Yeren (Zhou dynasty)

The yeren were a class of people under the Zhou (11th-3rd centuries BC) in ancient China. They were the people living outside of the Zhou cultural centers.

Yeren
Chinese	野人
Literal meaning	Wild People Country Folk
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin yěrén

Zilu, one of Confucius's favorite disciples, was considered to be one and the Analects includes a passage giving the yeren primacy over the Zhou in having undergone the influence of "ritual and music".[lower-alpha 1][2]

See also

• Hua–Yi distinction

Notes

1. Chinese: 先進於禮樂，野人也。[1]

References

Citations

1. Lunyu, XI, 1.. sfn error: no target: CITEREFLunyu (help)
2. Eno (2003), p. 30.

Bibliography

• Eno, Robert (2003), "The Background of the Kong Family of Lu and the Origins of Ruism" (PDF), Early China, Vol. 28, pp. 1–41.