The Complete Works of Mr. Yang Yuan (Volume 1, 2, and 3)

Author: (Qing) Zhang Lixiang
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Yang Yuan, also known as Zhang Lixiang, was one of the influential scholars during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He was a renowned Confucian scholar in the early Qing period, styled Kaofu, and known by the sobriquet Nianzhi. Scholars referred to him as Yang Yuan due to the village where he lived, Yang Yuan Village, in Tongxiang, Zhejiang. He was born in the 39th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty and died in the 13th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, at the age of 64. The author lived during the transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasties. In his early years, he was a candidate for the imperial examinations and faced numerous setbacks in his academic pursuits. Later, he abandoned the path of officialdom and strictly adhered to the moral standards of a Ming loyalist. He devoted himself to teaching and writing, spending his later years in his hometown. This book is a collection of essays by a Qing scholar, Zhang Lixiang, a renowned Confucian scholar in the early Qing period. It is an anthology of the author's life's works, organized into sections such as odes, poems, letters, prefaces, memorials, inscriptions, short essays, questions, and reading notes. The content covers a wide range of subjects, including classics, history, philosophy, and literature, or compiles essential discussions on Confucian thought by earlier scholars. This book holds some value for historical researchers.