Lushi (book)

{{short description|History written by Luo Mi/Bi}}

{{Infobox book

| name = Lushi

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| author = Luo Mi/Bi

| title_orig = {{no italic|路史}}

| country = Southern Song Dynasty China

| language = Classical Chinese

| subject = Chinese history and mythology

| pub_date = 12th century

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The Lushi ({{lang|zh|路史}}, Grand History), formerly known as the Lopi,{{efn|The name comes from reading the characters of the author's name {{lang|zh|罗泌}} as Luo Bi, formerly romanized as Lo Pi, and then taking them as the name of the work or as a style name.}} is an unofficial history of China written by Southern Song Dynasty scholar Luo Mi or Luo Bi ({{lang|zh|罗泌}}; 1131 – c. 1189), with key assistance from his son Luo Ping ({{lang|zh|罗苹}}). As Lushi interpolates historical facts with legends and folklore collected from Taoist and divinational scriptures, its reliability has been disputed by historians. However, it is a valuable work for the study of ancient Chinese mythology.{{cite web |last=Zhu|first=Xianlin |url=http://www.xzbu.com/5/view-1904308.htm |script-title=zh:从罗泌《路史》看中国的“神话历史” |work=Literature and Art Criticism|accessdate=21 February 2014|language=Chinese|date=October 2011}} The extant version of Lushi was assembled by the later scholars based on Luo's work.{{cite web |last=Zhu |first=Xianlin |title=A Study of Luo Mi's Pedigree and His Book Lushi |url=http://sohac.nenu.edu.cn/kyss/asia/publish/journal/2011%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC4%E6%9C%9F/20.7.htm |work=Ancient Civilization |publisher=Northeastern Normal University |accessdate=21 February 2014 |date=April 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033151/http://sohac.nenu.edu.cn/kyss/asia/publish/journal/2011%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC4%E6%9C%9F/20.7.htm |url-status=dead }}