Historical Sources
Documents, texts, and records that inform cultural and symbolic traditions.
- Zhouyi (易经): The original Chinese text of the I Ching. – Unknown – Various editions exist; the original text dates back to the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BCE)
- Xunzi – Xunzi – Various translations exist; Burton Watson’s translation (1963) is a commonly used English edition.
- When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433 – Louise Levathes – 1994, Simon & Schuster
- Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples – Harriet Kuhnlein, Nancy Turner – 1991
- The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine – Ilza Veith – 1995
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