to the hand sickle after the murder was committed. The knowledge of the village magistrate as to a specific insect group's behavior regarding their attraction to dead human tissue was the key to solving this violent act and justice was served in ancient China. English translations In 1855 Dr. Harland published the Records of Washing away of Injuries in Hong Kong In 1924 sinologist H.A. Giles published The Hsi Yüan Lu, or Instructions to Coroners. In 1981 D. Brian E. McKnight published The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China. See also List of Chinese physicians Witness to a Prosecution, a TVB drama about Song Ci. References External links Introduce Of Song Ci Hsi Yüan Li, or Instructions to Coroners Scan of Giles' translation . A novel (historical fiction) inspired by the life of Ci Song. 13th-century books Law books Non-fiction crime books Academic works about forensics Chinese literature 1240s books