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Wang Niansun
Grandmaster of Qianjia philology, phonology, and textual criticism who authored Dushu Zazhi and Guangya Shuzheng.
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Compilation of Siku Quanshu”, which this person took part in.
At the height of the High Qing era, the Qianlong Emperor ordered an exhaustive collection of imperial and private libraries to compile the definitive compendium of Chinese literature.
Also known as Zi Huaizu · Master Shiqu
Wang Niansun (1744 CE–1832 CE) was a paramount figure of the Qianjia textual research school. His rigorous linguistic, phonological, and semantic methodologies in classic texts elevated historical philology to unprecedented heights.
Life and times
Dates 1744 CE–1832 CE
EraQing
- 1773Compilation of Siku QuanshuTook partage 29