Study On The Regional Transmission Of Tongcheng School Based On Mentor-disciple Relationship

Mentor-disciple relationship is an important factor affecting the regional spr ead of Tongcheng School.The regional expansion of Tongcheng School mainly depen ded on adding apprentices.With a large number of Tongcheng school students continu e to teach students in various places,Tongcheng school quickly spread throughout the country.In this process,the role of the great masters,who have wide influence and spr ead widely,is the most significant.Yao Nai and Mei Zengliang are typical of them.Yao Nai taught not only spread widely in Anhui and Jiangsu Province by means of provin cial examination and serving private school or ancient academy,but also spread a large number of disciples and Informal pupil.With their continuous spread,Tongcheng school spread rapidly.Mei Zengliang was even more special.In addition to teaching students in Jiangsu and Anhui with the help of academies and private school,Mei Zengliang also spread his theory through the way of making friend in capital.As the number of disciples and he taught gradually increased and began to teach,the Tongcheng School spread throughout country.With the help of the grand master,the regional transmission of Tongcheng school e xpanded continuously,but it was not balanced.Kangxi to Xuantong period in Qing dynasty is the most typical: During the reigns of Emperors and Daoguang,Tongcheng school,though not built,but in Fang Bao,liu dakui,Zhu Shixiu three master preach,i n anhui province as the center spread.During the period from Kangxi to Xuantong,Ton gcheng School not only established and continued its lineages,but also rapidly expan ded to the whole country with Anhui,Jiangsu,Fujian and Jiangxi as its center under th e propaganda of several masters such as Yao Nai and Zhu Shixiu.During the period fr om Daoguang to Xuantong,Tongcheng School had a declining trend,but it was sprea d to Hebei and even Japan under the joint spread of Yuzhao,Wu Rulun and other nine great masters.As long as the Mentor-disciple relationshipcontinues,Tongcheng school will not be cut off.