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This work, in four juan, is also called Wu sao he bian (A combined collection of Sao songs from the Wu area). It was compiled by Zhang Chushu and Zhang Xuchu of the late Ming. Zhang Chushu of Wulin (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang), named Qi, style names Saoyin Jushi and Baixuezhai Zhuren, was skilled in ci and qu poetry. Zhang Xuchu, style names Banling Daoren and Lingqiao, was Zhang Chushu’s younger brother. The work contains prefaces by the Zhangs, Chen Jiru, and Xu Dangshi. It was printed during the years ...