Yue Man Tang Reading Notes - (Full Three Volumes)

Author: Li Cimeng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The Reading Notes of Yue Man Tang, Li Cimeng, styled Chenke, was born in 1829 and died in 1894, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Li Cimeng began keeping a diary at the age of twenty and continued until his later years, with only short interruptions. This book is compiled from his diary, selecting the parts related to his reading notes. The daily lessons and reflections on reading in his diary are among the most valuable sections, offering a glimpse into his academic achievements throughout his life. In his reading notes, there are indeed some original insights that predecessors had not discovered, often capturing the essence in just a few words, making connections, analyzing in detail, yet avoiding trivial textual research. Because his academic scope is broad and his insights are profound, and because he had genuinely read each book he recorded, the value of this work surpasses similar works like Zheng Tang's Reading Notes.