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Medieval and modern eras

In 742, an imperial proclamation from Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (r. 712–756) canonized the Zhuangzi as one of the Chinese classics, awarding it the honorific title ' True Scripture of Southern Florescence ' (南華真經; Nánhuá zhēnjīng). Nevertheless, most scholars throughout Chinese history did not consider it as being a "classic" per se, due to its non-Confucian nature.