《皇極經世》Vol. 3

Shao Yong (courtesy name Yaofu, also known as Shao Kangjie) compiled the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Principles for Governing the Age). The lower part of its first volume lists the ganzhi sequence under the heading "Yue Chen Wu Xing Jia." This passage marks its different series as Xingjia, Xingyi, and Xingbing, and lists the entries from Chen Zi through Chen Hai in order. In each entry, the number in parentheses gives that item's ordinal position in the work as a whole. Here "Chen" is a classificatory label within this system, while zi, chou, yin, mao, chen, si, wu, wei, shen, you, xu, and hai are the twelve Earthly Branches.

The sequence runs as follows. The Xingjia series, numbered 112 or 11 in the text, runs from Chen Zi (1441) to Chen Hai (1452). The Xingyi series, numbered 101 or 12, runs from Chen Zi (1453) to Chen Hai (1464). The Xingbing series, numbered 102 or 13, runs from Chen Zi (1465) to Chen Wei (1472). The passage presents these as a calendrical ordering and does not explain the individual meaning of each item.

This passage is the chronological table of the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Canon for Ordering the World), arranged in sections labeled Xing Ding, Xing Wu, and Xing Ji. Within these sections, entries follow one another in the sequence Chen Zi, Chen Chou, Chen Yin, and onward, which serves to order the counts.

Among these, "Chen Shen (1,400 / 73)" marks one entry in the sequence, with the number in parentheses giving its corresponding count, and the figures that follow increase in turn. The Xing Ding section continues from "Chen Zi (1,400 / 77)." The Xing Wu section continues from "1,400 / 89" through to "Chen Hai (1,500)." The Xing Ji section begins at "1,501" and runs to "Chen Wu (1,507)."

Here, Xing Ding, Xing Wu, and Xing Ji are section markers that organize the counts, while Chen Zi, Chen Chou, and similar names label the entries. The passage as a whole records numbers in a fixed order, without narrating events or describing cultivation methods.

This passage is a numerical table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principle Governing the World). It mainly uses combinations such as Xinggeng, Xinxin, and Xinren, and Chenwei, Chenshen, and Chenyou, to mark sequence. It does not narrate specific events or describe Daoist cultivation practices.

The numbers in parentheses are the corresponding serial numbers. For example, Xinggeng is marked as one hundred twenty-seven, and beneath it, starting from Chenzi, the entries are arranged in order as one thousand five hundred thirteen, one thousand five hundred fourteen, and so on. When the sequence reaches Xinxin (one hundred twenty-eight), the numbering continues downward, and it proceeds again at Xinren (one hundred twenty-nine). In other words, the passage lists each ganzhi-style marker and its ordinal number according to a fixed order.

This is a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principles Governing the World), arranged by the sexagenary cycle (ganzhi) for counting years. Entries such as Chen-si, Chen-wu, and so on are serial designations formed by pairing the Heavenly Stem chen with an Earthly Branch. Xing-gui, Xing-jia, and Xing-yi are section markers, and the numbers after them indicate the corresponding positions.

In sequence, the entries are Chen-si (number 1542), Chen-wu (1543), Chen-wei (1544), Chen-shen (1545), Chen-you (1546), Chen-xu (1547), and Chen-hai (1548). Next comes the marker Xing-gui (130), followed by Chen-zi (1549), continuing in order through Chen-hai (1560).

After this, the marker Xing-jia (131) begins a new section, running from Chen-zi (1561) through Chen-hai (1572). The marker Xing-yi (132) then starts another run, from Chen-zi (1573) through Chen-yin (1575).

This passage is a chronological sequence from the Huangji Jingshi (Huangji Jingshi, the Supreme Ultimate Canon for Ordering the World). It uses the labels "Xing Bing," "Xing Ding," and "Xing Wu" to mark time units at different levels, and it lists in order the serial numbers corresponding to each chen (the branch-cycle units of time). The numbers in parentheses are ordinal markers. For example, "chen mao (1,500 / 76)" indicates that this entry is the 1,576th position in the sequence. The passage runs from position 1,576 through position 1,610.

This passage is a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Principles for Governing the World), listing the sexagenary cycle sequence within the chen tier along with the corresponding ordinal numbers. The segment markers xingji and xinggeng divide the table, while "one hundred thirty-six" and "one hundred thirty-seven" indicate the 136th and 137th periods.

Each period lists, in order, the twelve entries chen-zi, chen-chou, chen-yin, chen-mao, chen-chen, chen-si, chen-wu, chen-wei, chen-shen, chen-you, chen-xu, and chen-hai. The numbers in parentheses mark the ordinal position of each entry, running from one thousand six hundred eleven up to one thousand six hundred forty-four.

