| Baoying Liu’s family learning has got glorious achievements, which has been inherited for more than 300 years. Liu’s family brought up nearly 50 scholars, came out more than 240 books, even every generation has scholars and masterpieces. In general, liu’s family has a increase trend. Large majority of the scholars in Liu family are from Qing Dynasty, which is rarely seen at that time. Background in academic development, rooted in Yangzhou favorable cultural environment, Baoying Liu’s family learning absorbed advantages of scholars such as Wang Mao-hong, Zhu Ze-yu, Hui Dong, Dai Zhen. Within their own family, they made Liu yong-cheng their model; worship their ancestors’ warning, paid much attention to thrifty. Brought up offspring to ensure the literature never spread. They also kept relationship with other scholars in Yangzhou by marrying their children to others’. They tried to make full use of academic resources. All the above kept Liu family academic vitality and their achievements were widely used by offspring.As for the study of Confucian classics, Liu treated the Analects as its core, Liu Tai-gong made the beginning for it, Liu Bao-shu continued it, Liu Gong-mian corrected it. Baoying Liu finally got its major status in the study of the Analects history after three generation’s hard efforts. Besides, Liu Tai-gong was good at ritual study, Liu Bao-shu had a wide knowledge of all the classics, the study of Liu Gong-mian have tended to New Text Confucianism, they all made a contribution to the field of the study of Confucian classics.In terms of historiography, Liu Xin-xue adhering to the predecessors, took Dong Lin as his special view, made Lia Chao Cong Xin Lu as his resources, picked up the points, finished Lia Chao Cong Xin Lu, which maked up the shortage of The Major Events of Ming History. Most of the scholars in Liu family hade historical essays, and had some comments on the study of Confucian classics. They took analysis seriously and never followed others’ opinion, basing on the historical facts, protecting national benefits, they criticized the feudal bad ethos.In the textual criticism aspect, Liu Tai-gong corrected many works, such as Guo Yu Bu Jiao, Xun Zi Bu Zhu, Huai Nan Zi Bu Jiao, Fang Yon Bu Jiao, during his correction, he held an attitude of facts. By using many ways, he corrected many mistakes, and formed a character of clear and cautious. His work got many scholars’ affirmative. Liu Gong-mian’s early work Han Fei Bu Jiao was very objective by making use of others’ correction, which inherited Liu Tai-gong’s character, had many wonderful thesis.As for local literature, Liu devoted to made local documents with many people joined in. Liu Zhong-zhu’s Bao Ying Ming Sheng Zhi Lue, Liu Tai-dou’s Xia He Shui Li Ji Shuo and Huang He Nan Qu Yi, Liu Zan-xun’s Chong Xiu Bao Ying Xian Zhi Bian, Liu Bao-nan’s Bao Ying Tu Jing were all the symbol of local document. These documents included many details of local places of interest, many experiences of treat rivers, made up some documents, and some were useful to correct some works. All the above made a great contributions to local history and culture. After Liu Gong-mian enter Jing Xin college, he in charge of much correction work, and made up Annals of Hubei Province, which expressed his ideas.Liu Yue-yun, who was born in Qing Dynasty. He inherited his family’s tradition, and met many teachers, becoming a special scholar who knew both Chinese and western culture. Responding to his deterioration political situation, he tried to save our country. Most importantly, in the situation of influx of western culture, and our tradition culture was questioned, Liu compared the difference between western and traditional culture, and finished the masterpiece The Chinese Way of Investigating Things(Ge Wu Zhong Fa), which made Liu Yue-yun very famous.In all, there are many scholars in the family and they are rich in masterworks.
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