The Extant Edition of New Anecdotes of the Tang Dynasty Is not a Pseudograph——Challenging Ms Wu Guanwen's Viewpoint

In On the Authenticity of the Extant Edition of New Anecdotes of the Tang Dynasty (NATO) , Wu Guanwen hopes to prove that the extant edition of NATD is a pseudograph appearing in the Ming Dynasty. This conclusion entails further discussion. Firstly, it is true that NATD and Tang Shi Shuo Xin Yu are recorded under different subtiles in Danshengtang bibliography. In compiling encyclopedia during the Ming Dynasty, however, the cross-referring bibliography method was widely used, which has nothing to do with authenticity. Besides, the fact that Xuanshangzhai Bibliography is a pseudography can not be counted as a valid support. Secondly, the quotations from NATD in such encyclopedias of the Song Dynasty as Tai Ping Guang Ji and Tai Ping Yu Lan can mostly be found intact in the extant edition of NATD . It might be He Liangjun's misquoting from NATD that led to the differences in quotations from the same texts appearing in He Shi Yu Lin and the extant edition of NATD . Thirdly, there are some exact texts in both NATD and a later book Tang Shu Xin Yu. It is safe to reason that the latter quoted from the former, or both quoted from a same source. Therefore, no evidence goes to the fact that the extant edition of NATD is a pseudograph.