The passage mainly serves to display the calendrical arrangement. It does not narrate specific events or describe cultivation practices or rituals.

This passage is mainly a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Record of Governing the World), arranged item by item in the order of the xing (star) and chen (branch) units, with a serial number for each entry. Here Xing Xin, Xing Ren, and Xing Gui are designations within the book's chronological system, while Chen Zi, Chen Chou, Chen Yin, and so on are the successive counting units.

Xing Xin corresponds to the 138th position, and beneath it are listed Chen Zi through Chen Hai, numbered 1645 through 1656. Xing Ren corresponds to the 139th position, with Chen Zi through Chen Hai numbered 1657 through 1668. Xing Gui corresponds to the 140th position, and the listed Chen Zi through Chen You are numbered 1669 through 1678.

No specific events or cultivation rituals are narrated here. The passage chiefly marks years according to a fixed sequence.

The table recorded here is the chronological table of the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principles Governing the World). It marks the different sections with the labels Xing Jia, Xing Yi, and Xing Bing, and marks each entry with sexagenary combinations such as Chen Xu, Chen Hai, and Chen Zi. The numbers in parentheses indicate the corresponding ordinal numbers.

Read in order, the first section runs from Chen Xu (1,679) to Chen Hai (1,692). After Xing Jia (141), it runs from Chen Zi (1,693) to Chen Hai (1,704). After Xing Yi (142), it runs from Chen Zi (1,705) to Chen Hai (1,716). After Xing Bing (143), it runs from Chen Zi (1,717) to Chen Shen (1,729).

Designations such as Chen Xu are terms formed by pairing the Twelve Earthly Branches, while Xing Jia, Xing Yi, and Xing Bing are section markers within this scheme. The source text here presents only the arrangement of chronological numbers and names, without offering any further explanatory commentary.

This passage is a numerical table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Book of World Ages), arranged by combinations of "stars" and Earthly Branches, with no continuous narrative. The first group is marked "Star Ding," the second "Star Wu," and the third "Star Ji." Within each group, the combinations of Earthly Branches, such as Chen-Zi, Chen-Chou, and Chen-Yin, are listed in order with their ordinal numbers. For example, "Chen-You (1700 / 14)" denotes item 1714 in the sequence, and "Chen-Xu (1700 / 15)" denotes item 1715. The numbering continues in this order until "Chen-Wu (1700 / 47)," which is item 1747.

Here, "Chen," "You," and the other terms are names from the twelve Earthly Branches (dizhi). "Star Ding," "Star Wu," and "Star Ji" are the group labels that this arrangement uses.

This passage records a set of calendrical numbers and sexagenary (ganzhi) sequence markers from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Canon for Governing the World). Read in order, the entries are chen wei, the 1,748th; chen shen, the 1,749th; chen you, the 1,750th; chen xu, the 1,751st; and chen hai, the 1,752nd.

Next comes xing geng, the geng position within the Xingji, which is the 147th. It is followed by chen zi, the 1,753rd; chen chou, the 1,754th; chen yin, the 1,755th; chen mao, the 1,756th; chen chen, the 1,757th; chen si, the 1,758th; chen wu, the 1,759th; chen wei, the 1,760th; chen shen, the 1,761st; chen you, the 1,762nd; chen xu, the 1,763rd; and chen hai, the 1,764th.

Then comes xing xin, the xin position within the Xingji, which is the 148th. It is followed by chen zi, the 1,765th; chen chou, the 1,766th; chen yin, the 1,767th; chen mao, the 1,768th; chen chen, the 1,769th; chen si, the 1,770th; chen wu, the 1,771st; chen wei, the 1,772nd; chen shen, the 1,773rd; chen you, the 1,774th; chen xu, the 1,775th; and chen hai, the 1,776th.

Finally, xing ren, the ren position within the Xingji, which is the 149th. It is followed by chen zi, the 1,777th; chen chou, the 1,778th; chen yin, the 1,779th; chen mao, the 1,780th; and chen chen, the 1,781st.

Overall, the passage arranges the calendrical numbers mainly by the serial number of the xing (star) division and by the combination of chen branches. The numbers in parentheses are the corresponding ordinal markers.

This passage is a numerical table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principles Governing the World), which pairs the marker chen with the twelve Earthly Branches and lists ordinal numbers in sequence. The markers xing gui, xing jia, and xing yi label stellar stations, and yue si (six) marks a month position. The numbers in parentheses are the corresponding counting ordinals.

The passage runs from chen si (1782) to chen hai (1800). It then uses yue si (six) as a boundary and continues from 1801 through 1816. Xing gui (150), xing jia (151), and xing yi (152) mark the progression of stellar stations. Taken as a whole, the text records the order of steps in a cyclical calculation rather than describing specific events.

