A Comprehensive History of Chinese Scholarship (Song, Yuan, and Ming Volumes)

Author: Zhang Liwen, edited by Zhang Liwen and Qi Runxing
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The development of Chinese academia during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties surpassed the Han and Tang periods, entering an era of academic diversity, the emergence of great masters, numerous schools of thought, intellectual exchanges, freedom of thought, and abundant achievements. Especially during the Song and Ming dynasties, scholars were fond of establishing their own unique schools, refusing to imitate others blindly. As a result, it formed a historical period characterized by brilliant science and technology, vibrant Confucian scholarship, outstanding literary and historical accomplishments, and a peak of theoretical thinking.