I had an opportunity to delve into some of the lesser known details of the discovery, examination, publication and eventually the designation of the Zhizheng tiaoge as a Korean “treasure (보물).” In the process, I have noticed some understandable yet questionable remarks on the Zhizheng tiaoge that have become known as established facts. My relatively light-hearted and short paper addresses some of these issue.
DOI: 10.17292/kams.2022..68.005