Zhuangzi was born in Guo Meng in Song Dynasty. There are many opinions about the modern geographical location of Mongolia, such as Shangqiu in Henan, Mengcheng in Anhui and Dongming in Shandong.

Zhuangzi is a descendant of the Song Dynasty, which can be traced back to the 11th monarch of the Song Dynasty, Song Gong, and he is the ancestor of Zhuang. He founded Zhuangzi, an important school of philosophy in China. He is a representative of the Taoist school in the Warring States period after Laozi, and one of the main representatives of the Taoist school. Also known as Lao Zi and Lao Zi.

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Zhuangzi's anecdotes and allusions.

1, Zhuang Zhoumeng Butterfly

Zhuang Zhou dreamed that he had become a butterfly, fluttering and relaxed. he

At this time, I completely forgot that I was Zhuang Zhou. After a while, he woke up and felt very surprised and confused about himself or Zhuang Zhou. He thought and thought carefully. I don't know whether Zhuang Zhou dreamed of becoming a butterfly or whether the butterfly dreamed of becoming Zhuang Zhou. There must be a difference between Zhuang Zhou and Butterfly. This is called the unity of things and me.

2. Zhuangzi was buried with him.

Zhuangzi is dying, and the students want to bury him with many good things. Zhuangzi said, "I take heaven and earth as coffins, time as a link, and stars as pearls. Everything can be buried with me. Haven't I buried enough things? There is no need to add these things! "

The student said, "I'm afraid crows and eagles will eat your body."

Zhuangzi said, "It was eaten by the eagle on the ground and the ants below. How strange it is to bring the food of the crow eagle to the ants."

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