The final words of this poem, "會朝清明", do not have an agreed-upon meaning, even accounting for poetic variation. Legge (1871) has "That morning's encounter was followed by a clear bright [day]."[6]Shaughnessy (1999) and Chen (2021) give "Meeting in the morning, clear and bright."[7][8] Nivison (2018) reads the final two words as a date term, yielding "this occurred in the morning, Qingming [Day]".[9] Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999). "Western Zhou History". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: from the Origins of civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 292–351. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521470308.007. ISBN9780521470308. Chen, Hung-Sen (2021). "Some Minor Insights from Reading the Anhui University Warring States Bamboo Slips of the Classic of Poetry". Bamboo and Silk. 4. Brill: 172–188. doi:10.1163/24689246-00401006. S2CID234008212.
The final words of this poem, "會朝清明", do not have an agreed-upon meaning, even accounting for poetic variation. Legge (1871) has "That morning's encounter was followed by a clear bright [day]."[6]Shaughnessy (1999) and Chen (2021) give "Meeting in the morning, clear and bright."[7][8] Nivison (2018) reads the final two words as a date term, yielding "this occurred in the morning, Qingming [Day]".[9] Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999). "Western Zhou History". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: from the Origins of civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 292–351. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521470308.007. ISBN9780521470308. Chen, Hung-Sen (2021). "Some Minor Insights from Reading the Anhui University Warring States Bamboo Slips of the Classic of Poetry". Bamboo and Silk. 4. Brill: 172–188. doi:10.1163/24689246-00401006. S2CID234008212.
Chen (2021), p. 181. Chen, Hung-Sen (2021). "Some Minor Insights from Reading the Anhui University Warring States Bamboo Slips of the Classic of Poetry". Bamboo and Silk. 4. Brill: 172–188. doi:10.1163/24689246-00401006. S2CID234008212.
Zhang (2002), p. 350. Zhang Peiyu (2002). "Determining Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology through Astronomical Records in Historical Texts". Journal of East Asian Archaeology. 4. Brill: 335–357. doi:10.1163/156852302322454602.
Pines (2008), pp. 3–4, 10, 12. Pines, Yuri (2008). "To Rebel is Justified? The Image of Zhouxin and the Legitimacy of Rebellion in the Chinese Political Tradition". Oriens Extremus. 47. Harrassowitz Verlag: 1–24. JSTOR24048044.
The final words of this poem, "會朝清明", do not have an agreed-upon meaning, even accounting for poetic variation. Legge (1871) has "That morning's encounter was followed by a clear bright [day]."[6]Shaughnessy (1999) and Chen (2021) give "Meeting in the morning, clear and bright."[7][8] Nivison (2018) reads the final two words as a date term, yielding "this occurred in the morning, Qingming [Day]".[9] Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999). "Western Zhou History". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: from the Origins of civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 292–351. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521470308.007. ISBN9780521470308. Chen, Hung-Sen (2021). "Some Minor Insights from Reading the Anhui University Warring States Bamboo Slips of the Classic of Poetry". Bamboo and Silk. 4. Brill: 172–188. doi:10.1163/24689246-00401006. S2CID234008212.
Chen (2021), p. 181. Chen, Hung-Sen (2021). "Some Minor Insights from Reading the Anhui University Warring States Bamboo Slips of the Classic of Poetry". Bamboo and Silk. 4. Brill: 172–188. doi:10.1163/24689246-00401006. S2CID234008212.