An Interpretation of Huang Jingfang's"Doctrine of Dan Qi"
Huang Jingfang,an adherent of the Ming Dynasty,resigned from Longwu Dynasty and refused to become an official of the Qing Dynasty.He lived in seclusion in his former residence in Quanzhou,and took writing as his profession.Huang Jingfang advocated"doctrine of Dan Qi"in The Twelve Lessons of Ping Ju,which paid attention to the discipline of rhythm and ethics,advocated pure heart,diligence and thrift,and cultivated the great spirit,with the characteristics of fresh,pleasant and chic air in the early morning,implying that people should be determined as early as possible,and actively pursue vigorous and positive aesthetic ideals.The vigor of the early morning is also the time node of the alternation of day and night,and Huang Jingfang uses this to imply that the realization of ideal ambition should have the spiritual quality of burning the ointment and perseverance.The profound implication of"doctrine of Dan Qi"echoes the spiritual temperament of the adherents who stick to the integrity and transcendence.Huang Jingfang's writings are the embodiment of his personality,and his noble quality of adherents provides a model for fu-ture generations of intellectuals to cultivate noble spirit of personality.
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