Beihu Xiaozhi--Yangzhou Local Literature Series

Author: (Qing) Jiao Xun
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Beihu Xiaozhi, written by Jiao Xun during the Qing Dynasty, is a local monograph that records the geographical waterways, scenic spots, historical sites, customs, filial sons and heroic women, folk customs, and conditions of the Beihu area in the northern part of Yangzhou City during the Qing Dynasty (now divided between the Hanyang District and Jiangdu City of Yangzhou). The book consists of six volumes, including six narrations, ten records, twenty-one biographies, eight accounts of events, and two family chronicles, totaling forty-seven chapters. At the beginning of each volume, there are maps of Beihu and old scenic spots, and a preface by Ruan Yuan is included. Jiao Xun (1763–1820), styled Litang, also known as Litang, and later styled Litang Laoren, was from Ganquan, Jiangsu (now Huangjue in Hanyang, Yangzhou). He was a renowned I Ching scholar during the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing Dynasty. His work Diao Gu Lou Yi Xue San Shu (Yi Tong Shi, Yi Zhangju, Yi Tu Lüe) caused a stir in the academic circles of his time and was hailed as a groundbreaking achievement. Jiao Xun's remarkable accomplishments were inseparable from his unique philosophical methodology. This paper aims to explore the philosophical methodological thoughts highlighted in Jiao Xun's I Ching studies, in hopes of seeking guidance from experts and scholars.