title: [On two editions of Yunyu Xuanji and their source].
abstract: Yunyu Xuanji is considered as one of the 400 key ancient books in the 'TCM Ancient Books Protection and Use Project' by the State Bureau of TCM. Two editions of this book are hand-written copies. The Qianyao edition was finished in the 52(nd) year of the Kangxi Period (1713). The other edition (Taoshi Xianyishukoucongshu) was probably done in the Late Qing Dynasty or the period of the Republic of China. By careful comparison, the contents of the two editions are basically the same, and only the preface of the former edition has been given some changes, which were probably made by later generations. The second manuscript was written in a more standard mode. Therefore the two editions were written according to the same literature and it is possible that the latter one is the copied edition of the Qianyao edition.
authors.affiliation: Department of medical history document, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350003, China.
authors.forename: Yue-E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Deng