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Zhuge Liang and Tang. Sage emperors: invention of human society. Fu-xi: subduer of animals, inventor of nets, baskets; marriages Shen-nong: divine farmer Huang-di: Yellow Lord; promoted families; bureaucracy, knowledge compendium, roads. Three sage kings 2350 - 2200 B.C.E.
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Sage emperors: invention of human society • Fu-xi: subduer of animals, inventor of nets, baskets; marriages • Shen-nong: divine farmer • Huang-di: Yellow Lord; promoted families; bureaucracy, knowledge compendium, roads
Three sage kings2350 - 2200 B.C.E. • Yao--superintended agriculture, astronomical observations • Shun, raised from humble origins, virture recognized: reputation for maintaining harmony • Yu, worthy minister; mastered rivers • Progenitor of the Xia dynasty
Dong Zhongshu • Synthesizer of Daoism, yin/yang, and Confucianism • Ideas on rulership: link • Maps link
Three brothers, three kingdoms • Liu Bei • Zhang Fei • Guan Di • Zhuge Liang • Cao Cao
“The Red Cliff” Wu Yuan-chih (fl. ca. 1190-1196), Qin Dynasty Handscroll, ink on paper, 50.8 x 136.4 cm. National Palace Museum, TaiwanLink to enlargement
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove(Japanese fukusa late 19th c.) Source: Victoria and Albert Museum (http://www.vam.ac.uk)