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The author of this article is Lei Xiaofan, a member of the Ji Inu Society Youth Association.
He Qiaoyuan (1558 – 1632 CE), courtesy name Xixiao, was a Ming Dynasty official and scholar. Because of his seclusion in Jingshan, he is also known as "Mr. Jingshan". A native of Jinjiang County (present-day Quanzhou City), the capital of Quanzhou, Fujian. He Qiaoyuan grew up learning traditional Confucian classics from his father, because He Qiaoyuan was quite talented, and it is said that he reads effortlessly and can never forget it. He Qiaoyuan's father, He Jiong, was a well-known scholar with a small reputation, and he was not shallow in literary history. He Qiaoyuan's own genius qualifications and his father's unremitting guidance became a solid foundation for He Qiaoyuan on the road of imperial examination.
Statue of He Qiaoyuan
However, the good times did not last long, and He Jiong died in the tenth year of the Wanli Dynasty (1582 AD), and He Qiaoyuan had to go alone on the road of scientific expeditions. Emperor Tian did not pay off, and five years later He Qiaoyuan was a member of the Chengshu Branch. Unexpectedly, when this spring breeze was triumphant, his mother Lin Shi suddenly died, and He Qiaoyuan went home to guard filial piety according to the regulations. In April of the sixteenth year of the Wanli Calendar, He Qiaoyuan was elected as the head of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Punishment, and He Qiaoyuan was upright and fair in his appointment, and had considerable political achievements.
A collection of Books by He Qiaoyuan
During the Wanli dynasty, the so-called "dispute over the foundation of the country" broke out, and the "struggle for the foundation of the country" not only depended on who to choose as the heir of the emperor, but also affected the prince and the various forces behind him standing inside and outside the court. Emperor Shenzong planned to make Chang Luo, the eldest son of the Emperor, who was supposed to inherit the throne, as a prince, which violated the traditional etiquette system, and He Qiaoyuan and other ministers thought that it was out of order, so they resolutely fought. In the twenty-second year of the Wanli Dynasty (1596 AD), He Qiaoyuan's subordinate officials made a mistake in proofreading the chapter, and He Qiaoyuan was demoted to the post of Guangxi Provincial Cloth Secretary in charge of military literature.
"Book of Min" book shadow
The following year, He Qiaoyuan's wife died of illness, and in addition to his grief, he was already tired of official life, so he retreated to Wutai Peak in Qingyuan Mountain, which was called "Mirror Mountain" at that time. Although he later returned to the official field, he resigned less than three years later. After living in seclusion, He Qiaoyuan had more energy and time to devote himself to academic research. The most famous works of his many works are the important history books of the Ming Dynasty, "Mingshan Zang" and "Book of Min". The author of "Famous Mountains and Treasures" has another article to introduce. In the forty-eighth year of the Wanli Calendar (1620 AD), He Qiaoyuan completed the first "Book of Min" in the history of Fujian Province with the significance of "Zhishu". The Book of Min was also controversial for not being a "family" for Zhu Xi, but fortunately it was later repaired and published with the financial support of Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian.
Resources:
He Qiaoyuan: Book of Min
Hou Zhenping: The Book of Min's national memory supplement
Lu Meisong: Liang Kejia's "Three Mountains" and He Qiaoyuan's "Book of Min"
Lei Xiaofan, Master of Modern and Contemporary Chinese History of Nanjing Normal University, President of the Youth Association of the Ji INu Society, Editor-in-Chief of the Self-media of the Ji I Nu Society, Librarian of the Nanjing Folk Anti-Japanese War Museum. He participated in the interview and data collation work of the major project of the National Social Science Foundation "Rescue and Collation of Oral History Materials of Anti-Japanese Veterans", the writing of the special volume "Nanjing Massacre and Western International Friends" in the "Nanjing Massacre Literature and Historical Materials Series", the interview of Chairman Mao's inspection of the Oral History of October Village in "The Sun Shines Warm in October", and the oral interview with Ms. Shen Mengying, a member of the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy and a linguist. His current research interests include the political history of the Republic of China and the financial history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Hua Xing Spring autumn
Editor: Wang Xuehui, a member of the Ji INu Society Youth Association