"the Four Books Between" Research Of Zhaihao

As is known to all, the commentaries for "The Four Books" are complicated. While as "The Analects of Confucius" is concerned, there have been all sorts of notes to it since Han and Wei dynasty. With the popularity of Heyan’s "The Collection of Annotations to the Analects of Confucius", Zhengxuan and Wangsu’s annotations were abandoned. Soon afterwards, with the appearance of Zhuxi’s "Si Shu Zhang Ju Ji Zhu", Huang Kan’s "Analects of Righteousness" and Xingbing’s "Discusses the Analects of Confucius" are abandoned too. During the period of more than five hundred years which last from Zhuxi’s times to Qing dynasty where Zhaihao lives, philosophical writings exegesis results written by Confucians are quite abundant and innovative which have no been proposed by predecessors. Zhaihao’s "Textual Research of The Four Books " melts all sorts of interpretations of the solution of scholars in successive dynasties into an entirety in the light of Confucian spirit of "expounding on predecessors’theories without producing anything original oneself’. The author expressed his own distinctive standpoints based on the interpretations of theories of different schools. He has carried out a textural research on the gain and loss and origins of each school. The materials are complicated and cover a large scale including Confucian classics, history, philosophy and literature. The spirit of text-ology has ran clearly through the whole book. Only from the point view of exegetics, the contents of exegesis are mainly related to the form, sound and meaning of words, collating, interpretation, sentences and other aspects. Others such as collating words, distinguishing, compiling are worth studying. In short, the meaning of Zhaihao’s "Textual Research of The Four Books " has played a significant role in understanding righteousness and social significance. Besides, it can help us learn its instrumental characteristics and practical values of exegesis. In spite of that, a patient conversation about traditional culture can also be implemented.The paper, taking Zhaihao’s "Textual Research of The Four Books " collected from" The renewal of Encyclopedia Sinic " as the original document, combs and tests his "The Four Books" study. The author firstly pointed out the significance of the issue in the introduction part. Then the paper is discussed from three following aspects:The significance of research on "The Four Books"; the significance of the development of Qing dynasty academic research and the significance of Zhaihao’s academic achievement. Then the paper points out the academic research problems based on the current situation of the issue, which paves the way the significance of the research. In the body text, the author interprets the edition and style of "Textual Research of The Four Books " through collecting the biography and academic achievements of Zhaihao with the aid of relevant historical records and anthology. Then based on the foundation, the author carefully tests the achievements and features of "Textual Research of The Four Books " though instance list from the angle of texts, annotation, stone inscription, interpretation and others. Finally, the author points out the values and shortcomings of the literature.Firstly, as the collection of materials are concerned, Zhaihao’s " Textual Research of The Four Books "including abundant materials including various editions of Four Books, compiling scattered writings, historical records, which lays a solid foundation on the Chrominance. Secondly, based on the classifying of various materials, Zhaihao distinguishes different records and makes full use of predecessors’achievements and academic points in every dynasty. Most of the testing is accurate and believable, reflecting the good style of study of Zhaihao. On the whole, though it’s unavoidable to find some errors in Zhaihao’s "Textual Research of The Four Books ", but the book is indeed one of the most valuable works in Qing dynasty no matter in the authors’ learning attitudes, the style of the writing or the abundant contents. It’s necessary for us to explore collating, compiling or distinguishing.