Excuse me, teacher, how many versions of The Book of Rites are circulating now? If the Da Dai has been lost, is it only the Xiao Dai that is circulating now?

What is circulating now is called the Book of Rites, which is Dai Xiao. This ancient book is a complicated process from circulation, engraving to publication. Do you mean the editions published by different contemporary publishing houses, or the original editions on which these contemporary publications are based? The so-called original edition refers to the engraving of the Qing Dynasty. There are official editions of Wuyingtang, Siku Quanshu and imperial academy, and there are also many editions of Jiangnan folk. The clear version comes from the Ming version, such as Jin Mao's version of Chicken Bone Pavilion. The Ming version belongs to the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Version genealogy is a profound knowledge that needs special research.

I think you mean whether there is only one edition of contemporary publications. These publications have been collated and integrated by proofreaders, and naturally there will be little ambiguity caused by versions, which does not mean that there is only one version of The Book of Rites since the Song Dynasty. You can refer to these proofreading notes and pay attention to which ones are proofread and how to change the words.

Some scholars in Qing Dynasty synthesized the lost achievements of Dai Dai in previous dynasties. See Wang's interpretation of Dai Dai.