Works
Due to the turmoil in China in the decade after his death, much of his work had been lost. However, Cai Yong had apparently entrusted the bulk of his library to his protégé Wang Can, and it is through his collection that Cai Yong's work can be found in compilations like the Book of Later Han. Few items of his work survive today.
His contributions include:
- The editing of the Xiping Stone Classics
- The compilation of Dongguan Hanji (東觀漢記)
- Duduan (獨斷) on ceremonial
- Cai Yong bencao (蔡邕本草) on pharmacology
- Nü Xun (女訓), advice for women
- Qin Cao (琴操) on playing the guqin
- Zhuan shi (篆勢) on the aspects of the traditional seal script
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