Chen-Chen (the 1,817th year)

Chen-Si (the 1,818th year)

Chen-Wu (the 1,819th year)

Chen-Wei (the 1,820th year)

Chen-Shen (the 1,821st year)

Chen-You (the 1,822nd year)

Chen-Xu (the 1,823rd year)

Chen-Hai (the 1,824th year)

Xing Bing (the 105th Yun, 13th Shi) Chen-Zi (the 1,825th year)

Chen-Chou (the 1,826th year)

Chen-Yin (the 1,827th year)

Chen-Mao (the 1,828th year)

Chen-Chen (the 1,829th year)

Chen-Si (the 1,830th year)

Chen-Wu (the 1,831st year)

Chen-Wei (the 1,832nd year)

Chen-Shen (the 1,833rd year)

Chen-You (the 1,834th year)

Chen-Xu (the 1,835th year)

Chen-Hai (the 1,836th year)

Xing Ding (the 105th Yun, 14th Shi) Chen-Zi (the 1,837th year)

Chen-Chou (the 1,838th year)

Chen-Yin (the 1,839th year)

Chen-Mao (the 1,840th year)

Chen-Chen (the 1,841st year)

Chen-Si (the 1,842nd year)

Chen-Wu (the 1,843rd year)

Chen-Wei (the 1,844th year)

Chen-Shen (the 1,845th year)

Chen-You (the 1,846th year)

Chen-Xu (the 1,847th year)

Chen-Hai (the 1,848th year)

Xing Wu (the 105th Yun, 15th Shi) Chen-Zi (the 1,849th year)

Chen-Chou (the 1,850th year)

Here “Chen-Chen,” “Chen-Si,” and the like are calendrical numeration symbols used in the Huangji Jingshi to mark time cycles; “Xing Bing,” “Xing Ding,” and “Xing Wu” indicate subdivisions within that cycle.

This passage is the chronological table of the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Canon for Governing the World), in which time is marked by "stars" (xing) and the twelve earthly branches, with each entry followed by its ordinal number within that sequence. The preceding markers "Star Ji (one hundred five / sixteen)" and "Star Geng (one hundred five / seventeen)" serve as segment headings. Beneath them, the entries proceed in order from Chen-Zi, Chen-Chou, Chen-Yin, and so on, with the number after each giving that entry's place in the series.

As the original lists them, the entries run continuously from "one thousand eight hundred / fifty-one" through "one thousand eight hundred / eighty-four." Chen-Yin appears twice, at two separate points, and these are distinct entries within the original ordering. After Star Ji the sequence begins again at Chen-Zi, and after Star Geng it likewise begins at Chen-Zi.

This is a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi (Huangji Jingshi, Supreme Ultimate Canon for Governing the World) that marks eras by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Xing Xin (xīng xīn), Xing Ren (xīng rén), and Xing Gui (xīng guǐ) correspond to the 158th, 159th, and 160th "Xing" (star) sequences. Under each Xing are twelve "Chen" (chén) units, listed in order from Chen Zi and Chen Chou through Chen Hai.

The numbers in parentheses are the corresponding cumulative serial numbers. The Xing Xin group runs from 1885 to 1896, the Xing Ren group from 1897 to 1908, and the Xing Gui group from 1909 to 1919. Following the pattern of the twelve Chen, a Chen Hai entry should follow the last item of Xing Gui, corresponding to 1920, but this passage does not list it.

Here is the numerical table of the Huangji Jingshi (Book of the Supreme Ultimate Governing the World). Its segments are marked as xing jia, xing yi, and xing bing. Under each segment, the twelve ganzhi combinations from chen zi through chen hai are arranged in order, with their ordinal numbers given in parentheses.

This passage picks up from chen hai (1,920) and continues through the segments xing jia (106/11), xing yi (106/12), and xing bing (106/13), with the ordinal numbers rising item by item until it reaches chen shen (1,953). Here xing and chen are the segment and sequence markers of the Huangji Jingshi's chronological system. The passage mainly serves to indicate the numerical sequence and contains no separately narrated events or cultivation methods.

This passage is a chronological table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principles Governing the World), arranged in the sequence of the xing (stars) and chen (branches) to mark positions in time. The numbers in parentheses are the corresponding serial numbers. The segment markers "xing ding," "xing wu," and "xing ji" divide the sections.

For example, "chen you (1954)" indicates the entry numbered 1954, and the other entries follow the same pattern. Each section begins with "chen zi" and proceeds in the order "chou, yin, mao, chen, si, wu, wei, shen, you, xu, hai." The entries listed here run continuously from 1954 to 1987.

