Li Qing and The Bound Edition of the Southern Tang History
The Bound Edition of the Southern Tang History was a historical work on the Southern Tang Dynasty completed by Li Qing under the orthodoxical guidance of"Southern Tang inherited from Tang Dynasty"(南唐承唐),based on the original book by Lu You and supplemented by the book by Ma Ling and other miscellaneous records.The bounded edition was once banned and destroyed by the Qing Dynasty,and its versions became very rare.The influence of Li Qing's family,the mentality of adherents,and his own academic ideas and academic literacy provides sufficient conditions for the completion of the book.In fact,it is a comprehensive summary of the study on the Southern Tang his-tory before the early Qing dynasty with its holistic style,rich contents and deliberate examination.It also played an ac-tive role in promoting the popularization of historical knowledge and the transformation of scholary style in the early Qing dynasty.
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