The Complete Works of the Two Chengs (Volume I and II)

Author: (Song) Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is a collection of all the works of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi. It includes six types: Yishu (Remains), Waiшу (Outer Books), Wenji (Collected Works), Yituan (Commentary on the Book of Changes), Jingshuo (Commentary on Classics), and Cuiyan (Essentials). Among these, most of the works are by Cheng Yi. Yishu consists of recorded dialogues of the Two Chengs by their disciples, later compiled and edited by Zhu Xi. Waiшу is a supplementary or continuation to Yishu, hence the name "Outer Books." According to Zhu Xi, it is called so because the sources of the material are relatively mixed and their reliability is poorer. Wenji includes the poems and miscellaneous writings of the Two Chengs. Jingshuo contains the interpretations and elaborations of the Two Chengs on certain Confucian classics. The above four types were all published separately during the Song Dynasty, and some people also published them together, calling them the "Four Books of the Cheng Family."