The Biography of Emperor Mu (full Annotated and Translated of Chinese Classics)

About This Novel

"The Biography of Emperor Mu" (referred to as "The Biography of Mu") was originally titled "The Journey of the King of Zhou". It is the only ancient bamboo slip book unearthed from the Jijun Tomb in the early Western Jin Dynasty and has been handed down to this day. It has extremely high documentary value and is regarded as a strange book by the academic circles. According to relevant records such as "Bamboo Chronicles" and "Historical Records", King Mu of Zhou reigned for fifty-five years. Between the 12th year (965 BC) and the 18th year (959 BC), he made two expeditions to the west, reaching Huaisi in the east, Kunlun in the west, Poyang in the south, and Jue Liusha in the north, with a total journey of 190,000 miles. "The Biography of Emperor Mu" is a precious historical book that records King Mu of Zhou's hunting tours all over the world. The whole book is divided into six volumes. The first volume records King Zhou Mu's first western expedition between the 12th year (965 BC) and the 13th year (964 BC). King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty set out from Luoyi, Zhou's ancestral home, crossed the Yellow River to the north, passed Mount Wei, crossed the Zhang River, crossed Jingxing Mountain, climbed Hengshan Mountain along the north bank of the Hutuo River, and patrolled the Quanrong in the north. He then left Yanmen Pass in the west and passed through Pinglu in present-day Shanxi to the Hetao area in present-day Inner Mongolia to worship the Hezong. He also marched westward to the Wengu Ledu of the Hezong clan. Volumes 2 to 4 record King Zhou Mu's second western expedition from the seventeenth year (960 BC) to the eighteenth year (959 BC). The second volume mainly records the itinerary and deeds of King Zhou Mu as he toured the Kunlun Mountains, visiting Shouyu, Zhuze, Chiwu, Caonu, Changge, Rongcheng, Qunyushan, Jilushi, Juanhanshi and other places, and successfully arrived at the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West. The third volume records the itinerary and deeds of King Mu of Zhou who met with the Queen Mother of the West, hunted in the wilderness, and then returned eastward, passing through the Zhishi and Yanhu families, and the desert of South Vietnam to reach Shouyu. The fourth volume mainly records the itinerary and deeds of King Zhou Mu as he returned eastward from the Western Regions, traveled around the country, and finally returned to Nanzheng, the other capital. The fifth volume mainly records King Zhou Mu's hunting tours in the Central Plains with Luoyang as the center from the 14th year (963 BC) to the 15th year (962 BC). The sixth volume records that King Mu of Zhou continued to patrol and hunt in the Central Plains. During this period, King Mu's favorite concubine Sheng Ji fell ill and died. King Mu of Zhou held a grand funeral for her in accordance with the rites of a queen.

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