing period who were successful in the competitive examinations; 官話 Kuan-hua, 3 chüan, observations on the usage and terminology of official intercourse; 弄譜 Nung-p'u, 2 chüan, a description of various types of games; and 東海小記 Tung-hai hsiao chi, 1 chüan, on the products of the region of Shanhaikuan. He compiled a gazetteer of his native place under the title Lo-chiang hsien-chih, 10 chüan, printed in 1802. It was included in the 1882 edition of the Han-hai, but an independent copy is in the Library of Congress. Fourteen items by Li were reprinted in 1881 under the title 李雨村所著書 Li Yü-ts'un so-chu shu, in 201 chüan. Though Li paid high tribute to the style of the famous collection of short stories by known as Liao-chai chih-i; he criticized it on the ground that it is too far removed from reality. At the same time he produced a collection of his own, supposedly based on fact, which he entitled 尾蔗叢談 Wei-chê ts'ung-t'an, in 4 chüan.

Li T'iao-yüan had two cousins, Li Ting-yüan 李鼎元 and Li Chi-yüan 李驥元, both of whom achieved literary fame. The three are known together as the Mien-chou San-Li 綿州三李 or the "Three Lis of Mien-chou." Li Ting-yüan was sent by the emperor in 1800 to confirm the accession of a new king to the throne of the Loochoo Islands. His account of that voyage was published under the title 使琉球記 Shih Liu-ch'iu chi, 1 chüan.

[2/72/22b, 23b; 3/147/34a, 212/19b; 7/44/1b; 19/丁下/69b; 23/40/14a, 45/8a; Lo-chiang hsien-chih (1802) 6/10b, 8/7b, 9/4b, 7b, 9b, 11b, (1815) 35/10a; Hsü-hsiu (續修) Lo-chiang hsien-chih (1864) 24/1a, nien-p'u of Li T'iao-yüan.]

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 LI T'ien-ching 李天經, 1579–1659, official, was a native of Wu-ch'iao, Hopei, descendant of a family of officials and scholars. His grandfather, Li I 李懿, served as intendant of the Hsi-ning Circuit, Kansu; and his father, Li Ju-fêng 李如峰 (西軒) held a post in the Banqueting Court. Li T'ien-ching received the degree of chü-jên in 1603 and that of chin-shih in 1613, followed by appointment as prefectural director of schools in K'ai-fêng, Honan. After several promotions he was, at the beginning of the T'ien-ch'i reign-period (1621–28), made prefect of Tsinan, Shantung. Later he went home to look after his aged mother who died a few days after his arrival. Shortly thereafter his father died and Li remained at home to observe the period of mourning. About the year 1628 he was appointed intendant of the Ta-liang Circuit, Honan, and was later promoted to the post of provincial judge of Shensi. In 1632, in a memorial to the throne, suggested Li as a desirable person to take charge of the Calendrical Bureau (曆局), at Peking. But as Li could not be spared from his post in Shensi, Hsü recommended instead (November 22, 1632) Chin Shêng 金聲, who also declined on account of ill health. A year later (October 21, 1633) Hsü memorialized the throne, again recommending Li for the past, who was then serving as an assistant financial commissioner of Shantung.

After Hsü's death Li was appointed to the Calendrical Bureau, in which he served for ten years (1634–44). By this time the translation into Chinese of Western calendrical methods, 488