Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Scholar

Dong Xun 董勛

Attested AD 265 - AD 316

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Dong Xun was an official and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 265 to AD 316 晉議郎
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 110, passage 99

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 110Volume 104: Author's Preface · 1 passage

收對曰：「晉議郎董勛答問，稱俗云正月一日為鷄，二日為狗，三日為猪，四日為羊，五日為牛，六日為馬，七日為人。」 Shou answered: "According to Dong Xun, Discussion Officer of the Jin dynasty, folk tradition holds that the first day of the first month is the day of the rooster, the second the dog, the third the pig, the fourth the sheep, the fifth the ox, the sixth the horse, and the seventh the day of humanity."