Researching the Relationships Between Zhu Yunming's Ideas of ConfucianHistorical Criticism and the Academic Orientation of His Retro Style of Writing

Zhu Yunming's systems had the distinctive features of Confucian-historical criticism. He believed that Confucian classics and their annotations from the Han to the Tang Dynasties were the foundation of his Confucian ontology,that the official histories were Confucian applications,and that various schools of thought and their expontents could enhance his arty talents and widen his perspective of knowledge. He advocatied wide range of studies and emphasized that the fundamental value of is to distinguish between truth and falsehood. He insisted the theory that academic died in the Song Dynastyand questioned the significance of The Four Books.Zhu Yunming praised and criticized the literary value from the Han Tang to the Song Yuan Dynasties in the leading way of academi cvriticism. He had a high regard for the writing style of the Han and Tang Dynasties to regard the study of Confucian classics of the Han and Tang Dynasties as the basis. The critical thinking of classical,historical and philosophical works gave Zhu Yunming the distinct connotation of his retro style of writing.