Mawangdui silk books involve politics, military affairs, thoughts and culture from which dynasty to the early years of the Western Han Dynasty.

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Silk Books Unearthed from No.3 Tomb of Mawangdui Han Tomb in China. 1973 12 unearthed from No.3 Han Tomb in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province, and put it in a painted wooden box. There are two kinds of writing on whole silk and half silk.

Introduction and Editing of Silk Books

Mawangdui silk book

Fonts can be divided into seal script and official script. Seal script was copied in the 11th year of Emperor Gaozu (BC 196), and official script was copied in the early years of Emperor Wen. There are 28 kinds of silk books unearthed from Mawangdui No.3 Tomb in Changsha, with a total of120,000 words, all of which are seriously damaged. According to the classification of Han Shu Yi Wen Zhi, there are six kinds of art: Zhouyi, funeral paintings, spring and autumn stories and letters of the Warring States period. Laozi (with four lost books), nine main drawings, and The Book of the Emperor and Laozi (with four lost books). There are three kinds of art books: Bundesliga, B and C. Mathematical arts include yin and yang and five elements of seal script, yin and yang and five elements of official script, five-star occupation, miscellaneous occupation of astronomy and meteorology, comet map, tourist occupation, wooden man occupation, Zuo Fu, god map, fortification map, garden sleeping map and fragrant horse sutra. There are prescriptions for 52 diseases (4 missing), fetal delivery chart, health chart, miscellaneous disease therapy formula and guidance chart (2 missing), among which Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases is the oldest medical book found in China. There are also three maps: the topographic map of southern Changsha, the garrison map and the city map.

These silk books have been basically sorted out and bound into various versions for printing. Laozi, Letters of the Warring States and Fa Jing are all published in paperback, which is very convenient to use.

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1 Lao Zi Jia Ben

After this volume, Lao Zi Jia lost the ancient books.

3 The ancient lost books of Lao Zi B before this volume.

4 Lao Zi Yi Ben

5 Spring and Autumn Story

6 Letters in the Warring States Period

7 Moxibustion on Eleven Meridians of Foot and Arm

8 Yin and Yang Eleven-pulse Moxibustion Classic A

Nine-pulse method

10 Death of Yin and Yang Veins

1 1 Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases

12 Gucci

13 yin-yang eleven-pulse moxibustion classic b

14 inscription on the guide map

15 health prescription

16 Miscellaneous material store

17 fetal birth certificate

18 Ten Questions

19 combination of yin and yang

20 miscellaneous prohibitions

2 1 tourism

Importance editor

The content of silk books involves politics, military affairs, ideology, culture and science from the Warring States Period to the early Western Han Dynasty, which has important academic value and can be used as the basis for sorting out ancient books handed down from generation to generation. It is not only the first-hand data for studying history, but also provides a valuable basis for studying calligraphy and its evolution and development in Han Dynasty. For example, the first and second editions of Laozi are valuable materials for studying Taoism and early Han thought; Another silk book similar to the Warring States Policy, about 60% of which is not included in the Warring States Policy, is now named Letters of the Warring States Period, which is an important historical material for studying the struggle to unify Lian Heng in the middle of the Warring States Period. Mawangdui silk book is the most important discovery of bamboo and silk literature in Han Dynasty. In addition, a large number of Taoist documents unearthed in Mawangdui can also confirm the dominant position of Laoxue and Huanglaoxue. These precious silk books unearthed at Mawangdui are really a collection of Taoist materials. Needless to say, the first and second editions of Laozi and the Four Classics of Huangdi shocked the academic circles. As can be seen from the publication of the newly published full text of the silk book copyright, it is the earliest surviving Taoist manuscript ②, while other lost books in the Book of Changes, such as Ersanzi Wen, Yizhiyi, Yao Yao, Muhe, Zhao Zhao,

Mawangdui silk book

Learning and editing

Most of China's calligraphy we can see is carved in stone. It's a blessing to see so many ink marks. Without artificial modification, carving and dissemination, we have a clear understanding of the true colors of "Guli". His book style is simple and natural, and his pen and ink are full and smooth. The use of pen has been standardized, wave pen and pick pen have formed their own characteristics, and the fonts are rich and varied. Using it for reference may find more and broader ways for our calligraphy practice today.

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Silk book unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha

1In June, 973, more than 200,000 words of silk bamboo slips were unearthed from Mawangdui No.3 tomb in Changsha, covering the political, military, ideological, cultural, scientific and other aspects from the Warring States Period to the early Western Han Dynasty, such as Lao Zi, Zhouyi and other handed down documents, as well as the oldest astronomical documents and medical books in China, as well as health-keeping prescriptions and sexual exercises. These silk books and bamboo slips can be used as the basis for collating ancient books handed down from generation to generation. They are not only first-hand materials for studying history, but also provide valuable basis for studying calligraphy and its evolution and development in Han Dynasty. It is now in the Hunan Provincial Museum.