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Xunzi
Xunzi (about 316 B.C. - about 237 B.C. to 235 B.C.), also known as Xun Qing, also known as Sun Qing, was a Confucian scholar and thinker during the Warring States Period in China. He was a native of Zhao State and served as the Jixia Academy of Qi State. , Lanling Order of Chu State, went to Zhao State and Qin State to lobby the princes, promoted Confucianism and taught the Six Classics, criticized other Confucianists such as Zisi, Mencius, and other schools of thought such as Mohism and Taoism. He had disciples such as Han Fei and Li Si, and his works were later compiled into the book "Xunzi". As a representative figure of Confucianism in the pre-Qin Dynasty, he is collectively known as Confucius, Mencius and Xun together with Confucius and Mencius.
- Category
- Scholars
- Nationality
- Qi State
- Born
- -0313-00-00
- Died
- -0230-00-00
- Wikidata
- Q216072