Read four sets of Confucian classics first, choose one or two rare books of each, or copy or recite them. Taking ancient books and documents as the basic coordinates, it extends to the history department, division and collection department. If you copy, you'd better choose white, if you recite, you'd better choose annotated books.
Second, reading methodology. Mainly classical philology, the history of ancient literature and the general history of China, but also slightly studied the history of historiography, cultural history and ideological history, established a basic academic thinking framework, and repeatedly honed collation techniques. In particular, I have chewed several bibliography works and laid a solid academic foundation.
Finally, writing papers is almost interdisciplinary, rarely discussing artistic style, writing skills and aesthetic implications, and looking at literary issues with textual research thinking. For example, I wrote a work in a certain year, which local legends were recorded, who the author interacted with, what books he read, and so on. So many people think that I am biased towards history and have a little connection with architecture, folk customs and geography.
I always feel that making literature an interdisciplinary subject is also a kind of knowledge. Because the words themselves are historical materials. Ancient literature is not pure literature. It is the knowledge of ancient articles, styles, documents, characters and literature.
The major of ancient literature in China is divided into four directions: Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tang and Song Dynasties, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. I am from the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and the courses offered by each school are different, mainly because the college professors choose which courses to offer.
Our school offers academic methodology, the history of pre-Qin academic thought, bibliography, edition, Taoist philosophy and literature, a guide to the history of Chinese calligraphy, the study of poetry in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and the study of prose in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties. I am not particularly familiar with other directions, such as Dunhuang literature research, Tang poetry research and so on.
In the research direction, I read The Book of Songs, Historical Records, Mandarin, Zuo Zhuan, Hanshu and Warring States Policy because there are few documents in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, and then I am interested in finding my own topic. Next, I'll find the information myself. To what extent has the academic community studied this issue, and is there any research value? Then discuss with your tutor to see if you can do a paper.