Overview
Xi was a Legendary Sage Ruler.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityLegendary · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Fu Xi | 戲 | |
| Alternate name | Fu Xi | 犧 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquity
- AD 1195 明昌六年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 29, passages 247-248
- AD 1203 泰和三年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 35, passages 62-63
Key source chapters
- History of Jin, Chapter 35 Volume 35 Treatises 16: Rites 8: Consecration of Shrines to a Sages; Temple to the Warrior King Cheng of Zhou; Monarchs of Past Ages; Halls to Various Spirits in Changbai Shan, Dafang Shan, Amur River, Jia Yin Hou; Spirits of the Lu River; Spirits of Zhao Yin Shun; Spirits of Zhen an Gong, Rui Shen Gongl; Worshipping, Sacrifices, Vists, and State Ceremonies at Zhen Xian Jun Wang Temple 2 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 24 Volume 24: Zhou Hongzheng; Yuan Xian 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 98 Volume 87a: Yang Xiong 1 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 117 Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 1 passage
- History of Jin, Chapter 29 Volume 29 Treatises 10: Rites 2: Fang Qiu Ceremonies; Dawn, Sunset, and Lunar Ceremonies; Gaomei 1 passage
Works and attributed material
- Historian appraisal · Exemplar invoked · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passage 256
Events and relationships
- Gaomei sacrifice 高禖之祀AD 1195 歲以春分日 · Ritual · Cult recipient · Received gaomei sacrificeDated from the passage context · History of Jin 29, passages 247-248
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ideal of a world like Jing Ke and Qin Zu would not be far from Fu Xi and Shen Nong · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passage 256
Source notes
- Historicity legendary
References in the histories
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