Retirement and burial at Lanling
· Lanling, Chu (present-day Lanling County, Shandong, China)
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 · file After Lord Chunshen was assassinated, Xunzi lost his post, retired, and remained in Lanling for the rest of his life. The source also identifies Lanling as his burial place. Lord Chunshen’s assassination and Xunzi’s loss of office are dated to 238 BCE. Xunzi’s death year remains unknown, though it was after 238 BCE.
