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[Journey to the West] Dialogues between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter

In Chapter 9 of Journey to the West, significant space is devoted to a philosophical exchange between a fisherman named Zhang Shao and a woodcutter named Li Ding.
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April 21, 2025
Shao Yong’s Poem in Journey to the West‌

The opening chapter of Journey to the West quotes a verse by Shao Kangjie (Shao Yong) from his Huangji Jingshi （Supreme Principles Governing the World).
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April 10, 2025
Huangji Jingshi and Journey to the West

Authored by Shao Yong (Shao Kangjie) during the Northern Song Dynasty, Huangji Jingshi (The Supreme Principles Governing the World) is a seminal work of Chinese philosophy. It employs Yijing (Book of Changes) principles to explore the universe’s origins, natural evolution, and historical societal transformations. Rooted in the He-Tu and Luo-Shu numerological traditions and Xiang-Shu (“image-number”) cosmology, the text profoundly influenced ancient Chinese philosophy, science, and culture—including Journey to the West.
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April 10, 2025