《穆天子传》有一重大特点,就是它用干支计时法,依时间顺序逐年逐月甚至逐日地记下了周穆王西征的行程。从中不但可以看出记者(史官)态度的认真,同时也说明了此书的真实性。今依前人顾实之穆王《西征年历》与张星烺《中西交通史料汇编》之材料,将《穆天子传》中穆王一行壮游之事迹按时间顺序依次排比择要撮述于下,以示其真相;其时间 There is a great feature of “Biography of Mu Tianzizi”, which is that it records the journey of the Western Zhou Dynasty King by the branch-by-branch method according to the time sequence year by year or even by day. Not only can we see the seriousness of the attitude of the reporter (historian), but also shows the authenticity of the book. In accordance with the historical materialism of the former Mu King “Western Expedition Calendar” and Zhang Xingtao’s “Collection of Historical Materials of Sino-Western Transport,” according to chronological order, the deeds of Mu Wang and his entourage Show the truth; its time