Qi Gong Cong Cao · Lun Wen Ju

Author: Qi Gong
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Features: At the age of twenty, Qi Gong began to study under the guidance of Professor Li Yun, where he learned about academic schools and textual research, understanding that "without evidence, there is no belief" as the foundation of conduct and writing. During this time, he had a private passion for calligraphy and painting, often drawing inspiration from ancient artworks. One day, when Professor Li Yun inquired about his interests, he replied that he aspired to achieve success in art. The teacher encouraged him with a playful saying: "When I first studied medicine, I was also someone who would pass down medical skills in the future." Later, he taught at both secondary and university levels, gradually expanding his interests to poetry and even wrote A Draft on the History of Ancient Scripts. When the book was completed, his mentor was still able to review it. However, in his strenuous effort to write A Draft on the Rules of Poetic and Prose Rhythm, it took ten years to finish, but his mentor was no longer around to see it.
In the early 1980s, a dear friend of Zhonghua Book Company, Fu Xuanzheng, suggested that I compile my scattered essays into a book. Fortunately, I had an old scroll seeking my mentor’s autograph on which he wrote "Qi Gong’s Collected Works," which I used as the title. Fu Xuanzheng urged the printing to be expedited. The publishing department term for this process is called "," and within days, the book was completed, marking the second volume of my Collected Works. Throughout the years, my teaching has always focused on classical literature. The method of teaching ancient texts was essentially translating ancient language into modern language, which led to my explorations of the grammatical differences between ancient and modern texts. These essays were included in the Collected Works. Later, as my explorations deepened, Mr. Chen Wanxiang began to compile papers related to Chinese language, which were published by the Commercial Press in Hong Kong as A Collection of Essays on Chinese Phenomena. These kinds of papers are no longer included in this volume.
Now, twenty years have passed since the early 1980s, and my miscellaneous manuscripts have continued to grow. The old Collected Works could no longer accommodate them, so they were divided into two volumes: one titled "Essays Volume" and the other "Annotations Volume." My dear friends have been so kind to allow me to present these works to respected readers once again, which is deeply grateful. For the second edition of my Collected Works, the reorganization of volumes, the arrangement of titles, and the proofreading of texts were greatly assisted by my good friend Liu Shi, for which I am sincerely grateful!
At the New Year of 1999, Qi Gong self-authenticated.