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Author: (Qing) Zhang Er Tian
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Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is written to examine the origins and evolution of the Six Arts and the schools of thought under the Confucian tradition, divided into eight volumes and thirty-eight chapters, with four supplementary chapters. The general history of the volumes covers the origins of the Six Arts and the schools of thought, as well as the evolution of official positions. The remaining volumes discuss the doctrines of the Confucian, Taoist, Mohist, Legalist, Military, Names, and Diplomatic schools, as well as the essence of the "Five Classics," striving to restore their original forms. The references cited are primarily from Qin-era classics, while the views of Qing scholars are mainly drawn from a few such as Zhang Xuecheng, Han Zhong, and Gong Zizhen. Critics compare it to The Hidden Springs (Qianfu) and Discussions and Debates (Lunheng), or even rank it alongside The Compendium of Historiography (Shitong) and The Treatise on Historical Criticism and Literature (Wenshi Tongyi) as one of the three great works of historiography. However, this book was first published in the late Guangxu era, and after revision, only one edition from the early Republic of China remains in circulation. It is now being collated and punctuated by experts, presented in traditional vertical print for the use of scholars.