The Book of Changes, one of the Three Changes of the Book of Changes (another view: the Book of Changes is three changes, not the Book of Changes), is one of the traditional classics. It is said that it was written by Zhou Wenwang Jichang, and its contents include the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes.
The ideological wisdom of the Book of Changes has penetrated into all aspects of people's lives in China, and its content is extremely rich, which has had a far-reaching impact on China's politics, economy, culture and other fields for thousands of years. Whether it is the way of Confucius and Mencius or the theory of Laozi and Zhuangzi, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Huangdi's Neijing and Shenlong Yijing, they are all closely related to Yijing.
About the author:
Ji Chang, (about 1 152- about 1056), surnamed Ji, was born in Qizhou (now Qishan County, Shaanxi Province). Founder of Zhou Dynasty, grandson of King Tai of Zhou Dynasty, son of Ji Li and father of Zhou Wuwang. Also known as Zhou Hou, Xibo and Ji Bo, Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Joo Won? was written by Zhou Fangbo.
Zhou Wenwang died in the fiftieth year (about 1056 BC), enjoying a life of 97 years, and was buried in Biyuan (the tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty is located at the southern foot of Fenghuang Mountain in Qishan County, Shaanxi Province). In the first year of God's will (690), Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, calling himself the grandson of Ji Chang, and worshipped him as the ancestor of Emperor Wen.