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1. Fu Sheng

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   The existence of Fu Sheng (c. 280–c. 208 BCE) represents a critical, if somewhat melancholic, juncture in the transmission of early Chinese classical texts. A scholar active during the late Warring States period and the subsequent early Han Dynasty, Fu Sheng is primarily recognized for his prodigious, albeit incomplete, preservation of the Book of Documents (Shū Jīng). His steadfast refusal to transcribe the text onto perishable materials, opting instead to c…