On Jia Yi the Great Scholar

Jia Yi, the great scholar, was the famous thinker, politician, educator and writer in the early period of western Han Dynasty (B.C. 206-23 A.D). In the field of ideology, he was more influenced by the Taoist principle and he held that the “Taoist doctrine” was the resources of all lives in the universe. So he stood for to rule the country naturally. He inherited and developed the dialectics of ancient Chinese philosophy. In the field of politics, he stressed that taking people as the key link in accordance with the impact of Confucianism Ideology. He was for consolidation of the central government and reduction of ruling subnations and submitted the detailed proposals of political reform. In economic area he advocated more importance of agriculture. In educational scope, he formed his own educational system as he was appointed officer of education front. He was well known in the position of Chinese famous man of letters by means of his literary works of In Memory of Rhyme Prose of Qu Yuan and the works of Rhyme Prose of Roc, a huge legendary bird.