title: Wenxian Tongkao
text: # Wenxian Tongkao
  
  The Wenxian Tongkao (Chinese: 文献通考; pinyin: Wénxiàn Tōngkǎo; Wade–Giles: Wenhsien T'ungk'ao; lit. 'Comprehensive Examination of Literature') or Tongkao was one of the model works of the Tongdian compiled by Ma Duanlin in 1317, during the Yuan Dynasty.
  
  