Advice for Rulers, Charioteers and Cyclists: the Huainanzi

The Huainanzi, a fascinating Han dynasty guidebook for rulers, on resonance, non-action, charioteering, and how not to fall off a bicycle.

Will Buckingham
9 min readJun 4, 2022

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Image of cyclists (1912). Rijksmuseum. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Many Voices of the Huainanzi

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Will Buckingham

Writer & philosopher. PhD. Stories & ideas to make the world a better place. HELLO, STRANGER (Granta 2021): BBC R4 Book of the Week. Twitter @willbuckingham