Meng Liang Luo (English: Mèng liáng lù)

Japanese: 夢粱録 - むりょうろく（英語表記）Mèng liáng lù

A prosperity record of Lin'an (Hangzhou), the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, China. 20 volumes. Written by Wu Zimu. There are several records of the prosperity of Hangzhou during the Song Dynasty, such as the Wulin Jiushi (Zhou Mi, 10 volumes), but this is the most detailed and is a valuable historical source for understanding urban life in the Southern Song Dynasty. The author was from the end of the Song Dynasty or the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, and was not necessarily an educated person. The title "liang" means good quality millet, a delicacy, and contains a feeling of dreaming of the prosperity of the past. The story is based mainly on the "Xianchun Lin'an Chronicles" and follows the style of the "Tokyo Dreaming Records," but the writing is poor and difficult to read.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，南宋の都臨安(杭州)の都市繁盛記。20巻。呉自牧の著。宋代杭州の繁盛記は《武林旧事》(周密，10巻)など数種類あるが，これが最も詳細で，南宋の都市生活を知るうえで貴重な史料となっている。著者は宋末･元初の人で，必ずしも教養人ではなかろう。表題の〈粱〉は良質の粟，美食を意味し，往時の繁栄を夢みるという心持がこめられている。主として《咸淳（かんじゆん）臨安志》を下敷きに《東京夢華録（とうけいむかろく）》の体にならって叙述を展開するが，文章は拙劣で読みにくい。

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