An Intertwined Journey: the Relation Between Li Wen-zao and the Evidential Research During the Qian-Jia Period

• Main Authors: Chen-Lei Luo, 羅忱蕾
• Other Authors: Fan-Sen Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94zz8c

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 歷史學研究所 === 105 === ABSTRACT This master thesis reports about the relationship of Li Wenzao (1730-1778) and evidential research in Mid-Qing Dynasty. Some Mid-Qing intellectuals have boundless enthusiasm for evidential research, which was considered as the mainstream of academic studies in the Qing Dynasty. Li Wenzao was taken into consideration as one of the above mentioned intellectuals who were passionate for evidential research. The way of conducted research in this thesis doesn''t aim at describing the evidential research works of Li Wenzao. In the philological records there are not so many written works from Li Wenzao, since most of his academic works didn''t reach our time. Therefore, this master thesis takes the individual Li Wenzao to illustrate the academic environment in his lifetime. Li Wenzao was not a significant mover of this academic tide. Although his teachers and close friends had very dedicated accomplishments for evidential research, Li Wenzao played a supportive role in terms of evidential research. The choices and decisions taken for his life style were deeply influenced by the social environment, relations with his friends and the geographical location where he situated at. The thesis it was studied the great deal of prefaces and poems written by Li Wenzao and his friends. In this thesis, this point is one of the most important characteristics of this master thesis since such historical materials were not fully investigated in previous studies of Li Wenzao. In order to give a better sight, the thesis content focuses on his journey from the capital city of Qing to Guangzhou, which include route chosen, the items in his baggage, interaction with his friends and further stuff. These things had big influence on the academic thinking of Li Wenzao. As mentioned before, rather than placing Li Wenzao at the center of the matter and describing each relation in a standard way, his relations have been reported objectively regardless of who played the role of a dominant figure in terms of thinking and behavior. By doing this not only the personal choices of Li Wenzao but also the interactive connections among the social environment, culture and academic research at that time are described.