The Systematic Studies On The Ming Block-print Edition 《Shi Wu Ji Yao》 Of MuShixi

《Shi Wu Ji Yao》 eight volumes was compiled by Mushixi in Ming WanLi Forty-two. It was a rare edible and remedial work. So it was catalogued rarely by historical literature. In a sense, there is no specialized and systematic studies on this work. Therefore, it is of momentous current significance and far-reaching historical significance to wonderfully reveal its content, format, social value and show the characteristic of diet culture in Ming Dynasty and excavate the latent power of ancient diet books.The first chapter, on the basis of literature investigations, I will simply describle the author's whole life, medical origins, human relations in society. Meanwhile, around LongWan's social reality , such as the current tendencies turning luxury, etiquette broken, publication flourishing, the study of people's daily life springing up energetically, I will show the background of this book from varied gradations and angles. In addition, as to the dispute of this book's nature, I have made a bit reasonable comment. So from this chapter , we can make a general idea of this book and the great author.The second chapter, due to one kind of error version--《Shi Wu Ji Yao》 is theonly existing copy in the world. I make a further analysis on its historical catalogues, edition's origin and development and pass judgment which is superior. I hope to eliminate the false and retain the true, show its true features.The third chapter, along Mushixi's compiling thinking, I trend to make a detailed study on the characteristic of its format and its way of narration. So we can get a broad outline of this work.Additionally, Mushixi's knowledge swept up ancient and modern. His profound knowledge and extensive learning evoked me much admiration. So the fourth chapter will investigate its literature source. By means of comparing with 《Zheng Lei Ben Cao》,《Ben Cao Gang Mu》 word by word, I reflect the subtle relations in three. Moreover, Mushixi also assimilated other nurtiment besides two. Therefore it is important to differentiate and analyse the continuous relations with 《Zun Sheng Ba Jian》 and 《Yin Shi Xu Zhi》 .At last, the fifth chapter, by analysing edible wild herbs and aquatic products'eating condition, we can summarize the characteristic of diet and health in Ming dynasty.