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Rites of Zhou

Also known as Zhouli

The Rites of Zhou is a Chinese classic describing an idealised government of the Western Zhou, with its officials arranged in six ministries. Probably compiled in the late Warring States period, it inspired reformers: Wang Mang tried to restore its institutions under the Xin dynasty, and Western Wei and Northern Zhou named their offices after it.

Rites of Zhou
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