《shiji》Thirty Families – Qi Taigong Family
Phoenix Lee Lü Shang, the Tai Gong Wang, was a man from the East China Sea. His ancestor had been an official of the Four Mountains, and assisted Xia Yu in governing…
《shiji》Thirty Families – Wu Taibo Family
Wu Taibo and his brother Zhongyong were the sons of King Gugong Danfu of the Zhou Dynasty, and the elder brother of King Jili of the Zhou Dynasty. Jili was…
Shiji- Eight Books Equalization Book
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty,it inherited the dilapidated situation caused by the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty.Young men joined the army,and the old and weak…
Shiji – The Book of Rivers and Drains
It is recorded in the Book of Xia in the Shangshu that during the thirteen years that Yu managed the flood, he did not go home to visit his relatives…
Shiji – The Book of Enlightenment
Since ancient times, those who have been appointed by heaven as emperors, how can they not seal Zen? There are many people who are busy performing the ritual of sealing…
shiji-Eight Books: Book of Heavenly Officials
The star at the very center of the Imperial Palace is called the Tianji Star. It shines brighter than all surrounding stars and represents the position of the heavenly god…
Ancient Chinese Calendar System in “Records of the Grand Historian”
Records of the Grand Historian, Eight Books, History Book Records of the Grand Historian of the Western Han Dynasty by Sima Qian In ancient times, the calendar regarded the Mengchun…
Records of the Grand Historian, Eight Books: Book of Law
Records of the Grand Historian of the Western Han Dynasty by Sima Qian Original text segment translation: Original text segment translation The emperor manages various affairs, establishes laws, determines the…
The Role of Music and Ritual in Ancient Governance
Sima Qian said: “Every time I read the ‘Book of Documents: Yu Book,’ when I come across passages where the ruler and his ministers admonish and encourage each other, leading…
The Role of Rituals in Ancient Chinese Governance and Society
Taishigong said, “Ritual has a great and far-reaching virtue. It dominates and restricts all things in the world and enslaves the people of the world. How can it be done…