Zuo Qiuming was a court historian of the state of Lu in the Spring and Autumn period.
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孔子 names him in the 《论语》 as a man who, like himself, was ashamed of smooth talk and false smiles. 司马迁 wrote that "Zuoqiu lost his sight, and then there was the Guoyu", counting him among men whose suffering produced great books.
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Most read 左 as his surname, matching the title 左传 "Zuo's commentary"; some take 左丘 as a double surname and write the name Zuoqiu Ming.
