Wu Ding
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Wu Ding ; personal name Zi Zhao, was a king of the Chinese Shang dynasty who ruled the central Yellow River valley. He is the earliest figure in Chinese history mentioned in contemporary records. The
Portrait of King Wu Ding of Shang from Sancai Tuhui
Bronze gui dated to the reign of Wu Ding.
Bronze houmuxin gong from Wu Ding's reign.
Bronze you dated to Wu Ding's reign.
Book of Documents
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The Book of Documents or the Classic of History, is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China, and served as
A page of an annotated Book of Documents manuscript from the 7th century, held by the Tokyo National Museum
Fu Sheng expounding on the Classic, attributed to Wang Wei (8th century)