Whole Life, Writings And Historiography Accomplishments Of Shao Jinhan

Shao Jinhan is a great scholar during Qian Jia Times of Qing dynasty. His historiography has been deeply influenced by historians' practical study-style, such as Huang Zhongxi and Gu Yanwu etc, and has possessed crucial status in historiography history of Qing dynasty. We have presented his historiography accomplishment through researching his works that can be found presently.The thesis is divided into the following three chapters:Chapter 1 mainly introduces Shao Jinhan's whole life and writings. When Qianlong emperor ordered to establish Sikuquanshu Library, Shao Jinhan, Dai Zhen, Zhou Yongnian and other three persons were asked to enter into the Library, which was commendably named as 'Five Gentlemen Callup'. Shao Jinhan had served for more than ten years in Sikuquanshu Library, then he served in Classics and History library. His Classics and historiography were both extra-excellent at the time and adored by scholars within the country for a long time. Shao Jinhan passed away when he was only 54 years old, during his limited life-time, he had accomplished uncommon achievement, left relatively abundant learning fortunes, and been highly estimated by various scholars. It is a pity that only few of his works had come down.Chapter 2 mainly analyzes Shao Jinhan's accomplishments in historical philolog-y. Shao Jinhan's historical philology had been throughout all of his learning activities. His achievement primarily exhibited in scattered material compilation, exegetical studies,bibliography and collation. As for scattered materials compilation, he compilated out 150 volumes 'Old Five-dynasty history' by Xue Juzheng, whichmade the long-lost ancient book appear again As for exegetical studies, his exegesis book of erya becomes important reference book for studying erya.As for bibliography he wrote history records summary for Sikuquanshu catalogue, which made us better learn history records' learning origin and value, and exhibited his erudition. As for collation, it was always presented in his works, which helped us restore history records' original features.Chapter 3 mainly analyzes Shao Jinhan's accomplishment in historical compilation. Due to his early death and being compilation officers in several libraries, so he hadn't written monograph to expatiate his historical compilation theories like his intimate friend Zhang Xuecheng. His history compilation thoughts mainly presented in his history record summary for Sicuquanshu. He had put forward many valuable opinions in various aspects of history records' tenet, history compilation's structure, and historian's attainment, which fully represented that he had been influenced by historians' utilizing Classics for practical political need, and practical study-style, such as Huang Zhongxi and Gu Yanwu etc; and represented his unique historiography knowledge of compiling history records, which was quite worthy of our discussing and exploration.The thesis has done a relative overall presentation of Shao Jinhan through these three chapters' discussion, thus proves that he has definite status in historiography history of Qing dynasty, he had done definite contribution for our ancient historiography, we should give him necessary recognition but not forget him.