Research On Ruan Yuan's Illustrated Car System Of Kao Gong Ji

Ruan Yuan's Illustrated car system of Kao Gong Ji is a representative monograph of Qing Confucian interpretation of Kao Gong Ji car system.His book is nearly 20,000 words,divided into Interpretation of the wheel first,Interpretation of the vehicle second,Interpretation of the shaft third,Interpretation of the leather fourth,Interpretation of the metal fifth,Interpretation of the the degree of the car sixth,and made Picture of the wheel first,Picture of the vehicle second,Picture of the shaft third.Illustrated car system of Kao Gong Ji is Ruan Yuan's first work,with sharp academic ability and open-mindedness.In the interpretation part,in accordance with the order of the chapters in the original book,it explores the car system,introduces the principles of car making,describes the size,shape,production requirements,and functional characteristics of the components,so as to prove the merits and failures of Illustrated car system of Kao Gong Ji.The academic value of Illustrated car system of Kao Gong Ji is reflected in the exegesis of words,the system of names and objects,values,and reserving differences in old sayings.In addition,Illustrated car system of Kao Gong Ji comprehensively uses exegetical methods such as gaining righteousness from the sound,interpreting the meaning according to the shape,examining the old teaching,studying the meaning based on the text,using the graphic scriptures,and bypassing mutual proofs.It has a wide range of textual research,and its conclusions are essential.It distinguishes the old sayings and is very rewarding.Although there are some omissions,the shortcomings do not conceal the disadvantages.So the predecessors gave a high evaluation of Illustrated car system of Kao Gong Ji,and his book is also indispensable for the research of Kao Gong Ji car system.