册府元龟

cè fǔ yuán guī

Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls

book

seat of government

yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

guī

tortoise; turtle