A Study Of "Han Shu" In The Context Of "Wenzhi" In The Song Dynasty

This research chooses the development knot of History of the Han Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, and takes the national policy and social development in the Song Dynasty as the basic background. Through a comprehensive investigation of History of the Han Dynasty’s status, research activities, research contents, research results etc., it pinpoints the specific connotation and denotation of the research of History of the Han Dynasty in the Song dynasty essentially, clarifies its characteristics different from the previous research and its influence on later generation’s research of History of the Han Dynasty. This is a typical example of the historical development of the Song Dynasty, and it also enriches the research contents and research system of the study of History of the Han Dynasty on the whole.With Valuing Civil Reign but Belittling Military Reign as the long-term governing idea, the hierarchy of the Song Dynasty focused on the internal construction and development, and put its major focus on pursuing the political order and social stability. Benefited from this policy, the Song Dynasty enjoyed a long period of social stability. Moreover, the cultural education and the science and technology developed rapidly, the rational knowledge of the literati and officialdom was released greatly, and the whole level of the cultural knowledge of the community was improved significantly. This objective condition created a favorable social and ecological environment for the prosperity of the study of History of the Han Dynasty and the further study of History of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, this research tries to reflect one specific side of history and social development through the microcosmic text carrier-History of the Han Dynasty. By restricting the research of History of the Han Dynasty to that conducted in the Song Dynasty, the research can be carried out purposefully and the evaluation and conclusion can be more objective. The key of the research is that it should be clear that the research of History of the Han Dynasty in Song Dynasty was the cultural activities and behavior under the major governing idea and policy of Valuing Civil Reign but Belittling Military Reign and it is the underlying factor which decides the height of the research of History of the Han Dynasty in the Song Dynasty. This Research focuses on the status, impact and education of History of the Han Dynasty in Song Dynasty, the contribution of the version of History of the Han Dynasty in Song dynasty, the development of History of the Han Dynasty and the Song History, the research results of History of the Han Dynasty etc. At the same time, the research was not limited by the time. To some certain extent, it discusses the influence of the research results of History of the Han Dynasty in the Song Dynasty on later generations, which draws the outline of the research status and the basic mechanism that corresponds to the social development. The gist of History of the Han Dynasty matches with the ruling class consciousness and time spirit in the Song Dynasty. The trend of Humanistic Pragmatism which takes the authentic thought and related content of History of the Han Dynasty as the core was practiced and reflected specifically in the governance of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Song Dynasty focused on and promoted the education of History of the Han Dynasty, which created a new stage in the research of History of the Han Dynasty, leading the development of the study of History of the Han Dynasty. And with the influence of History of the Han Dynasty on intellectual ethos in the Song Dynasty, the Humanistic Pragmatism spirit of the Han Confucian scholars was inherited and developed.