Master Alfred Huang (born 1921) was a professor of Taoist philosophy and a third-generation master of Wu-style Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung. His life story is one of profound endurance; he was branded an "anti-revolutionary" during China’s Cultural Revolution and spent , including 13 years on death row. During this time, he survived by secretly meditating on the I Ching . Upon his release and subsequent emigration to the United States in 1979, he discovered that existing English translations lacked the true Chinese spirit, which inspired him to create his own. Key Features of the Translation
: In 1993, during meditation, he felt a "voice" urge him to create a new, definitive translation to help people during a "great time of change".
It includes the full text of the 64 hexagrams and the "Ten Wings," which are essential Confucian commentaries traditionally used to interpret the oracle's deeper meaning.
, is widely regarded as one of the most authentic English versions of the ancient Chinese classic because it is the first to be translated by a native Chinese speaker and Taoist master from within the tradition. About the Author: Master Alfred Huang
Huang’s masterwork, The Complete I Ching — The Definitive Translation by Taoist Master Alfred Huang , was published in 1998. It quickly became a classic, praised for its clarity, poetic flow, and restoration of the original Confucian commentaries known as the Ten Wings .