Abstract: Yili Jingzhuan Tongjie is a book that Zhu Xi devoted most of his efforts in his life and finished
about ten years before his death. It had a profound impact on the development of Zhuziology in East
Asia. The book spread to the Korean Peninsula during Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It was published under
the auspices of Qi Dasheng around 1570, but it did not cause many repercussions. Around 1654, Jin Ji,
Song Junji and Song Shilie printed Yili Jingzhuan Tongjie and Yang Fu’s Ritual Figures for the second
time in copper type in Chosun Dynasty. After the publication of this book, a climax of in-depth studies of
Zhuziology was initiated there, and even appeared a book named Yili Jingzhuan Tongjie Bu to supplement
this book. At the same time, Japan asked Chosun Dynasty for the book, and then printed copies according to
the Chosun Dynasty’s edition during its occupation in Korea. The Japanese Edition was introduced to China
during the period of the Republic of China and became an important reference edition of Yili Jingzhuan
Tongjie.

Key words: Theory of Zhuzi, Yili Jingzhuan Tongjie, Chosun Dynasty publication, Communication ofbook among China, Korea and Japan