Xici

Xici or Xi Ci (Great Commentary, {{zh|s=系辞|t=繫辭|hp=Xì Cí}}) is one of the Ten Wings, a collection of Confucian books traditionally included in the I Ching written during the fifth century BC. Its origins are unknown, but it is suspected of being the product of scholars who did not believe prevailing Daoist thought.{{cn|date=August 2022}} A silk manuscript version of it dating from 168 BCE was found at the Mawangdui site in Changsha in 1973.{{cite news |last=Ames |first=Roger T. |date=2015-03-05 |title=The Great Commentary (Dazhuan 大傳) and Chinese natural cosmology |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40636-015-0013-2 |journal=International Communication of Chinese Culture |volume=2 |pages=1–18 |doi=10.1007/s40636-015-0013-2 |doi-access=free |accessdate=2022-08-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814100927/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40636-015-0013-2 |archivedate=2022-08-14 }} It's one of the most important sources about early Chinese cosmology. Among the mythologies stressed in the book is that of Fuxi, the emperor-god.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

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