Interaction Between Classics And History:The Characteristics Of Gu Yanwu's Study On The Spring And Autumn Classics

Gu Yanwu maked the researches on “the Spring and Autumn” by the method of textual criticism to achieve the purpose of practical ethics.Gu Yanwu had opened the style of the Qing Dynasty's textual research and practical ethics.On the one hand,Gu Yanwu proposes practical and realistic study of “the Spring and Autumn” with the method of textual research.He supplemented and corrected the work of “Collective Classics Annotation of Spring and Autumn Annals” by Du Yu from the aspects of character explaining,annotating,and calendar and geography examining.He refuted and argued the work of “Spring and Autumn Annals Commentary by Gongyang Gao” and “Zuo Commentary”.This brand new approach started the study of “the Spring and Autumn” in a new way in the Qing Dynasty,providing a means for the development of textual research.On the other hand,Gu Yanwu advocated that learning should be guided by application and put the application on the basis of seeking truth.It solved the conflict between textual research and principle in “the Spring and Autumn”.Classics and history are complementary to each other on “the Spring and Autumn”.Discussing the classics according to history.Gu Yanwu hoped to restore the historical background of “the spring and Autumn Annals” through historians' perspective and made “the spring and Autumn Annals” from the sacred to the simple.“ ‘The spring and Autumn Annals' belongs to the history”.Discussing the classics according to the source of history shows the true colors of “the spring and Autumn Annals” scriptures.“If we write the article based on facts,rationale will naturally appear”.Explaining the classics according to the facts of history makes the principle of “the spring and Autumn Annals” to reasonableness.“Proposing and retaining doubt,Investigation of ancient events to understand the classics.” Proving the classics according to the methods of history makes the principle of “the spring and Autumn Annals” to reasonableness.Judging the history according to classics.Gu Yanwu tried to find out the and of “the spring and Autumn Annals” by the scribe‘s attitude and made “the spring and Autumn Annals” from empty ethics to practical ethics.Proving the history according to classics understands the original meaning of the Scriptures in “the Spring and Autumn”,then it examines errors of historical events.Discussing the history according to classics clarifies the essence of righteousness in “the spring and Autumn Annals”,then it judges errors of personnel matters.Explaining the history according to classics comb the origin of the Scriptures in “the Spring and Autumn”,then it expounds classics and history of “the Spring and Autumn” and promotes the value of history in “the Spring and Autumn”.Gu Yanwu used the concept of integration on the relation between classics and history to expound textual research and principle of “the Spring and Autumn”.The historical significance and practical value of “the Spring and Autumn” are found from the true history of “the Spring and Autumn”.the historical significance of “the Spring and Autumn” is applied to the real society,and then the history of the future is influenced.So the value of the history and classics of “the Spring and Autumn” has passed through history,reality and future.