300 CE

Kuo Hsiang edits the text of the Chuang Tzu, resulting in text that is read today. He divides the text into 3 parts: the first consisting of 7 “inner chapters,” the second consisting of 15 “outer chapters,” and the last section of all remaining chapters known as the “miscellaneous chapters. The first section is regarded as having been written by Chuang Tzu himself, while the last two sections are thought to have been written by his followers later on, in an attempt to elaborate and clarify the principles set down in Chuang Tzu’s writing.