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2 unusual facts about Yunji Qiqian


Yunji Qiqian

The (1445) Ming Dynasty edition Zhengtong daozang 正統道藏 "Zhengtong Emperor's Daoist Canon" contains the earliest known complete copy of the Yunji qiqian, which subsequent Canon editions reproduced.

The title uses the common Chinese words yun "cloud" and qi "seven" with the Classical Chinese terms ji "bamboo box used for travelling (esp. to carry books); book box; satchel" and qian "bamboo slip; book marker; lot (used for divination); oracle" (both made from bamboo and written with the "bamboo radical" ⺮).


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