An Outline to the Study of Practical Learning in the Early Stage of Qing Dynasty
Abstract
Qing Dynasty in Chinese history of the last feudal dynasty, the traditional academic point has reached a higher level. Qin has appeared in various academic schools and academic thinking, which can be found in the Qing Dynasty most evolution of the trajectory and destination. Wang Fu-chih, Gu, xi, and others advocate study of statecraft, this is really the Qing Dynasty marked the beginning of the academic school, initially laid late Qing Qian Jia Han and the basis for new learning. The classics of Chinese traditional academic as the main body to find a new development path and start a new transformation process. In short, in the early Qing Dynasty, classical studies, history, literature, science and social thinkers of practical problems, have achieved significant value academic achievement. Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in China's history, in which the traditional academy had reached a high level. In Qing Dynasty, the development and evolution track and end-result of all the academic schools and thinking that had prevailed in pre-Qing Dynasty could be found. Scholars like Wang Fuzi, Gu Yanwu, Huang zongxi, etc. advocated to study classics for the sake of practical use. It became the origin of academy of Practical Learning and initially lay a foundation for Qian-jia sinology and late- Qing's New Studying. It was also in this period that the classics-oriented traditional Chinese academy had found its own way to develop and stepped onto a new transform. In short, in the early stage of Qing Dynasty, the studies to the Confucian classics, literature, practical social problems and classic theories of all schools had made great and valuable achievements in academy