Xici orXi Ci (Great Commentary,simplified Chinese:系辞;traditional Chinese:繫辭;pinyin:Xì Cí) is one of theTen Wings, a collection ofConfucian books traditionally included in theI Ching written during the fifth centuryBC. Its origins are unknown, but it is suspected of being the product of scholars who did not believe prevailingDaoist thought.[citation needed] A silk manuscript version of it dating from 168 BCE was found at theMawangdui site inChangsha in 1973.[1] It's one of the most important sources about early Chinese cosmology.[1] Among themythologies stressed in the book is that ofFuxi, the emperor-god.[citation needed]
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