  The Beida Laozi agrees with the Mawangdui manuscripts in another important respect; that is, Part 1 also corresponds to chapters 38–81 of the current 81-chapter version, or the Dejing, and Part 2, chapters 1–37, or Daojing. Although this cannot be taken to mean that the Laozi was “originally” written in that order, it may be the case that this was the dominant textual tradition during the Han period. Like the Mawangdui manuscripts, the Beida Laozi also records the number of characters at the end of each part.