 The Zhuangzi is a Daoist text in the late Warring States period. It is believed to be written by a Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi (369–286 BCE) but his authorship is debated especially in the outer chapters (wai pian 外篇, chapters 8 through 22) and the miscellaneous chapters (za pian 雜篇, chapters 23 through 33) of the text. It consists of stories and anecdotes that deliver the insightful and intriguing messages of Daoism and the Daoist way of life. It also develops an inspiring approach to emotions and their foundations in the natural inclinations of the human mind.  Although qing refers to the essential nature of things in some passages of the Zhuangzi, in other passages it refers to the psychological foundation of affective dispositions. Therefore, it is important to see how he understands qing and how qing and emotions are related in the Zhuangzi.