Guan Zhong

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Guan Zhong ( Chinese  管仲 , Pinyin Guǎn Zhòng ; also Guanzi , Chinese  管子 ; *?, † 645 BC) was a famous politician and philosopher of the spring and autumn periods . His nickname (ming) was Yiwu ( Chinese  夷吾 ). Guan came from Yingshang ( Chinese  颍 上 ) (today's Yingshang circle ( Chinese  颍 上 县 ) in Anhui Province ). He was Chancellor of Qi State ( Chinese  齊  /  齐 ) and close confidante and advisor to Duke Huan of Qi ( Chinese  齊桓公  /  齐桓公 ) for fourteen years .

Guan Zhong was friends with Bao Shuya ( Chinese  鮑叔牙 , Pinyin Bào Shūyá ), a statesman from Qi who served as a minister under Duke Huan of Qi and who recommended Guan as Chancellor.

He is reported in many ancient texts, e.g. B. in Zuozhuan , Lunyu and Shiji .

Guanzi ("Master Guan")

Under the name of Guan Zhong, a book called Guanzi ( Chinese  管子 ) ("Master Guan") was written, in which the deeds and thoughts of Guan Zhong are recorded.

However, this work was obviously not compiled until centuries later and is considered a collection of various anonymous writings from the Jixia Academy .

Like the writings of the philosopher and statesman Han Fei , it consists of legalistic and Daoist parts. Guan Zhong is considered one of the fathers of Chinese legalism.

The Guanzi was translated into English by Walter Allyn Rickett .

expenditure

The Sibu congkan 四部 丛刊 collection contains a photographic reproduction of a song print.

Chinese literature

  • (Ming) Liu Xu刘 续: Guanzi buzhu 管子 补 注 (Wenyuange Siku quanshu 文渊 阁 四库 全书)
  • (Qing) Dai Wang戴 望: Guanzi jiaozheng 管子 校正 ( Zhuzi jicheng , 诸子 集成, Zhonghua shuju 1978)
  • (Qing) Yu Yue俞 樾: Guanzi pingyi 管子 平 议 (Zhuzi pingyi 诸子 平 议, Chunzaitang quanshu 春 在 堂 全书)
  • (Qing) Hong Yixuan洪 颐 煊: Guanzi yizheng 管子 义 证 (Jixuezhai congshu 积 学 斋 丛书)
  • Zhang Binglin章 炳 鳞: Guanzi yuyi 管子 余 义 (Zhangshi congshu 章氏 丛书)
  • Liu Shipei刘师培: Guanzi jiaobu 管子 斠 补 (Liu Shenshu xiansheng yishu 刘申叔 先生 遗书)
  • Guo Moruo郭沫若: Guanzi jijiao 管子 集 校 (Kexue chubanshe 科学 出版社, 1956)

Western literature

  • W. Allyn Rickett: Kuan tzu , in: Michael Loewe (ed.): Early Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide. Berkeley 1993, pp. 244-251 (best review) available online
  • W. Allyn Rickett: Guanzi: political, economic, and philosophical essays from early China / a study and transl. by W. Allyn Rickett . Two volumes. Princeton, NJ [et al. a.]: Princeton Univ. Press, 1985.
personal data
SURNAME Guan Zhong
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 管仲 (Chinese); Guon Zhong (Pinyin); Guanzi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese politician and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 645 BC Chr.