Überlieferungen von Mu, dem Sohn des Himmels : Eine philologisch-historische Studie zum MU TIANZI ZHUAN 穆天子傳

Abstract

The Mu Tianzi Zhuan, which translates as the "Chronicle of [King] Mu, Son-of Heaven," is considered the oldest surviving account of travel in Chinese literary history. It describes the travels undertaken by King Mu in the tenth century BC. This German translation is the first translation into a Western language in over forty years and is accompanied by a comprehensive critical apparatus.