Confucius held that Taibo's conduct deserved to be called supreme virtue.
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history
In the Analects, Confucius praises 泰伯, who gave up his claim to the Zhou throne: 泰伯,其可谓至德也已矣 'Taibo may be said to have reached supreme virtue'.
usage
The county took its name from the Tang reign title 至德 (756–758), the years in which it was set up. In 1959 it merged with 东流 to form 东至, one character from each name.