Overview
Zhuang Xiongpi was a Han hydraulic engineer associated with the Dragon-Head Canal.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | Yan Xiong | 嚴熊 | Yan Xiong |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- c. BC 120 其後嚴熊言Strongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 63
- c. BC 120 其後莊熊羆言Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 54
Key source chapters
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 54
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 63
Works and attributed material
- Dragon-Head Canal 龍首渠Relation ProposedDirectly stated · Book of Han 38, passages 63, 70
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passages 54-55
Events and relationships
- Proposed the Luo diversion that led to the Dragon Head shaft canalHydraulic · Project sponsorDirectly stated · Book of Han 38, passages 63-70
- Proposed Luo irrigation canalPolicy · ProposerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passages 54-55
Source notes
- Field source-text · Reading 山嶺 · Rejected Reading 山領 · Independent witnesses preserve the ordinary ridge graph 嶺.Textual variant · Book of Han 38, passage 68
- Field source-text · Reading 莊熊羆 · Rejected Reading 嚴熊 · The Hanshu source form reflects the Zhuang/Yan taboo substitution and omits the final character preserved in Shiji.Textual variant · Book of Han 38, passage 63
References in the histories
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