Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Uncertain Mountain Guide

Old Man in Xie Zhonggong’s Mountain Encounter 老父

Lǎofù

Attested AD 479 - AD 502

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Old Man in Xie Zhonggong’s Mountain Encounter was an Uncertain Mountain Guide.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 479 to AD 502 南齊
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 193

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode direct-speech Speaker Old Man in Xie Zhonggong’s Mountain Encounter (老父) · Addressed to Xie Zhonggong (解仲恭)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passages 193-194

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 36: Filial Piety · 1 passage

母病經時不差，入山採藥，遇一老父語之曰：「得丁公藤，病立愈。 His mother was ill for a long time. In the mountains gathering medicine he met an old man who said: "Find Lord Ding's vine and she will recover at once.