Du Yu, "spring And Autumn Annals" Research

DuYu came of a family of scholars on the study of Confucian Classics and had been deeply nurtured in traditional Chinese culture .He commanded the campaign against Wu (during the Three kingdoms),in which he showed great military abilities .He also knew the geography of the world well. All of these laid a solid foundation for DuYu's success in wring the Annotation of Classics and Elucidations in"Spring and Autumn Annals".The focus of the dispute between the studies of classical style and those in contemporary style in Han Dynasty was whether Zuo Zhuan gave explanations for The Spring and Autumn Annals.Based on literay studies in classical styles, DuYu constructed the imparting system of ZuoZhuan,built the theory of Zhengli and Bianli and formed the Complete system of Zuo's studies on The Spring and Autumn Annals,which in real sense,turned ZuoZhuan into studies on The Spring and Autumn Annals.Therefore,Duzhu marked a milestone in the history of studies on The Spring and Autumn Annals. The Spring and Autumn Annals originally recorded the history of Lu and by ways of events explaination,ZuoZhuan set the example for annals.DuYu's accurate annotations of The Spring and Autumn Annals contributed greatly to the science of history.Particularly,the theory of"classical stydies from original history events"and his annotions of names of persons and places...