Wei Yuan And The Royal Literary Collection Of Practical Social Management

The thought of practical social management is an essence of Chinese traditional culture, and it is where the values of Chinese intellectuals come from. The historical thoughts of practical social management embody the cultural connotation of helping the society, stabilizing the state and achieving heroic deeds. This paper is based on the collection of historical materials and the collection of previous studies. The paper utilizes the trend of managing the society of the late Qing Dynasty. Centering on Wei Yuan's editing The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management, and tapping on the reason and the process of the edition of The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management, analyzing the principles and the layout of The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management. It also analyses the historical influence of the edition of The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management.Except the foreword, the paper is divided into 4 parts.The first part:on the basis of the introduction of Wei Yuan, this paper discusses the ideas of managing the society and the social and cultural background of the emerging of The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management through the three aspects of the internal problems, the outer threats, and the change of academic ideas.The second part:centering on the edition of The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management, this paper introduces the process of the book, the principles and outlay of the book, and the evaluation of later generations. This book disclose the fact that Wei Yuan edited it make a periodic conclusion of the social management ideas of Qing Dynasty, and it has become the landmark for the turning point from textual research to social management.The third part:the paper discusses the ideas of edition which comes out from the editing process of The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management. The paper also explains the factor of promotion from the book to Wei Yuan's ideas of managing the society. This paper points out that the edition of the book reflects Wei Yuan's ideas of edition, and makes clear the formation of managing the society and the maturity of the his studies of classics.The fourth part:from the appearance of "anthologies of managing the society," the flourishing of managing the society and the value of historical data, this paper discusses the historical influence of Wei Yuan's editing The Royal Literary Collection of Practical Social Management.