Room Xuanling Stele - Collected by Yinbing Studio

Author: Liang Qichao
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Introduction to the Stele of Fang Xuanling: In the history of modern Chinese culture, Liang Qichao is an indispensable figure. He participated in the Self-Strengthening Movement and was a capable statesman; he pioneered the establishment of newspapers and journals in modern times to spread new learning, serving as a forerunner of intellectual enlightenment; his multiple appointments as Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance demonstrated that he was not just a scholar confined to theoretical discussions but also possessed practical execution skills. In the history of scholarship, he advocated a new approach to historiography, opening a new era in the field. With his extensive collection of steles and inscriptions accompanied by detailed annotations, he presented the professional demeanor of a connoisseur of epigraphy. Combined with his lecture on calligraphy titled "Guidance on Calligraphy" at Peking University, he formed the image of a calligrapher who was a visionary and intellectual in the past century. He possessed modern theoretical thinking while being proficient in traditional studies, including textual criticism, collation, edition, and authentication.