Wu Cheng

Who was Wu Cheng?

Wú Chéng, zì Yòuqīng, also zì Bóqīng, hào Yīwúshānrén, also known as "草廬先生", was a scholar, educator, poet in Yuan Dynasty.

Among Caolu's contributions there is a famous condemnation of the divination practice as described in the "Great Plan" section of the Shang Shu. According to him, the enlightened Ji Zi, responsible for transmission of the teaching about the divination prevailing over opinions of nobles and ordinary people, was under the sway of the Shang dynasty superstitions. The matter is discussed in Karlgren's commentaries on the "Great Plan".