A Detailed Explanation of Yijing

This is a milestone book in the research history of I Jing. This book provides clear modern language explanation for every word and sentence in the ancient script of I Jing, based on rigorous and thorough exegesis using innovative tools such as the Silk Text Edition of Zhou Yi and the Oracle bone scripts. For every chapter of I Jing, the author establishes a solid framework for the theme and the storyline, and distinguishes between the major players and the change of environment. The readers will understand why a certain chapter has a certain name, why the scripts are written that way, and the connection between the transformation of hexagrams and the script language. The book also provides explanations for frequent key words used in I Jing, establishing a corresponding relationship between the trigrams and certain key words.