Spring and Autumn Commentaries of Gongyang

Author: Gongyang Gao (Warring States Period), edited by Gu Xin, Xu Ming
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Publication Date: 1997-03-01
Features: The Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals is, like the Zuo Commentary, a work that explains the Spring and Autumn Annals. According to the account of the Han Dynasty, its transmission originated when Zixia, a student of Confucius, passed it on to Gongyang Gao. Gongyang Gao passed it to his son Ping, Ping to his son Di, Di to his son Gan, and Gan to his son Shou—all through oral tradition. It was not until the reign of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty that Gongyang Shou and his disciple Hu Wuzi of Qi wrote it down on bamboo slips. The Gongyang Commentary strongly advocates for unification and upholds the hierarchical view of the relationship between the ruler and the subject. The Gongyang Commentary adopts a question-and-answer format, and it holds certain value in the study of Chinese rhetoric, vocabulary, and grammar, making it worthy of further research and discussion.