Wang Xianqian "the Hole" Chuancan Positive Research

<Shangshukongzhuancanzheng> is the the most important confucian classics works ofWangXiangqian’s of books, WangXiangqian made a fairly comprehensive and systematicarrangement and summarized of the research achievements about <The book of history> of theQing dynasty sinology,making <Shangshukongzhuancanzheng>become a epitomize; At thesame time, WangXiangqian added and play the previous studies, rectified and corrected theprevious mistakes and omissions,his rectifies and the explanation of classics also had manyoriginal opinions and achievements. So this article focus on research from two aspects, on theone hand, making a overall grasp and comparative study of the basic situation of the researchachievements about <The book of history> of the Qing dynasty sinology,making a relativelycomprehensive and systematic investigation; on the other hand, making a further reading anddiscussion about <Shangshukongzhuancanzheng>, revealing the achievement and value，tryingpass judgment on WangXiangqian’s academic achievement and historical position.This paper is divided into six parts:part1discusses the compilation style and the collectionof previous research of <Shangshukongzhuancanzheng>.<Shangshukongzhuancanzheng> waswritten by the way of variorum genre which WangXiangqian was good at,this book hadcomplete style and reasonable arrangement, WangXiangqian was good at comprehensivedifferent studying way of Qianjia sinology,he collected all the reorganinzing current and ancientchinese classics standing results and discriminating forgeries of Qing dynasty sinologistespecially between YanRuoju and PiXirui. part2discusses WangXiangqian’s carding of currentand ancient chinese classics academic origin and textual research achievement.mainlyfrom rectifing current chinese classics origin,carding ancient chinese character origin anddifferentiating concept and entity of current and ancient chinese classics three aspects,thispaper also rectify other views relating to WangXiangqian’s to distinguish which researchachievements are his own. part2discusses WangXiangqian’s contribution to collectionand textual research of current and ancient chinese classics. WangXiangqian writed<Shangshukongzhuancanzheng> with the purpose of distinguishing current and ancientchinese classics and providing scholars with works which comprehensive includingdifferences of words and meanings of current and ancient chinese classics of <The book ofhistory>. WangXiangqian also made textual research and evaluation to different scholarsviews and meanings objective with leaning to current chinese classics. part4discussesWangXiangqian’s contribution of complementing and proving fake books. <Shangshukongzhuan> was basically disclosed a fake book by some people like MeiZhouof Ming dynasty and YanRuoju of Qing dynasty.However, WangXiangqian was one ofscholars of Qing dynasty who keep doing the work of complementing and proving fakebooks with making some achievements.It was one of the most important reason whyWangXiangqian had written <Shangshukongzhuan>. This paper reveals WangXiangqian’scontribution of complementing and proving fake books mainly from complementing andproving25classic articles,finding fake confucius modifying classic articles two aspects,reveals WangXiangqian’s contribution of complementing and proving to fake confuciusfrom disclosing the copying sign of fake confucius, proving fake confucius was writed byWangSu, disclosing the sign of fake by WangSu and HuangFumi three aspects. part4discusses WangXiangqian’s contribution of proving water and land of <The book ofhistory·YuGong>. WangXiangqian made research on water and land,not only was familiarwith ancient literature,but also advocated being in present and proving by archaeologicalwork which was much better than some people proving by books.So WangXiangqian’ssupplemen of <History of the han dynasty·geographic records> and textual researchabout water and land of <The book of history·YuGong> may be the standing work of theresearch about water and land during chinese ancient times. part6discussesWangXiangqian’s contribution of interpretating classics and textual research besidedistinguishing fake and truth.<Shangshukongzhuancanzheng> was so both extensive andprofound that many notes can be found and was Ignored by scholars.In fact, many noteswere WangXiangqian’s particular view with accurate and comprehensive style.Thispaper make detailed carding and mining to the content and choose the essential to analysisand research.