Guodian Chu Tomb Bamboo Slips: Revering Virtue and Righteousness

Author: Editorial Group of "Selection of Bamboo Slips Calligraphy"
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Publishing Date: 2002-12-01
Features: A ruler should also focus on self-discipline, so that he can implement governance through virtue. When governing the people, he should be good at enlightening and guiding them, allowing them to follow the path of "respecting benevolence, cherishing loyalty, honoring the brave, and returning to propriety." In this way, the ruler achieves the greatest virtue in governance.
For details regarding the burial dates, geographical environment, and identification of the (tomb owner) in the (Guodian Chu Tomb), as well as the Chu people's governance philosophy reflected in the pre-Qin bamboo slip classics unearthed from the tomb, the production of the bamboo slips, the calligraphic forms, specifications, and scripts of the inscriptions, and the contributions of Chu culture to the development of Huaxia culture as reflected in the slips, please refer to "Guodian Chu Tomb Bamboo Slips·Laozi Jia."
Based on the sixteen pre-Qin classic texts compiled from the "Guodian Chu Tomb Bamboo Slips," the Cultural Relics Publishing House has photocopied and enlarged the inscriptions, publishing them in fifteen volumes. This provides genuine material evidence for calligraphy enthusiasts to understand the Chu tomb bamboo slips and the history of Chinese civilization.