Creation
Despite its longstanding status as the paragon of Classical Chinese prose, little is known of the Zuo Zhuan′s creation and early history. Bamboo and silk … See more

Content
The Zuo Zhuan recounts the major political, military, and social events of the Spring and Autumn period from the perspective of the See more

The Zuo Zhuan's overarching theme is that haughty, evil, and stupid people generally bring disaster upon themselves, while those who are good, wise, and humble are usually justly rewarded. The Confucian principle of "ritual propriety (禮; lǐ) is seen as … See more

The Zuo Zhuan has been recognized as a masterpiece of early Chinese prose and "grand historical narrative" for many centuries. It has had an immense influence on Chinese literature and historiography for nearly 2000 years, and was the primary … See more

• James Legge (1872), The Ch'un Ts'ew, with the Tso Chuen, The Chinese Classics V, London: Trübner, Part 1 (books 1–8), Part 2 (books 9–12). Revised edition (1893), London: Oxford University Press.
• (in French) Séraphin Couvreur (1914), … See more

• Yang Bojun (1990). Chunqiu Zuozhuan zhu 春秋左传注 [Annotated Chunqiu Zuozhuan]. Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju. ISBN 7-101-00262-5. See more

• Chunqiu Zuozhuan Bilingual text of Zuo zhuan with side-by-side Chinese original and Legge's English translation
• Zuo zhuan Fully searchable text (Chinese)
• Zuo zhuan with annotations by See more