Zhuangzi Collected Interpretations (Complete 3 Volumes)

Author: Guo Qingfan (Qing Dynasty) compiled, Wang Xiaoyu edited
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Zhuangzi, whose surname was Zhuang and given name was Zhou (Taishi Gong said: styled Zi Xiuyou), was a native of Meng County, Liang State. During the Warring States period, he served as an official in the Lacquer Garden and lived at the same time as King Hui of Wei, King Xuan of Qi, and King Wei of Chu. Both Qi and Chu intended to invite him to be their prime minister, but he refused. At that time, most people valued persuasive rhetoric, but Zhuangzi alone held high the pursuit of lofty ideals, enjoying leisure and contentment, following the principles of Laozi. He wrote over one hundred thousand words, publishing books that advocated freedom, nature, non-action, and the equality of all things, ultimately returning everything to the realm of reason. It is difficult to judge his writings based solely on their text. The Qing Dynasty saw great flourishing in scholarship. The principle of "seeking truth from facts" proposed by Qing scholars became a symbol of the modernization of academia. Zhuangzi Jishu (The Collected Explanations of Zhuangzi) is a comprehensive work of annotations and glosses on Zhuangzi from the Qing Dynasty. The Commercial Press included it in the Newly Compiled Collection of Masterpieces of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and it has been highly valued by academia for many years.