Author: Zhuangzi
Alternate names: 莊子; 庄子; 莊周; Chuang Tzu; Chuang-Tzu; Chuang-tzu; Chuang tzu; Zhuang zi; Zhuang-Zi; Zuang-zi; Chuang-Tse; Chuang Tsé; Chuang-Tsé; Chuang Tse; Zhuang Zhou; Chuang Tzŭ; Chuangtzŭ; Chuangtzu; Chuang Chou; Zi Zhuang; Zhuang Zi; Tchouang-tseu; Chuang-tzu Chuang-tzu; Chuang-Tzu Chuang-Tzu; Chuang-tzǔ; Chuang-tzŭ.; Chuang-tzŭ.; Tzu Chuang; Zhuangzi Zhuangzi; Zhou Zhuang
Born: c. 369 BC
Died: c. 286 BC
Bio: Zhuang Zhou, commonly known as Zhuangzi (Chinese: 莊子; literally "Master Zhuang"; also rendered as Chuang Tzu), was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BC during the Warring States period, a period corresponding to the summit of Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing—in part or in whole—a work known by his name, the *Zhuangzi*, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism.

**Source**: [Zhuang Zhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuang_Zhou) on Wikipedia.