The Zuo Zhuan (Chinese: 左傳; Wade–Giles: Tso chuan; [tswò ʈʂwân]), often translated The Zuo Tradition or The Commentary of Zuo, is an ancient Chinese narrative...
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basic philosophical outlook of Zuo Zhuan, attributed to Zuo Qiu Ming, is strongly Confucian in nature. The Zuo Zhuan's overarching theme is that haughty...
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Miáo; 'Three Miao'), the tribes that attacked Emperor Yao's tribe. In Zuo Zhuan, Shanhaijing, and Shenyijing, the Four Perils (Hanzi: 四凶; pinyin: Sì Xiōng)...
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elaborate on or find deeper meaning in the brief entries in the Annals. The Zuo Zhuan, the best known of these commentaries, became a classic in its own right...
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with the Zuo Zhuan and the Guliang Zhuan, the work is one of the Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals. In particular, Gongyang Zhuan is a central...
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was also defeated during that campaign remains unclear; reports in the Zuo Zhuan and the Bamboo Annals make it likely that Xu forces continued to resist...
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Jia Kui (scholar) (section Zuo Zhuan expert)
write of the Zuo Zhuan's superiority to both the Guliang Zhuan and the Gongyang Zhuan. Jia produced the work, arguing that only Zuo Zhuan agreed with the...
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although its modern form is a reconstruction. The ancient narratives Zuo Zhuan and Guoyu contain the oldest descriptions of divination using the Zhou...
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peers and reportedly appreciated by the people. Favorably treated in the Zuo Zhuan (an ancient text of history), Zichan drew comments from his near-contemporary...
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556, 557. Cook; Major (1999), pp. 15, 16. Zuo Qiuming (2015), p. 98. Zuo Qiuming. "Book 5. Duke Xi". Zuo Zhuan (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 27 August...
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of the Huaxia concept is in the Zuo Zhuan, a historical narrative and commentary authored before 300 BCE. In Zuo zhuan, Huaxia refers to the central states...
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military power. In spring 645 BC, Chu finally invaded Xu. According to the Zuo Zhuan, the invasion was a retaliation for the destruction of Shu and the related...
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known during the Shang period. The first known usage of Taotie is in the Zuo Zhuan, a narrative history of China written in 30 chapters between 722 and 468...
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lin (麟) was captured in the 14th year of Duke Ai of Lu (魯哀公) (481 CE); Zuo Zhuan credited Confucius with identifying the lin as such. The bisyllabic form...
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states called Liao at this time. The first of these is mentioned in the Zuo Zhuan • 11th Year of Duke Huan of Lu, which records that in 701 BCE, the 40th...
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In 641 BC, Liang was conquered by the State of Qin. According to the Zuo Zhuan, the Liang people were not able to bear the work given to them by the...
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reference to the game is generally recognized as the historical annal Zuo Zhuan (c. 4th century BCE). Despite its relatively simple rules, Go is extremely...
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surviving commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Zuo Zhuan and the Guliang Zhuan, describe the event that led to the battle as an insult that...
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eDigest. August 8, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2022. "Duke Zhao, Year 31". Zuo Zhuan (in Chinese). Streisand, Barbra (2023). My Name Is Barbra. US & UK: Viking...
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surrounding his death are detailed in the Chinese classic text Zuo Zhuan. According to the Zuo Zhuan, the duke first dreamt of a malevolent spirit. After waking...
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these texts would have been exempted, and that the Book of Rites and the Zuo Zhuan did not contain the glorification of defeated feudal states which the...
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Another great work of Chinese history, the Zuo Zhuan or Commentary of Zuo, was also written in Lu by Zuo Qiuming. The state's capital was in Qufu and...
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primarily on the grounds that he is not mentioned in the historical classic Zuo Zhuan, which mentions most of the notable figures from the Spring and Autumn...
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originated in China roughly 2,500 years ago in ancient chronicles such as the Zuo Zhuan. It originates from ancient Chinese legends about the spirits that harm...
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the beginning of the Warring States period. Ancient sources such as the Zuo Zhuan and the eponymous Chunqiu record the various diplomatic activities, such...
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that he is not mentioned in the historical classic The Commentary of Zuo (Zuo Zhuan), which mentions most of the notable figures from the Spring and Autumn...
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clothing during the Spring and Autumn period. This is attested in the Zuo Zhuan, where it is written that: "The collar has an intersection, and the belt...
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of Qi for the first time acted as Hegemon / Overlord." Zuo zhuan "Duke Xi - 28th year - zhuan". quote: "已酉,王享醴,命晉侯宥。王命尹氏及王子虎、內史叔興父策命晉侯為侯伯,……。" translation...
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this mythological animal's name (解豸 ~ 解廌) as *gɛʔ-ḍɛʔ. Noting that in Zuo Zhuan's chapter "Duke Xuan's 17th year", "豸 is supposedly a graphical loan for...
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from the unfortunate situation of others, in the ancient Chinese text Zuo zhuan (左傳). The phrase xing zai le huo (幸災樂禍) is still used among Chinese speakers...
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