Biography of Zhang Xuecheng

Author: Cang Xiuliang
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Publish Date: 1996-03-01
Features: Zhang Xuecheng was a renowned scholar and thinker of the Qing Dynasty. Despite a challenging life, he achieved outstanding accomplishments in academic and cultural fields. Especially in the fields of historiography, local chronicles, and textual criticism, he proposed a systematic and comprehensive theoretical framework, truly achieving the pinnacle of ancient knowledge and establishing his own unique voice. He also offered many insightful and era-relevant views in areas such as social and political thought, philosophy, literature, pedagogy, and genealogy. This book is the first comprehensive and systematic monograph in China to discuss the life and academic achievements of Zhang Xuecheng. The book is divided into 11 chapters, covering topics such as the historical context of Zhang Xuecheng's time, his life and writings, his social and political thought, philosophical ideas, historiographical theory, local chronicles theory, textual criticism theory, genealogy theory, literary theory, educational thought, and his relationship with the Zhejiang School, among others. It also provides an objective evaluation of Zhang Xuecheng's status and influence in the history of ancient Chinese academic and cultural thought. The book is well-researched, well-supported by arguments, and written in a fluent style, with many brilliant insights.