A Study Of Li Zhi’s Huang Song Shi Chao Gang Yao

Huang Song Shi Chao Gang Yao is a chronicle history book born in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty,mainly describing the historical events of the two Song Dynasties and ten dynasties,written by Li Zhi,a native of Meizhou of the Southern Song Dynasty.This paper mainly focuses on the author’s life travels,academic achievements,the characteristics of the book,the circulation of editions,historical sources,its ideological characteristics and documentary value,etc.and makes a comprehensive and systematic exploration of the Outline of the Ten Dynasties of the Imperial and Song Dynasties.Li Zhi came from a historiography,and his life experience and learning environment are closely related to the writing of books and theories,so this article first looks up local chronicles and historical biographical materials,sorts out his life activities,and can understand people and discuss the world.Secondly,it introduces the temporal and spatial background of Li Zhi ’s compilation of the Huang Song Shi Chao Gang Yao,and discusses the completion of the book from a macro perspective.Once again,he examined the bibliography and circulation of the catalogue and editions of the Huang Song Shi Chao Gang Yao,hoping to trace the source and have a clearer understanding of the similarities and differences of each book.In addition,the attempt at the style of the Huang Song Shi Chao Gang Yao also reflects from the side that in addition to the innovation of the historians of the Southern Song Dynasty in historical compilation,it is a vivid embodiment of the new way of compiling historical books.Finally,the historical value of this book is explained from the perspective of the popularization and dissemination of history and the preservation and mutual verification of historical materials.Through research,the book is rich and detailed in historical materials;Innovate the chronicle in the compilation style,mark the major events,highlight the key points,and have clear levels;Break through tradition in historical writing and have a certain sense of identity with ethnic minority regimes.The Chang Bian compiled from the Yong Le Da Dian lacks the Ying,Shen,and Zhe parts,and the two dynasties of Hui and Qin are all missing,and the content preserved in the Huang Song Shi Chao Gang Yao is an important material for us to study the attitude of Li Tao and his son towards this part of historical events.Such works deserve our in-depth discussion,both in terms of historiography and documentary value.