Yen Yuan
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This is the article about Late Imperial period of China. For Yan Yuan, the disciple of Confucius, see Yan Hui
.
Yan Yuan , zi
Yizhi or Hunran, hao
Xizhai founded a practical school of Confucianism
to contrast with the more ethereal Neo-Confucianism
that had been popular in China
for the previous six centuries.
He was born on April 27, 1635 in the Chihli province (now called Hebei
) in China and spent his youth in poverty, after his father was taken into the Manchu
army and never returned.
He died on September 30, 1704 in the same province.
Ideas of Yan Yuan were developed by his disciple Li Gong :zh:李塨 (Yan-Li school). Yan's intellectual heritage was addressed by Wu Han
in the 20th c. Wu has elaborated on the Yan's concept of relation between history and the present.
Yan Hui (disciple of Confucius)
Yan Hui was one of the disciples of Confucius.-Life:Yan Hui was a native of State of Lu, the favorite of his master, whose junior he was by thirty years, and whose disciple he became when he was quite a youth...
.
Yan Yuan , zi
Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
Yizhi or Hunran, hao
Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
Xizhai founded a practical school of Confucianism
Confucianism
Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius . Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the Spring and Autumn Period, but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han...
to contrast with the more ethereal Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is an ethical and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty....
that had been popular in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
for the previous six centuries.
He was born on April 27, 1635 in the Chihli province (now called Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
) in China and spent his youth in poverty, after his father was taken into the Manchu
Manchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
army and never returned.
He died on September 30, 1704 in the same province.
Ideas of Yan Yuan were developed by his disciple Li Gong :zh:李塨 (Yan-Li school). Yan's intellectual heritage was addressed by Wu Han
Wu Han
Wu Han was a famous Eastern Han Dynasty general who made great contributions to Emperor Guangwu 's reestablishment of the Han Dynasty and who is commonly regarded as Emperor Guangwu's best general, but who was also known for cruelty against civilians.-Biography:Wu Han was initially a deputy to...
in the 20th c. Wu has elaborated on the Yan's concept of relation between history and the present.