The Variorum About The Chapter Ⅱ Of The Chu Silk Manuscript

The Chu silk manuscript of Warring States in the Changsha bullets Treasury,was called as Chu silk manuscript ,or also known as Chu Zeng book for short. It was unearthed by excavation in Chu Tomb on the eastern outskirts of Changsha in the September of 1942, when was the time of war. Chu Silk. Because of the age of burial was during the turn of medium and late period of Warring states, so the silk book can be confirmed at that time. The Chu silk have flowed in overseas since unearthed, and now is preserved in the Sackller Museum in Washington DC.Chu silk was composed of two images and three parts of the texts, in which the recorded words was estimated about more than 960 words. In the three parts of the texts, the text of 13 lines is the chapterâ…¡. Except for some incomplete , it is preserved well on the whole. The Chu silk book is rich in content related to myths, legends, the astronomical calendar, sacrificial rites, divination and many other aspects. The total number of words recorded in the part B is about 412, which is the most in the three parts. In recent years, with a large number of unearthed Chu materials published, in particular the Warring States Chu bamboo slips published by the Shanghai Museum, they not only provides materials for character analysis, but also provides the clues for the understanding of the content of the chapterâ…¡.In this paper, based on the existing research results of the Chu Silk in the research of the chapterâ…¡, we will make a detailed interpretation of the chapterâ…¡from five parts.The first part, we will introduce summarization on research of " the chapterâ…¡of Chu Silk ",which is consist of three parts. First, we will discuss the train of the chapterâ…¡and the recorded words. According to infra-red photographs and its facsimile made by Mr.Yao, we speculate the number of the recorded words is 412 or so. Secondly, in view of the development of various multi-processing technology, the pre-researchers has divided the study of Chu silk into three stages. However, with the newly unearthed Chu materials published in recent years, which made a great effect on the research of the Chu Silk, therefore we will try to illuminate the research of the chapterâ…¡from four stages and make a general introduction about grapheme formation, content and other aspects. Third, we will have a discussion about the disputed words. As for those uncertain ones, we will make a list of relevant views in order to further research.The second part, About the lines and regulations of " B chapter of Chu Silk " .According to the infra-red photographs and the copies made by Mr.Yao, strictly accorded with the ranks of the chapterâ…¡, we will set down the shape and structure of words and reflect the ranks in the form of table.The third part, about the text of " the chapterâ…¡of Chu Silk ".Based on the existing research results, and integrated with the pre-researcher's interpretation about the text and sentence reading and so on, we can make a brief text of the release.The fourth part, about the interpretation of "the chapterâ…¡of Chu Silk", according to the released text, combined with understanding of our predecessors, we can make a brief interpretation of the chapterâ…¡. Due to the extremely impaired of the Silk Book, so it is more difficult to understand, and it is unavoidably accompanied by personal subjective speculation.The fifth part, about the illumination of "chapterâ…¡of Chu Silk ", which is the focus of this article. We try to collect all relevant data for each problem. As for some disputed problems, we choose to follow the reasonable advice. Not only respect the other people's research results, but also express our own ideas as far as possible.In the course of writing the dissertation, conformed to the practical attitude, we sort out and try one's best to be reasonable in characters, and pay attention to absorb forefathers'research results. As for those unsolved problems, we will keep the attitude of doubting. As for some shortages existed in my paper, I hope each teacher and schoolmate give beneficial advices for me, I also hope I can have the opportunity to amend in the future.