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January 1, 2004... 1. INTRODUCTION The Chinese characters for the four directions: [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "east," [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "west," [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "south," and [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "north" are attested in epigraphy from the Shang inscriptions (ca....Read more
January 1, 2004... 1. INTRODUCTION The Chinese characters for the four directions: [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "east," [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "west," [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "south," and [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "north" are attested in epigraphy from the Shang inscriptions (ca....Read more
