Abstract

The first publication of the last nine books of the Jihe Yuanben (Elements) was funded by Shanghai Bibliophilist Han Yingbi in the late Qing dynasty, with the help of the scholar groups which consisted of bibliophilists and mathematicians, who became a School of Bibliophilism for western learning under the special historical opportunity. The true motive for subsidized publishing of Han Yingbi was related to his Confucian ideals, which was to be admitted by royal authority of the Qing government's national cultural undertakings. Although the turbulent situation made his aspirations frustrated, the historical value and influence of Jihe Yuanben contributed an important cultural significance to the entire historical event, and it also provided another opportunity that could be documented in history for all the contributors and participators.

Key Words

Last Nine Books of Jihe Yuanben; Han yingbi; School of Song Jiang' s Bibliophilism; Western learning spread to the East

Citation: Cao, J., Ji, Z. 'Bibliophilists of the Late Qing Dynasty in the Spread of Western Learning to the East: A Case Study of the Publication of the Last Nine Books of the Chinese Translation of Jihe Yuanben (Elements)' [J]. Journal of Dialectics of Nature, 2018, 40(9): 73-79.

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