Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Scholar and Commentator

Guo Pu 郭璞

c. AD 276 - AD 324

Passages
88
Chapters
10
Histories
8

Overview

Guo Pu was a scholar and Commentator.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Jingchun 景純 Jingchun
Alternate name Master Guo 郭生 Guo Sheng

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Key source chapters

  1. Book of Jin, Chapter 72 Volume 72 Biographies 42: Guo Pu; Ge Hong 74 passages
  2. Book of Later Han, Chapter 122 Volume 111: Commanderies and States Part Three 3 passages
  3. Book of Jin, Chapter 93 Volume 93 Biographies 63: Imperial Affines 3 passages
  4. Book of Jin, Chapter 80 Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi 2 passages
  5. History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88 Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses 1 passage

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History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses · 1 passage
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Book of Later Han, Chapter 122Volume 111: Commanderies and States Part Three · 3 passages
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〖定陶〗本曹国，郭璞曰：「城中有陶丘。」皇覽曰：「伯樂冢縣東南一里所，髙四五丈。」古陶，尧所居。帝王世記曰：「舜陶河濱，縣西南陶丘亭是。」 Dingtao had been the state of Cao. Guo Pu says, “Inside the city was Taoqiu,” and the Huanglan says, “Bo Le's tomb was about one li southeast of the county, four or five zhang high.” This was ancient Tao, where Yao lived. The Diwang shiji says, “Shun made pottery by the riverbank; Taoqiu Pavilion southwest of the county is this place.”
〖朐〗山海經曰：「都州在海中，一曰郁州。」郭璞曰：「在縣界。世俗傳此山在蒼梧徙來，上皆有南方樹木。」博物記：「縣東北海邊植石，秦所立之東門。」有铁。 For Qu, the Shanhai jing says, “Duzhou is in the sea; one name is Yuzhou.” Guo Pu places it within the county and says, “Common tradition says this mountain moved here from Cangwu, and all the trees on it are southern trees.” The Bowu ji adds, “The standing stones on the seashore northeast of the county were the eastern gate erected by Qin.” Qu was also an iron-producing county.
〖琅邪〗山海經雲有琅邪臺，在勃海閒，琅邪之東。郭璞曰：「琅邪臨海邊，有山嶕嶢特起，狀如髙臺。此卽琅邪臺。」齊景公曰：「吾循海而南，放乎琅邪。」越絶曰：「句踐徙琅邪，起觀臺，臺周七里，以望東海。」史記曰秦始皇徙黔首三萬戸琅邪臺下。傳有勞山。 For Langye, the Shanhai jing says that Langye Terrace stood between the Bohai and east of Langye. Guo Pu says, “Langye faces the seashore, where a mountain rises steep and high like a tall terrace. This is Langye Terrace.” Duke Jing of Qi said, “I follow the sea south and wander at Langye.” The Yuejue says, “Goujian moved to Langye and built a viewing terrace; the terrace was seven li around, from which he looked out over the Eastern Sea.” The Shiji adds that Qin Shi Huang moved thirty thousand households of commoners below Langye Terrace; tradition also notes Mount Lao.
Book of Jin, Chapter 72Volume 72 Biographies 42: Guo Pu; Ge Hong · 74 passages
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于時陰陽錯繆，而刑獄繁興，璞上疏曰：臣聞《春秋》之義，貴元慎始，故分至啟閉以觀雲物，所以顯天人之統，存休咎之徵。 At that time yin and yang were in confusion and criminal punishments and prisons were multiplying, so Guo Pu submitted a memorial: I have heard that the meaning of the Chunqiu values making the beginning correct and cautious; therefore the divisions, solstices, openings, and closings are used to observe clouds and phenomena, revealing the unity of Heaven and man and preserving signs of good and ill.
Book of Jin, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi · 2 passages
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Book of Jin, Chapter 93Volume 93 Biographies 63: Imperial Affines · 3 passages
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 143Volume 143: Treatises 5 Rites 2 · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 1 passage
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Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 50Volume 50: Book of Wu 5: Biographies of Concubines and Ladies · 1 passage
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Book of Sui, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 42: Recluses · 1 passage
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History of Yuan, Chapter 171Volume 171 Biographies 58: Liu Yin, Wu Cheng · 1 passage
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