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7th-century Chinese books

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Book of Jin
Chinese historical text (compiled in 648)
Book of Sui
Chinese official history (completed in 636)
History of Northern Dynasties
7th century Chinese historical text
Book of Liang
Chinese book about Liang dynasty (635)
Book of Northern Qi
official history of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi
Book of Chen
Book by Yao Silian about the Chen dynasty (636)
Record of the Western Regions
record of the travels of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang from Tang China to India and back
Book of Zhou
history book about the Northern Zhou
History of Southern Dynasties
ancient Chinese historical work, part of the Twenty-Four Histories
Qieyun
The Qieyun () is a Chinese rhyme dictionary that was published in 601 during the Sui dynasty. The book was a guide to proper reading of classical texts, using the fanqie method to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters. The Qieyun and later redactions, notably the Guangyun, are important documentary sources used in the reconstruction of historical Chinese phonology.
Yiwen Leiju
Chinese encyclopedia
Fayuan Zhulin
Chinese Buddhist encyclopedic work
Essential Formulas for Emergencies Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold
medical textbook of Chinese medicine (TCM), summarizing pre-Tang dynasty medicine by Sun Simiao
Cheng Weishi Lun
discourse on Yogacara by the early Tang dynasty monk Xuanzang; framed around Vasubandhu's work Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā
A Record of Buddhist Practices Sent Home from the Southern Sea
Buddhist travelogue by the Tang Chinese monk Yijing
Jigu Suanjing
Ganlu Zishu
You Xian Ku
Chinese story