Citation de pegase-shiatsu
Referring to classical sources and relating them to contemporary society was a common practice in ancient Chinese writing. Th is refl ects a characteristic of Chinese thinking in many spheres: preference for established precedents. In the practice of compilation, it was often the case that new works cited old texts, with their compilation format and contents more or less built upon previous texts. In the absorption of tradition, however, writers faced the challenge of incorporating it into contemporary social needs and introducing innovative elements.
