References
Abbreviations
- MQMJ = Ming Qing minjian zongjiao jingjuan wenxian. See Secondary Sources, Wang and Lin, eds.
- SYFZ = Song Yuan fangzhi congkan 宋元方志叢刊. See Secondary Sources.
- T = Taishō shinshū daizōkyō. See Secondary Sources, Takakusu and Watanabe, eds.
- XXSK = Xuxiu siku quanshu 續修四庫全書. See Secondary Sources.
Primary sources
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- Guangdong tongzhi 廣東通志 [Comprehensive Gazetteer of Guangdong]. 30 juan. Compiled by Quan Guangzu 金光祖 and others, 1697.
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