On January 19, the book launch for The Tsinghua University Warring States Bamboo Manuscripts (Volume 15), Collated Interpretations, and Studies and Translations, was jointly hosted by the Research and Conservation Center for Unearthed Texts of Tsinghua University, Zhongxi Book Company, The Commercial Press, and Tsinghua University Press. As the Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse approaches, volume 15 presents a compilation of previously unseen documents on horse administration, which holds significant importance for the study of pre-Qin technological and cultural history.

The Tsinghua University Warring States Bamboo Manuscripts (Volume 15), Collated Interpretations（Volumes 5-8）, and Studies and Translations (Volume 7)

The Tsinghua University Warring States Bamboo Manuscripts collects five bamboo manuscripts: Xu ma 胥马 “Observing Horses,” Fan ma zhi ji 凡马之疾 “All Horse Ailments,” Xun ma 驯马 “Taming Horses,” Yu shu 驭术 “Art of Driving Horses,” and Yu ma zhi dao 驭马之道 “The Way of Driving Horses.” These documents are the earliest known specialized materials in China discussing horse appraisal, horse treatment, horse taming, and horse driving.

The launch also featured the release of the 2nd series, volumes 5-8, of the Collated Interpretations, and volume 7 of the Studies and Translations.

Editor: Li Han