Zhuangzi

Though primarily known as a philosophical work, the Zhuangzi is regarded as one of the greatest literary works in all of Chinese history, and has been called "the most important pre-Qin text for the study of Chinese literature". A masterpiece of both philosophical and literary skill, it has significantly influenced writers for more than 2000 years from the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) to the present. Many major Chinese writers and poets in history—such as Sima Xiangru and Sima Qian during the Han dynasty, Ruan Ji and Tao Yuanming during the Six Dynasties (222–589), Li Bai during the Tang dynasty (618–907), and Su Shi and Lu You in the Song dynasty (960–1279)—were heavily influenced by the Zhuangzi.

Chapter Title[31] Chinese Title
1 "Carefree Wandering" Xiāoyáo yóu 逍遙遊
2 "On the Equality of Things" Qí wù lùn 齊物論
3 "Essentials for Nurturing Life" Yǎng shēng zhǔ 養生主
4 "The Human World" Rén-jiān shì 人間世
5 "Symbols of Integrity Fulfilled" Dé chōng fú 德充符
6 "The Great Ancestral Teacher" Dà zōng shī 大宗師
7 "Responses for Emperors and Kings" Yìng dì wáng 應帝王
8 "Webbed Toes" Piān mǔ 駢拇
9 "Horses' Hooves" Mǎ-tí 馬蹄
10 "Ransacking Coffers" Qū qiè 胠篋
11 "Preserving and Accepting" Zài yòu 在宥
12 "Heaven and Earth" Tiān-dì 天地
13 "The Way of Heaven" Tiān dào 天道
14 "Heavenly Revolutions" Tiān yùn 天運
15 "Ingrained Opinions" Kè yì 刻意
16 "Mending Nature" Shàn xìng 繕性
17 "Autumn Floods" Qiū shuǐ 秋水
18 "Ultimate Joy" Zhì lè 至樂
19 "Understanding Life" Dá shēng 達生
20 "The Mountain Tree" Shān mù 山木
21 "Sir Square Field" Tián-zǐ fāng 田子方
22 "Knowledge Wanders North" Zhī běi yóu 知北遊
23 "Gengsang Chu" Gēngsāng Chǔ 庚桑楚
24 "Ghostless Xu" Xú wú-guǐ 徐無鬼
25 "Sunny" Zé yáng 則陽
26 "External Things" Wài wù 外物
27 "Metaphors" Yù yán 寓言
28 "Abdicating Kingship" Ràng wáng 讓王
29 "Robber Footpad" Dào zhí 盜跖
30 "Discoursing on Swords" Shuō jiàn 說劍
31 "An Old Fisherman" Yú fù 漁父
32 "Lie Yukou" Liè Yùkòu 列禦寇
33 "All Under Heaven" Tiānxià 天下