A New Avenue for Understanding Shang Shu——Fresh Ideas on Studies of Shang Shu

In his book New Notes and Commentary on Shang Shu, QIAN Zong-wu, one of the doctoral tutors and leading academic researchers in linguistics in Yangzhong University, attemps to make notes and commentary on Shang Shu by combining modern grammatical theories with traditional cultural expositions which starts a new avenue for understanding Shang Shu. QIAN Zong-wu proposes many valuable academic ideas such as the Confucian position, literary characteristics and the ideology of combining ethics with legality of Shang Shu. QIAN Zong-wu reflects on the theme of ancient civilizations implied in Shang Shu from different respects.