A Study Of Long Ping Ji

Long Ping Ji is a essay collection of recording the histories of five periods in North Sung dynasty which was from Taizu to Yingzong. The thesis studied it roundly and carefully.There are two parts in this thesis. The first part researched the author of Long Ping Ji. The author was once considered as Zenggong (1019—1083) , but both Jun Zhai Du Shu Zhi of Chao Gongwu in South Sung dynasty and the catalogue of Si ku Quan shu in Tsing dynasty doubted it. Especially the catalogue of Si ku Quan shu firmly denied that the author of Long Ping Ji was somebody else except Zenggong. Although modern historian Yu Jia xi proved that it was Zenggong that the author of Long Ping Ji in Summary Arguing of Si Ku,the doubts remain existent among the academy. The thesis brought forward the new arguments on the basis of Yu Jia xi's argumentation and proved that Zenggong really was the author of Long Ping Ji.The other part of this thesis researched the Long Ping Ji itself. Firstly, studied the relation between the Long Ping Ji and Wu Chao Guo Shi (five periods histories of North Sung dynasty) which was compiled by Zenggong and proved Long Ping Ji was the rough draft of Wu Chao Guo Shi. Secondly, analyzed the main content, format characteristic and writing style of Long Ping Ji and hackled its popular edition. Lastly, compared and analyzed Long Ping Ji with other history books which belonged to the same style and period, such as Xu Zi Zhi Tong Jian Chang Bian, Dong Du Shi Lue, Sung Shi, etc., explored the historical data and effect and indicated that Long Ping Ji was a North Sung dynasty history book which only wrote by the person of North Sung dynasty and it was so valuable that it cannot be replaced by any other history books about North Sung dynasty. So we should think much of the historical data value of Long Ping Ji and use it availably and adequately.