Qīn dìng zhí zhōng chéng xiàn 欽定執中成憲
Imperial-Sanctioned Established Standards for Holding the Mean imperially commissioned by 雍正 (Yōngzhèng, 1678–1735, 清, 敕撰)
About the work
An 8-juan imperial pedagogical compendium imperially commissioned by Yōngzhèng in Yōngzhèng 6 (1728). The title — zhí zhōng chéng xiàn “established standards for holding the mean” — draws on the Shàng shū “Dà Yǔ mò” 大禹謨’s “yǔn zhí jué zhōng” (firmly hold the mean) and articulates the work’s project as imperial-pedagogical concentration on this canonical principle. The work draws Confucian classical materials and historical exemplars on the topic of zhí zhōng (holding the mean) and pairs in tradition with Yōngzhèng’s other imperial-pedagogical work the Shèng yù guǎng xùn (KR3a0102).
Abstract
The Qīn dìng zhí zhōng chéng xiàn is one of the principal Yōngzhèng-period imperial-pedagogical works. Composition: precisely datable to Yōngzhèng 6 (1728). The frontmatter brackets to 1728–1728.
The substantive content draws together classical citation and imperial elaboration on zhí zhōng — articulating Yōngzhèng’s Lǐxué position with the precision typical of his administrative style.
The bibliographic record: SKQS Zǐbù — Rújiā lèi; Wényuāngé shūmù.
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- Shèng yù guǎng xùn (KR3a0102) — Yōngzhèng’s parallel imperial-pedagogical work.
- Qīng shǐ gǎo — Shìzōng běnjì.
- Kyoto Zinbun, Sìkù quánshū zǒngmù tíyào
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