The Chronicle Of Jia Li With Textual Criticism

This thesis focuses on Cheng Minzheng and his social circles. The thesis is composed of seven parts. In the part of introduction, the dissertation gives a brief retrospection of Cheng’s philosophy, literature review, literary features and his lifetime. Analysis is also made of Cheng’s social circles. In the first chapter, it dwells on Cheng’s birth place, family, life and other important information about him. In the second chapter, identification of Cheng’s social circle of senior generation is verified, such as Lv yuan, Peng Shi, Liu xu and other twenty odd people. In the third chapter, the social circle of Cheng Minzheng’s friendship is identified, such as Yang Shouchen, Li Dongyang and so on, adding up to over one hundred people. In the fourth chapter, the thesis confirms the social circle of Cheng’s younger generation, including Gu Qing and other twenty people. In the fifth chapter, the paper identifies Cheng’s social circle of philosopher and eunuch, such as Shi Daoshen, Jiang Cong and other ten people. In the part of appendix, over thirty works of Cheng Minzheng’s are introduced in the book of A Brief Introduction of Works.