Yù zuǎn Zhūzǐ quán shū 御纂朱子全書
Imperially Compiled Complete Works of Master Zhū parent material by 朱熹 (Zhū Xī, 1130–1200, 宋, 撰); imperially fixed by 聖祖 (Kāngxī, 1654–1722, 清, 定); compiled by 李光地 (Lǐ Guāngdì, 1642–1718, 清, 奉敕撰) and 熊賜履 (Xióng Cìlǚ, 1635–1709, 清, 奉敕撰)
About the work
A 66-juan imperial-thematic anthology of Zhū Xī’s writings, drawn from Lǐ Guāngdì’s and Xióng Cìlǚ’s joint editorial work and finalised by Kāngxī, completed in Kāngxī 52–54 (1713–1715). The work parallels the Yù zuǎn xìnglǐ jīng yì (KR3a0107) — the imperial Lǐxué canon — with this work providing the imperial Zhūzǐxué canon. Where the Jīng yì abridges the broader Sòng Lǐxué corpus, the Quán shū concentrates on Zhū Xī alone and provides comprehensive coverage. Substantively the work draws from the Wén jí, Yǔlèi, Huòwèn, Jiā lǐ, and individual classical commentaries — organised thematically.
This is the Qīng imperial-court endorsement of Zhū Xī as the foundation of the late-imperial Confucian curriculum, establishing the Qīng’s Zhūzǐxué orthodoxy. The Yù zuǎn jīng yì / Zhūzǐ quán shū dyad together constitutes the Kāngxī-period imperial Lǐxué canon-formation.
Abstract
The Yù zuǎn Zhūzǐ quán shū is the principal Qīng imperial Zhū Xī anthology and the canonical Qīng-period authoritative Zhūzǐxué reference. Composition window: precisely datable. Lǐ Guāngdì and Xióng Cìlǚ began compilation under Kāngxī’s commission in 1713; Kāngxī personally reviewed and “fixed” (dìng) the text by 1715. The frontmatter brackets to 1713–1715.
The substantive role: alongside the Yù zuǎn xìnglǐ jīng yì (KR3a0107), this work provided the institutional ZhūXī canonical text for Qīng imperial education across the Hànlín, guózǐjiàn, and guānxué systems. The work has had unbroken late-imperial use into modern times.
The bibliographic record: SKQS Zǐbù — Rújiā lèi (across V720–V721); Wényuāngé shūmù. The Korean Sǒngnihak and Japanese Shushigaku traditions also adopted the work as canonical reference.
Translations and research
- Wing-tsit Chan, Chu Hsi: New Studies (1989) — context.
- On-cho Ng, Cheng-Zhu Confucianism in the Early Qing (2001) — major treatment of Lǐ Guāngdì’s editorial role.
- Standard modern Chinese reproductions of the SKQS WYG.
Links
- Lǐ Guāngdì’s parallel Zhù jiě Zhèng méng (KR3a0028) and Yù zuǎn xìnglǐ jīng yì (KR3a0107).
- Zhūzǐ yǔ lèi (KR3a0047) — the source-corpus from which this work substantially draws.
- Kyoto Zinbun, Sìkù quánshū zǒngmù tíyào
- Wikidata