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Guliang Chi
Warring States scholar of Lu, traditionally a disciple of Zixia and the attributed author of the Guliang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals.
A thatched pavilion open on three sides stands among tall bamboo; one person sits with their back turned at the veranda rail beside a zither and a stack of bamboo slips, while a stone path runs to a calm pond reflecting clouds and distant hills.
Also known as Guliangzi · Guliang Chu · Zi Yuanshi
Guliang Chi, a man of Lu in the Warring States period whose personal name is variously recorded as Chu, Xi or Zhi, is traditionally said to have been a disciple of Zixia who transmitted the meaning of the Spring and Autumn Annals. His teaching was handed down orally until it was written down in the Western Han as the Guliang Commentary. Focused on the wording and ritual principles of the Annals, it was established in the imperial academy under Emperor Xuan and forms one of the Three Commentaries together with the Zuo and Gongyang traditions.
Life and times
Dates Dates unknown; traditionally a man of Lu in the Warring States period