Understanding knowledge by studying things is an important concept in China's ancient Confucianism, which is a discipline specializing in physics. Has been lost, from the Book of Rites? The eight goals of the university-learning things, knowing, being honest, being upright, cultivating oneself, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world-state that "those who want to be honest are prophets; Knowledge exists in things. The content is known, and the knowledge is sincere. " However, this passage is the only passage in Da Xue, but it has not been explained since, and the words "Wu Ge" and "Zhi Zhi" have not been quoted in the ancient books of the pre-Qin period, which makes the true meaning of "Wu Ge Zhi Zhi" a mystery of Confucianism. The sixth edition of Modern Chinese Dictionary published on 20 12 interprets "knowing knowledge by studying things" as "studying the principles of things to acquire knowledge."
Zhu (1130.9.15—1200.4.23), with a dark personality, was called Huian, later called Huiweng and called Zhu Wengong. His ancestral home is Xiaoxian County, Xuzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan East Road. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the Zhu family moved to Wuyuan County, Huizhou Prefecture (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province) and was born in Youxi, Nanjian Prefecture (now Youxi County, Fujian Province). Famous Neo-Confucianist, thinker, philosopher, educator, poet, representative of Fujian School, master of Confucianism, Buddha named Zhu Xi. Zhu is the only person who is not a disciple handed down by Confucius, but likes to visit the Confucius Temple. He ranks among the twelve philosophers in Dacheng Hall and is worshipped by Confucianism.
Zhu is a student, a disciple of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, and served as the governor of Nankang, Jiangxi, Zhangzhou, Fujian and eastern Zhejiang. He is an honest official and promotes the construction of academies. This official worships Huan's attendance system and gives lectures to the emperor.
Zhu Zhu is the author of Notes on Four Books and Sentences, Notes on Taiji, Notes on General Books, Readings of Zhouyi, Notes on Chu Ci, etc. Later generations compiled Zhuzi Daquan and Zhuzi Xiang. Among them, "Notes to Four Books and Chapters" became the standard of textbooks and imperial examinations.