Brief introduction of Zhan Ruoshui's works

Zhan Ruoshui (1466— 1560), whose real name was Ganquan, was born in Ganquandu, Zengcheng County, Guangdong Province in the Ming Dynasty (now Xintang, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou). He is a great scholar, thinker, politician, educator and calligrapher. Zhan Ruoshui devoted his life to giving lectures and writing, and his existing works amounted to 5.5 million words. His works are also very rich, including academic monographs and quotations, philosophical papers, lectures, essays, poems, letters, official documents, narratives and practical texts. His philosophical essays "The Picture of Mind and Nature" and "Inscription of Nature Hall" are masterpieces that record the essence of Ganquan's mind. Practical texts, including school rules, family precepts, village conventions and etiquette, are important materials for studying social changes in the Ming Dynasty.

Qiao Yu, Xinlun and Zhi Xin Hou Yu were all catalogued by some lectures of Zhan Ruoshui 15 18 to 152 18 in Xiqiao Mountain. Each section of Qiao Yu and New Theory takes an important concept of Confucianism as the theme, from which we can learn about Zhan Ruoshui's early psychological and educational thoughts. After Knowing the New, this paper discusses the long history of the theory of mind and nature from the classics such as The Doctrine of the Mean, University, Primary School, The Book of Rites, The Book of Rites and The Analects of Confucius.

"Ode to Jade" is a catalogue of some conversations between Zhan Ruoshui and students when he served as a wine festival in imperial academy. The word "Yong" in "Yong Yu" refers to "Nan Yong", that is, Nanjing imperial academy, one of the highest institutions of learning in the Ming Dynasty.

The book "Joint Training of Two Specialities" was written in 1527 and catalogued by Zhan Ruoshui in imperial academy Lecturer's Office. The so-called "second occupation" refers to moral occupation (moral cultivation) and professional promotion (taking the imperial examination). In a narrow sense, the integration of the two industries means that the moral industry and the promotion industry go hand in hand; Broadly speaking, moral cultivation and knowledge and intelligence promote each other, that is, they have both ability and political integrity.

"Jinling Q&A", written on 1529, is a compilation of lectures given by Zhan Ruoshui when he was the right assistant minister of Nanjing official department. The first paragraph of each essay is the student's question, and the last paragraph is the teacher's explanation.

Xin Quan Ji was named after the "Xin Quan Jing She" built by Zhan Ruoshui's good friend Shi Gongfu during his tenure in Nanjing. Xinquan Jingshe is the place where Zhan Ruoshui talks with friends and students. He compiled the articles in Xinquan Jingshe and the lectures given by the right assistant minister of Nanjing official department into a book, which was named Xinquan Wen Catalog.

"Gewutong" (also known as "Shengxue Gewutong"), 100 volume, was dedicated to the emperor by Zhan Ruoshui, an official of Nanjing Ritual Department. It is a book of self-cultivation, governing the country and leveling the world.

The Biography of Two Rites, written in 1529, is Zhan Ruoshui's exposition on rites and develops the theory of "propriety is reason" of Song Confucianism.

"Interpretation of Baisha Ancient Poetry Teaching" (also known as "Interpretation of Mr. Baisha's Poetry Teaching"), Zhan Ruoshui annotated some ancient poems of his teacher Chen Xianzhang, focusing on explaining the way of sages in poetry to the world.

A Record of the Spring and Autumn Annals was written by Zhan Ruoshui to correct the mistakes made by the previous generation of Confucianism in interpreting the Spring and Autumn Annals. Completed in 1534, with 37 volumes. His interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Annals has attracted the attention of academic circles.

Non-Laozi is Zhan Ruoshui's main work on the debate between Confucianism and Taoism, and its content is a detailed analysis of Laozi from the perspective of orthodox Confucianism.

Q&A (four volumes) contains Zhan Ruoshui's answers to other people's questions from 1549 to 1554, which reflects Zhan Ruoshui's later psychological thoughts.

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