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Introduction and English translation
copyright © 2000 by David Hinton

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American
Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be used
or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written
permission from the Publisher, except in the case of brief
quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lao Tzu.

[Tao te ching. English]
Tao Te Ching / Lao Tzu; translated by David Hinton.

p. cm.
ISBN 1-58243-047-0 (alk. paper)
I. Hinton, David, 1954- . II. Title.
BL1900.L3 E5 2000
299'.51482-dc21 00-022551
CIP

Printed in the United States of America on acid-free
paper that meets the American National Standards Insti-
tute Z39-48 Standard.

Illustration: Nine Dragons (detail), China, Southern Sung
dynasty, dated 1244; Ch'en Jung, Chinese (active first half
of the 13th century) Handscroll; ink and touches of red on
paper; H X L: 183/16 x 431 11/16 in. Francis Gardner Curtis
Fund, 17. 1697.

Design and electronic production by David Bullen Design

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Publication Information: Book Title: Tao Te Ching. Contributors: Lao-Tzu - author, David Hinton - transltr. Publisher: Counterpoint. Place of Publication: Washington, DC. Publication Year: 2000. Page Number: iv.
    
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