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Xu Heng
Major Yuan Neo-Confucian philosopher and scholar who co-directed the theoretical foundation of the Shoushi Calendar.
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Promulgation of Shoushi Calendar”, which this person took part in.
Accumulated errors in inherited calendars led to inaccurate celestial predictions; Kublai Khan ordered a nationwide astronomical survey to formulate a definitive imperial calendar.
Also known as Zi Zhongping · Master Luzhai
Xu Heng (1209 CE–1281 CE) was the preeminent Neo-Confucian master of the Yuan Dynasty. He led the imperial educational academy and provided the theoretical framework that legitimized and coordinated the Shoushi Calendar reforms.
Life and times
Dates 1209 CE–1281 CE
EraSongYuan
- 1280Promulgation of Shoushi CalendarTook partage 71