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Zhang Xuecheng
Great Historiographical Philosopher of the Qing Dynasty and Formulator of 'All Classics are History'
Mural guide
In an archive hall, tall wooden shelves hold scrolls and bound books with small tags, and one person climbs a ladder with their back turned; a long table in front holds an unrolled river map, a bronze lamp and a copper jug, with a city wall seen through the window.
Also known as Zhang Shizhai · Shizhai · Wenshi Tongyi Zuozhe · Liujing Jie Shi Changdaozhe
- Roles
- Historian
Pioneering historiographical philosopher of the Qing Dynasty who authored Wenshi Tongyi and established the epochal principle that 'All the Six Classics are History'.
Life and times
Dates 1738 - 1801
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