11. The World of the Zuozhuan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Contributors xv
4. Historical chronology xvii
5. Preface xix
6. Terms and Abbreviations xxi
7. A Note on the Transcription and Translation of the Titles of Chinese Texts xxiii
8. Acknowledgments xxv
9. Introduction:A Constantly Shifting Mosaic of Peoples and Cultures 1
10. 1.Shang Dynasty Oracle-Bone Inscriptions 8
11. 2. Shang and Zhou Ritual Bronze Inscriptions 13
12. 3. Astronomy in Early Chinese Sources 18
13. 4. Milfoil-Divination 28
14. 5. Heaven’s Mandate 32
15. 6.The Odes 35
16. 7.Confucius and the Birth of Chinese Philosophy 45
17. 8.The Challenge of Mo Zi 51
18. 9.Mencius's Defense of Confucianism 56
19. 10. The Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, and Five Forms of Conduct 63
20. 11. The World of the Zuozhuan 72
21. 12. The Tradition of the Daode jing 78
22. 13. Zhuang Zi 87
23. 14. The Paradoxes of Hui Shi and Others 96
24. 15. The Lyrics of Chu and the Aesthetic of Shamanism 99
25. 16. Filial Piety 106
26. 17. The Methods of War of Sun Wu and Sun Bin 113
27. 18. Xun Zi and the Confucian Way 121
28. 19. Early Discussions of Music and Literature 130
29. 20. Vestments of Mourning 134
30. 21. Han Fei Zi and His Antecedents 137
31. 22. Anecdotes from the Warring States 143
32. 23. The Laws of Qin before the Empire 147
33. 24. The Rise and Fall of the Qin Empire 151
34. 25. Huang-Lao 161
35. 26. The Five Phases 164
36. 27. The Xiongnu, Raiders from the Steppe 169
37. 28. Sima Qian, “Account of the Legendary Physician Bian Que” 174
38. 29. Sima Qian, “Letter to Ren An” 179
39. 30. The Rationalism of Wang Chong 183
40. 31. Admonitions for Women 186
41. 32. Zhang Heng, “Western Metropolis Rhapsody” 190
42. 33. Scripture on Great Peace (Taiping jing ) 225
43. 34. Cao Pi, “A Discourse on Literature” 231
44. 35. Legends of Confucius 234
45. 36. Medicines from The Divine Husbandman’s Canon of Materia Medica 239
46. 37. Huangfu Mi, Preface to and Biographies from Accounts of High-minded Men 242
47. 38. The Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove 251
48. 39. Lu Bao, “On the Money God” 256
49. 40. Xie Lingyun, Preface to Record of Excursions to Famous Mountains 260
50. 41. Fan Ye, Preface to “Accounts of Disengaged Persons” 262
51. 42. Buddhism and Language in Early-Medieval China 265
52. 43. Buddhism and Indigenous Chinese Culture 270
53. 44. Early-Medieval Stories of Filial Piety 278
54. 45. The Elevation of Belles Lettres 282
55. 46. Legends of The Original Vow of the Bodhisattva of the Earth Sanctuary 288
56. 47. Selections from the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 295
57. 48. Sima Guang, “The Battle of Mang Mountain” 300
58. 49. “The Tale of Master Yuan of Mount Lu” 304
59. 50. Tang Poems as Vehicles for Ideas 340
60. 51. Dou Yi, a Mid-Tang Businessman 349
61. 52. Han Yu, “A Memorial on the Relic of the Buddha” 355
62. 53. Han Yu, “The Original Way” 359
63. 54. The First Recorded Cinderella Story 363
64. 55. Late-Tang Foreign Relations: The Uyghur Crisis 368
65. 56. Political and Economic Problems concerning Buddhism 377
66. 57. Guo Xi (attrib.), “Advice on Landscape” 380
67. 58. Su Shi, “Parable of the Sun” 388
68. 59. Zhu Qiqian, “A Song-Dynasty Silk-tapestry Bag with Strap” 390
69. 60. Fang Lüe, “Inscription for the Temple of Auspicious Response” 392
70. 61. The Discovery of Crystallized Sugar 399
71. 62. Recollections of the Northern Song Capital 405
72. 63. Zhang Jiucheng’s Explanation of Zhang Zai’s “Western Inscription” 423
73. 64. Zhu Xi, Introduction to the Redacted Centrality and Commonality 426
74. 65. Dragons, Tigers, and Elixirs: Alchemy in Medieval China 429
75. 66. The Autobiographical Sermon of Zuqin 433
76. 67. Vernacular Paraphrases of the Classics for the Mongol Rulers 437
77. 68. Yuan-period Medical Cases 440
78. 69. Ni Zan, Cloud Forest Hall Collection of Rules for Drinking and Eating 444
79. 70. Tang Shi, “Lament for a Song Girl,” Four Stanzas 456
80. 71. Wang Yangming, “Inquiry on the Great Learning ” 458
81. 72. In Praise of Martyrs: Widow-Suicide in Late-Imperial China 461
82. 73. Lu Xixing (attrib.), Romance of the Investiture of the Gods 467
83. 74. Imperial Preface to the Revised Edition of the Collected Statutes of the Ming 490
84. 75. Schools and Civil Service in the Ming Dynasty 494
85. 76. Accounts of Bengal in Extensive Records on Four Foreign Lands 505
86. 77. Chen Zongyou, Exposition of the Original Shaolin Staff Method 514
87. 78. Li Yu, “A Handful of Snow” 517
88. 79. Shen Cheng, “A Requiem for My Daughter Zhen” 525
89. 80. Zhang Maozi, A Record of Life beyond My Due 528
90. 81. Feng Menglong, Preface to the Mountain Songs 539
91. 82. Fang Yizhi, Introduction to Notes on the Principle of Things 543
92. 83. Gu Yanwu, Preface to Five Treatises on Phonology 545
93. 84. Yu Yonghe, Small Sea Travelogue (Excerpts) 548
94. 85. Miao Albums 563
95. 86. Yuan Mei, Champion of Individual Taste 567
96. 87. Gesar of Ling 574
97. 88. To Hell and Back: A Nineteenth-century Fable 603
98. 89. Biographies of Exemplary Women 607
99. 90. Kang Youwei, “An Investigation into the Reforms of Confucius” 614
100. 91. Lu Xun, An Outsider’s Chats about Written Language 617
101. 92. Xu Bing, “The Living Word” 642
102. Suggestions for Further Reading 647
103. Photographic Credits 663
104. Index 667