Compiling And Comments On ZhangJunfang's Jinshencuoshuo

Zhang Junfang is a famous person in North Song Dynasty, Any accurate records of his birth and death can be founded. At that time, Zhang Junfang was famous for his works such as Yunjiqiqian, Liqingji and so on. Jinshencuoshuo collected a lot of ghost stories as well as trifles,which is finished in Zhang Junfang's late years,. Most of the contents in the book are originated from documents before North Song Dynasty; some of them in the book are the author's personal experience. This set consists of twenty volumes altogether, which is lost totally. Today, the fragments can be only traced in other books.This thesis is divided into three parts. The first part gives detailed introduction about the author- Zhang Junfang. There are some information about Zhang Junfang's native place, career and works in this part. Birth-and-death time can be speculated based on the analysis of his career. The second and third parts provide textual compiling and comments on Jinshencuoshuo.