1st Edition

Approaching the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips

By Guozhong Liu Copyright 2025
288 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a detailed introduction to the study of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, explaining the preservation and analysis of the artifacts and their significance in historical research of the pre-Qin period. The Tsinghua Bamboo Slips are a collection of Chinese texts inscribed on approximately 2,500 bamboo slips. They were excavated from a Warring States Period tomb and are now preserved... Read more

1. Written on Bamboo and Silk  2. Kongbi and Jizhong: Discoveries of Bamboo Texts in Ancient China  3. A Century of Bamboo and Silk Discoveries  4. Rescue and Preservation of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips  5. Authentication and Photography of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips  6. Editing and Interpreting the Tsinghua Manuscripts  7. Mysteries of the Shangshu  8. King Wen’s Will  9. The Jinteng and the Duke of Zhou’s “Stay” in the East  10. Prognostication of a Great Dream: King Wen of Zhou Receiving the Mandate and the Tsinghua-Slip Chengwu  11. New Knowledge in the Xinian (1)  12. New Knowledge in the Xinian (2)  13. Discussions on Some Political Figures in the Tsinghua Manuscripts  14. The Science and Thoughts in the Tsinghua Bamboo Manuscripts  15. An Initial Step

Biography

Guozhong Liu is a professor at Tsinghua University, China. His expertise lies in ancient Chinese history, specifically the study of bamboo and silk. He is particularly focused on the research area of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips.