THE CARRYING ON OF ZHOUYI AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE ZHOUYI LEARNING IN THE HAN DYNASTY

Before the Qin Dynasty, Zhouyi learning had already had considerable development. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, more and more people handed down Zhouyi and Zhouyi learning became the prevalent school of thought. From the periods of Zhao and Xuan to the end of the Western Han Dynasty, modern script Zhouyi was carried on in vogue, and formed a new system of Zhouyi learning represented by Meng, Jiao and Jing. The display of the evolution of Zhouyi learning during the Eastern Han Dynasty laid in the confluence of modern script Zhouyi learning and the divination, and the gradual prevalence of ancient script Zhouyi learning. The establishment of the position of official schools had given an enormous impetus to the unprecedentedly extensive spread of Zhouyi learning. The conspicuous development of the imaginenumber system study constituted the main characteristic of Zhouyi learning during the Han Dynasty.