Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism
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The Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism is a regional Confucian intellectual tradition known for its emphasis on moral self-cultivation and practical governance, which developed among scholars in the Huizhou area of China.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | regional Confucian intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| aim |
to apply Confucian teachings to concrete administrative problems
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to cultivate morally upright officials and local leaders ⓘ to maintain social order through moral education ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Huizhou merchant culture
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local academies in Huizhou ⓘ local lineage organizations in Huizhou ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
harmonizing personal morality and public service
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self-cultivation as basis for governing others ⓘ using Confucian learning to manage family and community affairs ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Han Chinese literati culture ⓘ |
| developedAmong | scholars of the Huizhou area ⓘ |
| developedIn | late imperial China ⓘ |
| doctrine |
priority of ethical practice over empty rhetoric
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study as preparation for administrative responsibility ⓘ |
| educationalSetting | local academies and private schools in Huizhou ⓘ |
| emphasis |
application of Confucian principles to local governance
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ethical conduct in everyday life ⓘ integration of moral cultivation and statecraft ⓘ learning for practical use ⓘ |
| focus |
education of local elites
ⓘ
linking local social order with Confucian moral norms ⓘ ritual regulation of community life ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed in a commercially active region with strong lineage structures ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cheng–Zhu school of Neo-Confucianism
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Confucian classics NERFINISHED ⓘ Song–Ming Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Confucian ethics
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moral self-cultivation ⓘ practical governance ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Confucianism
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Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Huizhou
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Xin'an (Huizhou) region of southern Anhui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese local statecraft traditions
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gentry-led community governance in late imperial China ⓘ |
| socialBase |
degree-holding literati of Huizhou
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merchant–gentry families of Huizhou ⓘ |
| viewOnEconomy | commercial activity should be guided by Confucian ethics ⓘ |
| viewOnGovernance | good governance begins with personal moral rectification ⓘ |
| viewOnLearning | learning should transform character and behavior ⓘ |
| viewOnOfficials | officials should be moral exemplars for the people ⓘ |
| viewOnSociety | family and lineage as foundations of social order ⓘ |
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