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Jinhua si ji (The romance of Jinhua Temple) is a late Yuan manuscript copy, in one volume, of a work of Chinese fiction produced in Korea. The exact date of its first publication and its authorship are unknown. A young Chinese student named Zixu had a dream while sleeping at the Jinhua Temple in Jinling (present-day Nanjing). In his dream, he attended a feast hosted by the four greatest founders of Chinese dynasties: Han Gaozu (reigned 206–195 BC), Tang Taizong (reigned 627–49 AD), Song Taizu (reigned 960–76 ...