Talk:Heshang Gong

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[Note to wikipedia staff: The content below is from the introduction to my own translation of the Heshang Gong commentary, all written by myself, and for which I own the copyright. ISBN-13: 978-0-9949781-1-0. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018UUARJK, https://www.createspace.com/5906542. The deductive reasoning to date this text is all my own and does not presently appear in any other publication.] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan G. Reid (talk • contribs)
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Legend vs. historical figure
The book Two Visions of the Way: A Study of the Wang Pi and the Ho-Shang Kung Commentaries on the Lao-Tzu by Alan K.L. Chan (which the first citation indirectly cites, albeit with a incorrect name) is pretty concrete that Ho-shang Kung is a legend rather than a historical figure, and goes into some detail about potential origins for the legend. Unless there's a compelling reason not to, I think this article should be much clearer about that. Wesleyac (talk) 01:27, 3 December 2022 (UTC)