Donggong beilan 東宮備覽

Donggong beilan 東宮備覽 is a book on the princely establishment during the Southern Song period. It was written by Chen Mo 陳模 (jinshi degree 1196), courtesy name Zhongxing 中行, from Yongchun 永春 in the prefecture of Quanzhou 泉州 (today in Fujian). Chen was lector in the Imperial Library (bishusheng zhengzi 秘書省正字) and from 1203 on also junior compiler in the Historiography Institute (guoshiguan bianxiu 國史院編修). In this time, he compiled this book.

It has a length of 6 juan and is divided into 20 chapters focusing on the organization of the household of the heir apparent and the eduction of the crown prince. The text is designed as rules which are commented by the compiler. The prefaces stresses that three chapters were very important, namely the selection of a consort (Ze feibin 擇妃嬪), the reduction of the number [and careful selection] of employees, in particular the princely preceptor (Jian gongliao 簡宮僚), and respectful conduct in all situations (Jin youji 謹游習). A prince was to be educated well in the mastering of poetry and prose, rituals and music.

In the transmitted version, some pages are missing. It is included in the series Siku quanshu 四庫全書, Xuehai leibian 學海類編, Congshu jicheng chubian 叢書集成初編 and Danshengtang yuyuan 淡生堂餘苑.