Zhuangzi

"Zhuangzi", also known as "Nanhua Sutra", is a Taoist scripture written by Zhuangzi and his followers in the middle of the Warring States Period. After the Han Dynasty, Zhuangzi was respected as the True Man of Nanhua, so "Zhuangzi" is also called "Nanhua Sutra". His book, "Laozi" and "Book of Changes" are collectively called the "Three Mysteries". "Zhuangzi" is divided into internal, external and miscellaneous chapters. It originally had fifty-two chapters. It was gradually circulated, mixed and supplemented during the middle and late Warring States Period, and it was roughly formed in the Western Han Dynasty. However, the version circulated at that time has been lost today. The thirty-three chapters currently handed down have been compiled by Guo Xiang, and the chapters and chapters are also different from those of the Han Dynasty. The inner chapter can generally represent the core of Zhuangzi's thought during the Warring States Period, while the development of the outer and miscellaneous chapters spanned more than a hundred years, incorporating the learning of Huang Lao and Zhuangzi to form a complex system.