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Author: Song Xiangfeng
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
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〖Guoting Lu〗 (Record of Passing Through the Court) in sixteen volumes, written by Song Xiangfeng of the Qing Dynasty (1776–1860). This book is a collection of reading notes compiled by Xiangfeng in Hangu in the 29th year of the Daoguang reign (1849). Volume 1 to 3 include works such as Commentary on the Zhouyi, Volume 4 to 5 cover Brief Explanation of the Shangshu, Volume 6 is Chronicle of the Shangshu, and Volume 7 to 10 discuss various topics on the Poetry, Rites, Spring and Autumn Annals, Analects, Classic of Filial Piety, Erya, and Mencius. Volume 11 to 16 examine the works of various philosophers and literary texts. The book extensively elaborates on the meanings of classics, particularly in its discussion of the Zixia Commentary on the Zhouyi. According to the Biographies of Scholars in the Han Shu, Han Ying also taught the Zhouyi and elaborated on its meanings, but in the Yan and Zhao regions, poetry was highly valued, so the Zhouyi was subtle and not widely recognized. It was only after Han Ying personally transmitted it that his grandson, Han Shang, became a scholar during the Xianxuan reign, and it was later passed down by Han Shang as the Zhouyi to the Imperial Academy. Han Shang stated that the Zhouyi he learned was the same as that taught by the Grand Tutor, and he had previously studied Han's Poetry but found it less profound than Han's Zhouyi. Gai Kuanrao, the Commandery Inspector, originally learned the Zhouyi from Mengxi but grew to appreciate it and further studied it under Han. Zixia is believed to be the name of Han Shang, matching the naming convention of Bu Zixia, suggesting that the Zhouyi of the Han family only gained recognition at this time. Thus, scholars who followed Han's teachings titled it the Zixia Commentary on the Zhouyi, which is worth noting. In his Commentary on the Zhouyi, Song Xiangfeng argues that in Classical Interpretations by Lu Deming, when it mentions "a certain scholar wrote such-and-such," it often refers to the revised meanings in his annotations rather than direct changes to the original text. When it says "a certain text originally read as such," it refers to alternative versions of Wang Bi's annotations, which are meticulously distinct. In his Chronicle of the Shangshu, Song Xiangfeng asserts that the Shangshu was compiled by Confucius, hence the section "Qinming Wen Si" in Lunheng is considered Confucius's own words, and the ancient Wén texts obtained during the Han Dynasty may not be authentic. Therefore, although Fu Sheng could quote passages from the Taisheng, the transmitted Shangshu still lacks this section. The passages cited by Liu Yu are not recorded in Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, nor are they commented on by Ma Rong and Zheng Xuan for the sixteen lost chapters. Thus, they are unreliable. Song Xiangfeng specialized in Gongyang School thought but did not disdain the Zuo School. He respected the Western Han scholars and defended Zheng Xuan, avoiding bias toward a single school of thought, all of which is reflected in this book. The book is rich in citations and precise in its textual research, making it an important work among Qing Dynasty notes on classics. It was published in the Shi Xun Tang Series by Zhang Shoukang of Huji in the 7th year of the Guangxu reign (1881), the Continuation of the Imperial Qing Classics Collection, and a photocopied edition by Beiping Fujin Book Company in the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930). Song Xiangfeng, styled Yuting and also known as Yuting, was a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu (now Wuxian), in the Qing Dynasty. He was a Jinshi in the 5th year of the Jiaqing reign (1800) and served as the magistrate of Xinling County, Hunan. Born in the 44th year of the Qianlong reign (1779) and died in the 10th year of the Xianfeng reign (1860) at the age of 82, he was a renowned scholar of the Qing Dynasty's Jin School and the Changzhou School. He emphasized "understanding etymology and nomenclature, adhering to the Western Han scholarly traditions, and uncovering subtle meanings." He wrote 28 works, including Discussions on the Analects and Guoting Lu. Guoting Lu is a collection of Song Xiangfeng's decades of reading notes, compiled in the 29th year of the Daoguang reign (1849) and completed in the 3rd year of the Xianfeng reign (1853). The book examines over 600 entries on classics, history, and literature, many of which present original insights not previously discovered and await further study by modern scholars. This edition is based on the Shi Xun Tang printing of the 7th year of the Guangxu reign (1881) for punctuation, with all citations cross-referenced to their original sources. Any significant changes are annotated. Errors, if any, are welcome corrections from readers.