A Study Of Zhang Huiyan's Yi-ology Under The Perspective Of Ritual Governance

Zhang Huiyan is a textological master of Qing Dynasty,and he is deemed as one of the "three master of Yi-ology in Qian-jia era".He got great achievement in Yi-ology,Ritual-learning and literature.Among those identities,his fundamental position is a Confucian.Zhang's academic purpose is to find“Dao”in the book of Changes and the book of Ritual This dissertation regards him as a New Text Scholar,this term means his academic goal is“sublime words with deep Peaning”and politically fierceness participation willing.Zhang's academic purport is to governance by ritual In this purport,he gives Zhengxuan's ritual and Yufan's Yi a new explanation.Those two books both can be contained in ritual governance.The book of Changes reveals the secrete changes and the book of Ritual contains ritual system.Those two books linked up by "image".Our human beings' behavior could be rational in the process of obedience of Qi-yuan.Chapter one mainly discusses the academic background of Zhang huiyan and his masterpieces.The real learning of his time is:explanations of words in ancient books to achieve Dao in ancient books,and then to sages' truth.Although textological learning is often used in his study,Zhang,like those top-ranking scholars of his time.never forget politic.Zhang's family and the academic atmosphere of Changzhou greatly influenced his work.After several changes in academy,he regards Yufan's Yi-ology and Zhengxuan's Ritual as his primary mission.Chapter two is the purport of Yi-ology-ritual governance.This purport is influenced by three factors.Firstly,the influence of pragmatism.Although scholars of this time all are pragmatism however,the approach to pragmatism is different.Secondly,the academic atmosphere ofC hangZhoa Chang Zhou is known by the New Text Scholar and pragmatism.Thirdly,the crisis of the temooral governance.The imperial examination and textual research couldn't solve governance problems.Thus,Zhang's Yi-ology is expanding for the purpose to solve all those problems.The third chapter is the schematics of Yi-ology.What is the true meaning of Changesl This is the first question all researchers should answer.Zhang inherit the Yi-ology of Han he deems the meaning of Changes is the circulation of Yin and Yang.There is no metaphysics in theory.The difference between his Yi-ology and Han is that there is a Qian-Yuan is his theory.Qian-Yuan is born with Qi which means the unrestraint trend of change.The spread of Qian-Yuan is Dao,and the return of Qian-Yuan is the returning to the right track.Qian-Yuan changes is also the basis of ritual governance.The fourth chapter talks about the right way to understand the book of changes.The book of Changes should service ritual governance,then the problem is how to link Yi and Ritual?Zhang deems all things contain ritual,and all things could be explained by Yi-images,thus,Yi-image is also ritual-image.In the history of Yi-ology,only Zhengxuan uses ritual to explain the book of changes,however,his Yi-image is limited.Zhang uses Yufan's Yi-image to make up Zhengxuan.The ritual-image solve the problem of numerous of ritual.At the same time,the book of changes becomes a book both about the universe and soeial.Chapter five is the history of ritual explanation in Yi-obgy.The third chapter is the basis of ritual governance,the fourth chapter is how to link Yi and Ritual,so,the fifth chapter is to discuss ritual books.Zhang believe the traditional ritual books couldn't fulfill ritual governance,so,we must bring the book of changes into ritual governance.in the process of the creation of the book of changes,we could find that Zhou dynasty obey the rule of changes and they get the throne.There are also other examples of the rule of changes is also the rule of rituaL And finally,all Yi-images should return back to their position.Chapter six is the expectation of Qian-yuan.All Yi-images could be explained in ritual,the book of changes is a book of ritual.The flowing ofQian-yuan is the rule of nature,and also the rule of the society.Qian-yuan could bring all things back to where it should be.Zhang's theory embodies the link of Dao and social administration.And at the same time,it also embodies how to respond in different circumstances.The seventh chapter is how to evaluate Zzhang Huiyan's Yi-ology.Zhang's theory is about how to govern by ritual,and his accomplishment is also centered on this issue.He uses ritual to explain the book of changes,thus links Yi-ology and RituaL He explains Yi-ology as the flowing of Qian-yuan the Yi-images is the ritual-images.All those are innovation in Yi-ology.And he uses his theory in governance;this is also an innovation in Confucianism.