笔记小说泛指一切用文言文写成的志怪、传奇、杂录、琐闻、传记、随笔类著作,它的特点就是兼具“笔记”和“小说”的特征。因而称得上是一座巨大的知识宝库。它的内容广泛而庞杂,天文地理、朝章典制、草木虫鱼、风俗民情、学术考证、鬼怪神仙、笑话奇谈、逸事琐闻无所不包。研究历史的学者可以用它增补正史的内容、辨别历史的真伪;文学家可以通过它来考察某 The book novel refers to all the writings of bizarre, legendary, miscellaneous, trivial, biographic, and essay written in classical Chinese. Its characteristics are the characteristics of both “notes” and “novels.” It is thus regarded as a huge treasure house of knowledge. Its contents are extensive and complex, including astronomy, geography, Chaochao system, grass and insects, customs, academic research, ghosts, jokes, jokes and idle affairs. Scholars who study history can use it to supplement the content of the history and identify the authenticity of history; literary scholars can use it to examine certain things.