The Gangsta and the Sage. Episode 1: The Visit
Confucius wants to visit and straighten out Gangsta Zhi, the most dangerous crime boss in early China. The Gangsta’s brother tells Confucius that this is a foolish move—but will Confucius listen?
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Sources:
Zhuangzi: https://ctext.org/zhuangzi
Shiji: https://ctext.org/shiji/lao-zi-han-fei-lie-zhuan
Brook Ziporyn, Zhuangzi: The Complete Writings. Hackett: 2020.
Esther Klein, Were there ‘Inner Chapters’ in the Warring States? A New Examination of Evidence about the Zhuangzi.” T’oung Pao 96 (2010). 299-369.
Deborah Sommer, “Images for Iconoclasts: Images of Confucius in the Cultural Revolution.” East-West Connections 7:1 (2000): 1.23.

Contributors:
Scripts: Hans-Georg Moeller (https://www.amazon.com/-/zh_TW/Hans-Georg-Moeller/e/B08VS4PP7X?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vu00_tkin_p1_i0)
Animations: Rory O’Neill, Li Jing & Vishnu Veeravalli
Production: Fai
Narrations : Simon Barber (https://izwi.com)
Chinese subtitles: Cathy
Music by Kevin Macleod "Long Note One", "Long Note Two", "Long Note Four"

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