Selected Works of Xuan Tang: Prefaces and Postfaces Collection

Author: RAO Zongyi, edited by ZHENG Huixin
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Professor RAO Zongyi is a renowned scholar in Hong Kong. He is erudite and knowledgeable, spanning ancient and modern times, integrating Eastern and Western learning, and has long been celebrated internationally for his academic achievements. His research covers a wide range of fields, including history (including local history, ancient history, literary history, art history, music history, and the history of religious thought), oracle bone script studies, Dunhuang studies, ci poetry, Chu Ci, bibliography, archaeology (including epigraphy), and calligraphy and painting. Professor RAO's prefaces and postfaces take various forms, such as prefaces, postfaces, introductions, forewords, short prefaces, postscripts, supplements, inscriptions, afterwords, recommendations, brief notes (or notes), forewords, annotations, speeches, and dedications, which can generally be categorized into self-prefaces, others' prefaces, calligraphy and painting, as well as prefaces and postfaces for ancient books and Buddhist scriptures. The content of these prefaces and postfaces either states the main ideas of others' works, evaluates Dunhuang manuscripts, or provides appreciation and textual research. These prefaces and postfaces are composed in both parallel and prose styles, with elegant and concise language that is both magnificent and refined, yet concise and to the point. Not only can readers glimpse the profound academic achievements of Professor RAO, but they can also gain a sense of beauty while understanding the responsibility of inheriting Chinese cultural traditions.