Four issues related to hexagrams Qian and Kun in both the received and silk versions of Zhouyi

From the two hexagrams of Qian (the 1 st hexagram in the received version of Zhouyi) and Kun (the 2 nd hexagram) in both the received version of Zhouyi and silk version of Zhouyi unearthed at Mawangdui, this paper illustrates four related issues and makes detailed analysis. These issues includes: 1) the division of the positions into the Three Powers is not applicable to hexagram Qian; 2) A reinterpretation of the remarks attached to the third line of Qian helps us to grasp its real meanings; 3) Zhouyi insists that Yin ought to submit to Yang, a viewpoint opposite to the relationship between Yin and Yang, men and women explicated in chapter Zhong copied on silk excavated; 4) In hexagram Qian, the application of “用” in the received version and its counterpart“迵” in the silk version reflects the transition from theocracy to humanities.