The Study On Songshi In Qing Dynasty

The study on Songshi in Qing dynasty which the paper intend to expound on involves a period of more than 260 years ranging from 1644 to 1911. Based on historiography of Songshi and then academic mainstream, the scholars in Qing dynasty made corrections and remedies and comments on the book and historical events involved. According to the aforementioned definition, this paper encompasses the following three aspects. First, carry out researches on historical events introduced in Songshi corrected and remedied by scholars of Qing dynasty. Second, conduct investigations on textual analysis about Songshi given by scholars of Qing dynasty. Third, undertake researches on historical commentary and treatise by those scholars in the process of researching the book. Influenced by seams of far-reaching special works, the research of Songshi in Qing dynasty grew into a science and to some extent had its own academic philosophy, which actually means the establishment of an independent mode of academic research. Since by the above conventional wisdom the research has to extend into full grasp of historical data and influence on the research by academic evolution of Qing dynasty, the paper is accordingly intended to discuss two aspects. On one hand, academic notes are an inconsiderable element when it comes to doing the research. On the other hand, the research is closely linked to the history of academic thoughts. The five parts mentioned comprise the whole paper.The formulation of the concept the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty aims at converting its academic exploration into public awareness, making it known to academia about generalization of the research. Targeting the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty as subject, the purpose of the paper is to sketch out outline, sort out development history, sum up achievements attained by science of historical data and study of document compilation in it and, after grasping its historical thoughts, pinpoint its academic value and significance to infuse new evidence into study of historical literature and historical research. According to previous research findings, the author has carried on a systemic exploration on the subject by adopting scientific methodology and referring to masses of bibliography. The paper consists of eight chapters with details in each chapter as follows:Introduction. Based on people’s attitude toward Historiography, introduction mainly focuses on definition of the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty, which is the base argument of the paper. By looking back upon the academic history, it shows that research on such a subject remains a weak link in present day and the theme in a sense is meaningful. Not only can it provide a comparison in terms of perspectives between scholars of Ming and Qing dynasty, but lay a sound literature foundation and revelation on correction and of Songshi in 21 century.Chapter one:Outline of the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty. Focuses on the social background, academic fate, as well as the development track of the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty, the emergences of Ming and Qing dynasty change society provide the historical conditions. The complex of the ethnic contradictions incentives the scholars to study Songshi in early Qing periods. With the theme of the times and academic atmosphere in later periods, the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty shows the different characteristics in later Qing periodsChapter two:Correction study of Songshi in Qing dynasty. The correction study is a science in which scholars of Qing dynasty make corrections and additions on Songshi. In early Qing dynasty, scholars like Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi, ZhuYizun suggested that Songshi be remedied and this largely contributed to historical coincidence, for talking about song dynasty is a symbol of talking about Ming dynasty. In the middle of Qing dynasty, academic atmosphere grew steady. Although scholars like Qian Daxin, Shao Jinhan, Chen Huangzhong made great efforts, it’s pity that no relevant research findings ever remained intact now. At the end of Qing dynasty, some scholars turn to specific fields. For instance, Lu Xinyuan wrote 40 volumes of the history of song dynasty, covering 944 biographies,64 secondary,880. As a special academic activity, it gradually evolved into a special phenomenon thanks to scholars’ painstaking corrections from early to late Qing dynasty. It is vastly significant to research correction study of Songshi in Qing Dynasty. It reflects scholars’ indomitable pursuit of history science and evolution of academic thoughts, making it possible to explore the development of politics and culture and ideology at that time.Chapter three:The textual study about Songshi during Qianglong and Jiaqing Dynasty. The scholars during this period used the philology to learn history, forming the study of historical research which is glorious in Qing Dynasty. The referred textual study about Songshi during Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasty is one of the important results of it. Chapter three mainly discuss research results of Songshi by Qian Daxin, Zhao Yi, Wang Mingsheng, Shao Jinhan, such as words collation, history event correcting, exegesis nominal codesystem, historical facts complementing and checking; At the same time, the scholars in Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasty have different characteristics on textual study about Songshi. Songshi was researched by both offically and personally. Its wide range and high leved academic standards intensively reflect the spirit of seeking truth from facts in textual history in Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasty, even also in the philology in Qing Dynasty. Especially in the long period of scholarly research, it formed a rigid research method which stressing on the proof. It also layed a foundation of the transformation from traditional historical textual study to modern historical textual study.Chapter four:The textual study about Songshi of Qing government. Twenty—Four dynastic histories were printed by Qing government, and Si Ku Quan Shu were compiled in Qianlong dynasty. In both activities, Songshi were emendated. Chapter four mainly talk about the textual study about Songshi under the offical forms, and firstly give a comprehensive comment of its typical results. Using this case as a start point, it can make clear that the status, functions and historical influence imperial books in the history of literature study in Qing Dynasty. Thus we can have a further and comprehensive understanding of the imperial books.Chapter five:The academic notes value in the study of Songshi in Qing dynasty. In this paper, the academic notes are important in the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty. In order to expand the history materical scope, the author read many copies of academic notes which written by Qing scholars. It refers a lot historical material about Songshi. Now, I pick them up on purpose to discuss the value of historical material in researching Songshi as a whole. The writing of this chapter notes the major academic research on textual study of Songshi, and the other achievements were researched by sixth chapter. The results on Songshi in academic notes are plentiful. Its researches focus more on the textual and sparse language interpretation. Through the research shows that the academic notes in Qing dynasty are the important parts of the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty. We should have many aspects and angles to be examined, thus opening the new atmosphere in academic notes.Chapter six:The historical and’historic criticisms on Songshi in Qing dynasty. During the study of Songshi in Qing dynasty, the scholars have lots of knowledge of giving a comment on the historical text itself and the history event which recorded in the history books when. Firstly, from the perspective of historiography, scholars give a comment to the compilation style, the collecting of historical material, expression of historical documents, the acknowledge of compilation historian, modification of history by organizations; Secondly, the argument caused by Daoism Biography of Songshi. Thirdly, through the research on Songlun, we can see the expression of ideas about Wang Fuzhi, and we can understand the deep thought of national integrity in it Fourthly, the historic reviews on Songshi have its own distinct characteristics. Through the research, we found that the historical and historic criticisms are rich in Qing dynasty. It’s not just the textual study as some scholars mentioned. The criticisms of Songshi in Qing dynasty is an important sign of theoretic achievement in the study of history. Only when we admit the two trends in Qing dynasty, that is, research and theory, can we really understand the complete picture of the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty.Conclusion:The historical status of the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty. The study on Songshi in Qing dynasty has three main features:First, the changes of time, political orientation and the academic atmosphere affected the compilation about Songshi. Second, the emendation on Songshi is a main line and the main research methods in the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty. Third, the academic of Song and Han has some contacts with the study on Songshi in Qing dynasty.At the same time, the research methods on Songshi in Qing dynasty are very abundant. The modern learners should think how to cherish and summarize it.