History and Critique of the Twenty-Two Histories (Complete Three Volumes)

Author: [Qing] Hang Shijun
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: ★32nd edition bound in cloth by Beijing Library Press (the predecessor of National Library Press), published in January 2003.
During the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, Confucian studies flourished, with collecting lost works, textual research on classics, and editing compendia being particularly popular. Scholars not only meticulously re-examined and interpreted almost all important Confucian classics but also conducted extensive research on official histories, including textual collation, correction of errors, and historical investigation. They either expounded on terms and concepts, or examined the similarities and differences in historical records of old chronicles, seeking broad evidence and compiling them into monumental works.
This book is part of the Collected Works on Official History Research, featuring six works by renowned Qing Dynasty scholars on textual research, supplementation, and notes on official histories:
- Zhu Shi Ran Yi (One Volume), written by Hang Shijun (1696–1773, a native of Ren'an, Zhejiang), with the original text printed in the Zhi Bu Zhi Zhai series by Bao Tingbo and Bao Zhizu, a Qing Dynasty edition.
- Du Shi Jiu Miao (Fifteen Volumes), written by Niu Yunzhen (1706–1758, a native of Ziyang, Shandong), covering fifteen official histories from the Records of the Grand Historian to the Five Dynasties Histories. The original text is from the Kong Shan Tang Complete Works, a Jiaqing-era edition (1818).
- Du Shi Zha Ji (One Volume), written by Lu Wenchang (1717–1795, a native of Yu, Zhejiang), compiled from Liu Shiheng’s Ju Xue Xuan series, a Qing Dynasty Guangxu-era edition.
- Zhu Shi Shi Yi (Five Volumes), written by Qian Daixin (1728–1804, a native of Jia ding, Zhejiang), covering fifteen histories from the Records of the Three Kingdoms to the History of the Yuan Dynasty. The original text is from the Qian Yan Tang Complete Works, published during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods.
- Du Shi Za Ji (One Volume), written by Shen Yu (a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang), with the original text printed from the E Shu Tang Collection, a Daoguang-era edition (1838).
- Shi Shi Shuo (Four Volumes), written by Liu Tiaren (late Qing Dynasty, a native of Lujiang, Anhui), one of the Four Historical Studies of Bi Yuan, alongside Notes on the Zizhi Tongjian, Continued Chronological Tables of Historical Events, and Records of Discrepancies. The original text is a stone-printed edition from the Republican era.
These six works are extensively referenced, well-organized, rigorously researched, and compile the achievements of numerous scholars, making them highly valuable for in-depth study of official history literature.