Biography of Zhang Xuecheng

Author: Cang Xiuliang Ye Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Zhang Xuecheng was a renowned scholar and thinker of the Qing Dynasty. Despite a turbulent life, he achieved outstanding accomplishments in academic and cultural fields. Especially in the fields of history, 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 put forward many insightful and era-defining views in areas such as social and political thought, philosophy, literature, education, and genealogy. This book is the first comprehensive and systematic monograph in China to discuss the life, achievements, and academic thoughts of Zhang Xuecheng. The book is divided into 11 chapters, respectively elaborating on the historical context of Zhang Xuecheng's life, his life story and writings, his social and political thought, his philosophical thought, his historical theory, his theory of local chronicles, his theory of textual criticism, his theory of genealogy, his literary theory, his 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 culture. The book is well-researched, well-supported by arguments, and written in a fluent style, with many brilliant insights.