The Zhou Changes
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A good fit for
- Traditional culture enthusiasts who wish to study the original text of the Zhou Changes
- Undergraduate and graduate students in Chinese philosophy and classical literature
- Readers interested in both divination culture and the philosophical meaning of Yi studies
- General readers who need a copy to read alongside the transmitted edition
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking quick fortune-telling methods without reading the original text
- Beginners expecting modern vernacular interpretation and practical life applications
- Readers completely unfamiliar with classical Chinese and hexagram-line symbols
Reading tips
- First read the Xici in the Yizhuan to build a framework understanding of basic Yi concepts, then return to the hexagram and line statements
- Read hexagram by hexagram in the order of the sixty-four hexagrams: first the hexagram image and statement, then the line statements, and finally the Zhuan's explanations
- Prepare an annotated reference book for comparison; when encountering archaic words, verify them before proceeding rather than skipping
- Begin with a close reading of the Qian and Kun hexagrams to appreciate the difference between the Jing and Zhuan layers, then extend to other hexagrams
About the publisher
Tibet People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for collating Tibetan and Chinese ancient texts and publishing traditional culture. Judging from the books in its catalogue, its publishing focuses on medicine, Eastern philosophy, classics, and ancient poetry. It offers traditional Chinese medical and health-preserving works such as the Compendium of Materia Medica, Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold, and Principles of Correct Diet, as well as canonical and philosophical texts including the Book of Changes, Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, Annotated Edition of the Erya, and Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, along with historical and geographical works such as The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores. Its authors include figures such as Li Shizhen, Sun Simiao, King Wen of Zhou, Zuo Qiuming, Guo Pu, Dong Zhongshu, Hu Sihui, and Ma Huan. The house emphasizes the collation and republication of ancient texts, balancing scholarship and accessibility, and has developed its own strengths in transmitting Tibetan and Chinese cultural classics. Public information is limited, so other publishing details are omitted here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 01.乾（卦一）
- 02.坤（卦二）
- 03.屯（卦三）
- 04.蒙（卦四）
- 05.需（卦五）
- 06.讼（卦六）
- 07.师（卦七）
- 08.比（卦八）
- 09.小畜（卦九）
- 10.履（卦十）
- 11.泰（卦十一）
- 12.否（卦十二）
- 13.同人（卦十三）
- 14.大有（卦十四）
- 15.谦（卦十五）
- 16.豫（卦十六）
- 17.随（卦十七）
- 18.蛊（卦十八）
- 19.临（卦十九）
- 20.观（卦二十）
- 21.噬嗑（卦二十一）
- 22.贲（卦二十二）
- 23.剥（卦二十三）
- 24.复（卦二十四）
- 25.无妄（卦二十五）
- 26.大畜（卦二十六）
- 27.颐（卦二十七）
- 28.大过（卦二十八）
- 29.坎（卦二十九）
- 30.离（卦三十）
- 31.咸（卦三十一）
- 32.恒（卦三十二）
- 33.遯（卦三十三）
- 34.大壮（卦三十四）
- 35.晋（卦三十五）
- 36.明夷（卦三十六）
- 37.家人（卦三十七）
- 38.睽（卦三十八）
- 39.蹇（卦三十九）
- 40.解（卦四十）
- 41.损（卦四十一）
- 42.益（卦四十二）
- 43.夬（卦四十三）
- 44.姤（卦四十四）
- 45.萃（卦四十五）
- 46.升（卦四十六）
- 47.困（卦四十七）
- 48.井（卦四十八）
- 49.革（卦四十九）
- 50.鼎（卦五十）
- 51.震（卦五十一）
- 52.艮（卦五十二）
- 53.渐（卦五十三）
- 54.归妹（卦五十四）
- 55.丰（卦五十五）
- 56.旅（卦五十六）
- 57.巽（卦五十七）
- 58.兑（卦五十八）
- 59.涣（卦五十九）
- 60.节（卦六十）
- 61.中孚（卦六十一）
- 62.小过（卦六十二）
- 63.既济（卦六十三）
- 64.未济（卦六十四）
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About the author
King Wen of Zhou was an important figure in ancient China and is traditionally regarded as a key founder in the formation of the Zhouyi (Book of Changes). Because of the great distance in time, public information about his dates, birthplace, and life is very limited, and many details cannot be verified; this page therefore focuses only on his relationship to the classic. Two works are listed under his name in the catalog, both centered on the Zhouyi, commonly classified under Eastern philosophy and culture. The Zhouyi was originally a divination text and gradually developed into a classic containing hexagrams, judgments, and philosophical interpretation, exerting a profound influence on Chinese intellectual history, ethical thought, and later scholarship on the Changes. Reading such works offers insight into the basic features of ancient imagery-number and meaning-principle traditions, as well as ways of thinking about change, timing, position, and human affairs. It should be noted that the received Zhouyi accumulated and was compiled over a long period and is not the work of a single person or era; attribution to King Wen reflects traditional tracing and veneration rather than certain authorship.
