Laozi. Zhuangzi - Fully Annotated Edition

Author: Fu Yunlong
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: Laozi, also known as Dao De Jing, consists of 81 chapters and is a classic of pre-Qin Taoism. Tradition attributes it to Lao Dan of the late Spring and Autumn period. Zhuangzi is another representative work of Taoism in ancient China, following Laozi. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, Zhuang Zhou "wrote over a hundred thousand words," "belittling the followers of Confucius to elucidate the teachings of Laozi." The Book of Han·Bibliography records Zhuangzi as comprising 52 chapters. The annotation by Guo Xiang of the Jin Dynasty includes 33 chapters, which is the current standard version: the Inner Canon (7 chapters), the Outer Canon (15 chapters), and the Miscellaneous Canon (11 chapters). Zhuangzi holds significant value in both ancient Chinese philosophy and literature. This work is rich in imagination and extraordinary, with a free and unrestrained literary style, often using fables to convey philosophical ideas. Laozi, also known as Dao De Jing, consists of 81 chapters and is a classic of pre-Qin Taoism. Tradition attributes it to Lao Dan of the late Spring and Autumn period. Zhuangzi is another representative work of Taoism in ancient China, following Laozi. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, Zhuang Zhou "wrote over a hundred thousand words," "belittling the followers of Confucius to elucidate the teachings of Laozi." The Book of Han·Bibliography records Zhuangzi as comprising 52 chapters. The annotation by Guo Xiang of the Jin Dynasty includes 33 chapters, which is the current standard version: the Inner Canon (7 chapters), the Outer Canon (15 chapters), and the Miscellaneous Canon (11 chapters). Zhuangzi holds significant value in both ancient Chinese philosophy and literature. This work is rich in imagination and extraordinary, with a free and unrestrained literary style, often using fables to convey philosophical ideas.