A Probe into the Confucian Thought of Xing Shao,a Scholar in the Northern Dynasty
Xing Shao was a famous Confucian in the Southern and Northern Dynasties,he had a position that could not be ig-nored in the history of the development of Confucianism in the Northern Dynasties.His Confucian thought was greatly influenced by his father Xingqiu and he was good at the study of"three rites".As a scholar with great achievements,Xing Shao's Confucian thought had his own unique features,which were as follows:he was knowledgeable and talented,but not exclusive;Learn to apply,not adhere to the old system;understand the meaning of the content,didn't fall into the end of the sentence.Xing Shao was a fa-mous scholar and good at thinking.In the formation of his Confucianism,the intervention of metaphysical thinking played a crucial role.