Study On Zhang Mu's Historiography

Zhang Mu(1805-1849),a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty,had a good knowledge of primary school,geography,epigraphy,calendar and many other fields,especially in the field of history.Roughly speaking,Zhang Mu's historical achievement is mainly reflected in four aspects,including borderland history,historical geography,academic history and other aspects.Jia Dao period of Qing Dynasty,the society was facing great social crisis,when academic research was also closely linked to the theme of the times.Zhang Mu was one of the members,whose historical achievement was very meaningful for the overall research.The author combs Zhang Mu's academic career,and makes a discussion on the historical achievements in various aspects.The introduction part describes the origin and significance of the topic,reviews the research achievements of the academic circles,and introduces the life of Zhang Mu.The second part is about the borderland history,which became very popular in Jia Dao period.And Zhang Mu worked hard and benefited a lot in studying the borderland history.He explored and sorted out a variety of documents,helping seniors and friends revise works.What's more,the masterpiece about his research is the Biography of Mongolian Nationality Nomads,including the process and analysis of the value.The third part summarizes Zhangmu's academic achievements from the historical geography research.Reviewing various historical documents,the author has a relatively clear understanding of the Topography in Wei Dynasty.And it is considered to be valuable even from some parts missing.Zhang Mu collated and annotated Xu Song's book,Textual Research on the two Capitals of the Tang Dynasty,facilitated its publication and summarized the book to highlight the hidden results.The fourth part mainly discusses the achievements in the academic history of Zhang Mu,who helped two ancient scholars compile chronicle and elaborate their compilation process,the content,value and significance.He expounded the detailed processes about Shuijing Zhu and Zhao Yiqing,Dai Zhen's mutual plagiarism.The fifth part summarizes the achievements of Zhang Mu in the pre-Qin history and research on epigraphy.The last part summarizes the academic characteristics of Zhang Mu's life,including how to use the academic methods and practical academic purpose to summarize research.