The Paper's reporter Cheng Ting
On the afternoon of April 17, the press conference of Li Xueqin's Collected Writings, jointly sponsored by the Research and Protection Center of Excavated Documents of Tsinghua University and Jiangxi Education Publishing House, was held in Tsinghua.
The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Tsinghua that Mr. Li Xueqin (1933-2019) is a famous historian, archaeologist, paleographer, paleographer and educator in China, a senior professor of liberal arts at Tsinghua University, and is known as an encyclopedic scholar. During his lifetime, he published more than 40 books and nearly 2,000 papers, and made important contributions to the study of ancient civilizations, academic history, and excavated documents.
"Li Xueqin's Collected Writings" book shadow. Courtesy of Tsinghua University
The Collected Works of Li Xueqin was edited by Jiangxi Education Publishing House since 2016 and took five years to complete. The anthology includes the Chinese treatises written by Mr. Li Xueqin from 1956 to 2018, about 10 million words, divided into 7 categories, namely: ancient history research (with the study of the origin of civilization, a total of 6 volumes), oracle bone research (with the study of the origin of the text, a total of 4 volumes), bronze research (with bronze mirror research, a total of 6 volumes), Warring States character research (with a general theory of paleography, a total of 1 volume), Jian Shu studies (a total of 3 volumes), academic history research (with international sinology research, a total of 3 volumes), and preface essays (a total of 6 volumes). The complete collection consists of 30 volumes, the last of which is the Table of Contents and Index. Monographs are collected first in each category, followed by papers.
It is worth noting that at the front of each category, Mr. Li specially dictated a "preface" before his death, telling his own research experience. The editorial style of the anthology was also personally drafted by Mr. Li during his illness. In order to reflect the original appearance of history, except for the correction of individual typographical errors and some necessary adjustments to conform to the national publishing norms, the treatises included in the collection are still old.
Li Xueqin (third from right) worked with tsinghua Jian research team before his death. Courtesy of Tsinghua University
"Li Xueqin Anthology" shows the academic path traveled by Mr. Li in more than 60 years of scientific research, provides rich materials for a comprehensive understanding of Mr. Li's academic achievements, and will also make special contributions to the prosperity of Chinese academia and Chinese culture.
Peng Gang, vice president of Tsinghua University, said at the press conference that this year coincides with the 110th anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University, and the theme of "self-improvement achieves excellence, innovation shapes the future" has been fully reflected in Mr. Li. Mr. Li enrolled in Tsinghua in his early years, led the work of Tsinghua in his later years, made many outstanding contributions to the construction of liberal arts in the school, and is the banner and leader of Tsinghua Humanities in the new century.
Wan Junren, dean of Tsinghua College of Humanities, said that Mr. Li is a benchmark for Tsinghua's humanities and scholars to move forward, whether he is a teacher or a scholar. The publication of the Collected Works of Li Xueqin is the best memorial to Mr. Li.
Scholars such as Qiu Xigui, Zeng Xiantong, Chao Fulin, and Ge Zhaoguang spoke highly of the academic value of Li Xueqin's Collected Writings and Mr. Li's academic contributions.
In addition, the press conference also launched the "Half of the Academic History, a Mr. Li - Mr. Li Xueqin's International Symposium Proceedings on Academic Achievements and Academic Thought" published by Tsinghua University Press.
The Mr. Li Xueqin Memorial Room was also inaugurated on the same day. The memorial room exhibits the "Life Commemorative Exhibition of Mr. Li Xueqin", which shows Mr. Li's extraordinary life experience, as well as outstanding achievements and academic contributions in the form of words, pictures and physical objects. The commemorative exhibition is one of the series of activities to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Tsinghua University, located at 434, Mengminwei Humanities Building, Tsinghua, which is a permanent exhibition and is free to the audience.
Attached: Introduction to Li Xueqin's life
Li Xueqin (1933-2019), Senior Professor of Liberal Arts at Tsinghua University, famous historian, archaeologist, paleographer, paleographer and educator. A native of Beijing, he studied in the Department of Philosophy of Tsinghua University in his early years, and has worked in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Tsinghua University since 1952, and has served as the director of the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the director of the Research and Protection Center of Excavated Documents of Tsinghua University, the director of the Collaborative Innovation Center for the Study of Excavated Documents and Ancient Chinese Civilization, the chief scientist and leader of the expert group of the National Xia-Shang-Zhou Dynasty Project, the director of the Chinese Character Museum, the chairman of the Chinese Pre-Qin History Society, and a member of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, a librarian of the Central Research Museum of Culture and History, a member of the Ninth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of the Academic Degrees Committee of the Second to Fourth State Council. He has made important contributions to the research of ancient civilization, academic history, and excavated documents (oracle bones, bronzes, Warring States scripts, and Jian Mu Shu Shu), especially in the collection, protection, collation and research of the Tibetan Warring States Bamboo Jane of Tsinghua University. He advocates multidisciplinary intersection, comparative study of Chinese and Western civilizations, international sinology research and rewriting academic history, and puts forward academic propositions such as "revaluing ancient Chinese civilization" and "getting out of the era of doubtful antiquity". He has won the honorary titles of "Young and Middle-Aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions", "Outstanding Contributor of the Ninth Five-Year National Key Science and Technology Research Program", "National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talents", and won the "Outstanding Achievement Award for Scientific Research (Humanities and Social Sciences) in Colleges and Universities" of the Ministry of Education, the Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, the Confucius Culture Award, the First Chinese Humanities Academic Writing Lifetime Achievement Award, the First Global Chinese Sinology Award Lifetime Achievement Award, the Fourth Wu Yuzhang Humanities and Social Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award, the Third Huilin Culture Award, The 5th Guo Moruo Chinese History Award and many other awards.
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