This passage is a numerical table from the Huangji Jingshi (Canon of the Supreme Ultimate Ordering of the World). It arranges the "branch" (chen) entries under each "star" (xing), with each entry's ordinal number in parentheses. In order, it lists Branch Wei (1,988), Branch Shen (1,989), Branch You (1,990), Branch Xu (1,991), and Branch Hai (1,992). Under Star Geng (167), the sequence runs from Branch Zi (1,993) through Branch Wu (1,999), then continues with Branch Wei (2,000), Branch Shen (2,001), Branch You (2,002), Branch Xu (2,003), and Branch Hai (2,004).

Under Star Xin (168), the entries run from Branch Zi (2,005) through Branch Hai (2,016). Under Star Ren (169), they run from Branch Zi (2,017) through Branch Xu (2,027). The original notes that the entry for Branch You is given as "(2,001/16)," which read literally would be 2,016 in this position. This does not match the progression of the numbers before and after it.

This passage is the calendar table from the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principle Governing the World), which marks the time sequence mainly with the characters xing (star) and chen (branch-position), followed by numbers in parentheses.

"Xing Gui," "Xing Jia," "Xing Yi," and "Xing Bing" are the names of the Xingji (star-record) divisions. The "Chen Zi" through "Chen Hai" series follows the twelve Earthly Branches in order and indicates the temporal position within each division. The numbers in parentheses use place-value units such as qian (thousands) and bai (hundreds) to mark the year or its sequence number. For example, "er qian er / shi ba" can be read as "er qian er nian shi ba" (year two thousand and two, eighteen). This section continues from "Chen Hai" at the end of "Xing Gui," runs through "Xing Jia" and "Xing Yi," and ends with "Chen Zi" under "Xing Bing."

The original records its numbers in tabular symbols and omits specific notes on the year and month. One entry, "san qian si / shi san," appears where one might expect "er qian si / shi san." This looks out of order with the entries before and after it, and the modern interpretation keeps the original notation here.

The passage is the chronological table of the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Principles Governing the World), which lists years by the twelve Earthly Branches. Combinations such as chen-chou and chen-yin are branch pairings that mark periods in the calendar, and the parenthetical notes give the corresponding number of years and their ordinal positions.

From chen-chou through chen-hai, the entries correspond in sequence to the ordinal numbers for the years 2006 to 2007. Next comes Xing Ding (the Ding segment of the Xingji, or Star Record, Xingji, marked in the table as the 107th segment). Beneath it, beginning at chen-zi and running through chen-hai, the entries correspond to the ordinal numbers for the years 2007 to 2008.

Then Xing Wu (the Wu segment of the Xingji, the segment that follows the 107th) runs from chen-zi through chen-hai, corresponding to the ordinal numbers for the years 2008 to 2009. Xing Ji (the Ji segment of the Xingji) runs from chen-zi through chen-mao, corresponding to the ordinal numbers for the years 2009 to 2104.

The text arranges its chronology according to the "star" segments and the order of the Earthly Branches, and it contains no narrative content.

The table of numbers in the Huangji Jingshi (Supreme Ultimate Principles for Governing the World) lists the stem-and-branch names alongside their ordinal numbers. Beginning with Chen Chen (2,105), the entries continue through Chen Si, Chen Wu, Chen Wei, Chen Shen, Chen You, Chen Xu, and Chen Hai, numbered in sequence up to 2,112. The entry Xing Geng (177) then appears, and the sequence resumes from Chen Zi (2,113) and runs through to Chen Hai (2,124).

Next is Xing Xin (178), followed by the sequence from Chen Zi (2,125) through to Chen Hai (2,136). Finally, Xing Ren (179) is marked, after which Chen Zi (2,137) and Chen Chou (2,138) are listed.

Xing Geng, Xing Xin, and Xing Ren function as section markers within this numbering system, while entries such as Chen Zi and Chen Chou are the names arranged in order within each section.

The passage is an explanatory note on the chronological tables in the Huangji Jingshi (Huangji Jingshi, Shao Yong's cosmological chronology), not a continuous narrative. The labels "Chen-yin," "Chen-mao," and so on are year markers formed by combining the Twelve Earthly Branches, and the numbers in parentheses are the ordinal or numerical positions recorded in the original book. "Xing-gui" and the "(one hundred / eighty)" that follows it are also part of this system of calendrical notation. The original does not explain how these numbers are to be converted, so here they are preserved only as they are arranged in the text.

"Tang Yao" refers to Yao of Tang, and "Yu Shun" refers to Shun of Yu. The numbers in parentheses after them are placed after the corresponding Earthly Branch year and indicate the positions these figures occupy in the chronological system. The closing line, "Huangji Jingshi, Scroll One, Lower Part," marks the end of the lower section of the first scroll of the Huangji Jingshi.