| has gloss | eng: The Chu silk manuscript (Chinese character: 楚帛書; Pinyin: Chǔ Bóshū), also known as “Chu silk manuscript of Zidanku in Changsha” (長沙子彈庫楚帛書), is a silk manuscript discovered in an ancient tomb around Zidanku, Changsha, Hunan Province in China. Dating back Dated to the Warring States period, it is the earliest silk manuscript excavated to date among all the silk manuscripts in the country. The silk manuscript was from the Chu which was one of the great powers occupying the southern region of China in that period. |