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Five Masters in the Qingli Period

release time:2017-04-19 Views: The author:天一阁月湖

The so-called Five Masters are, in truth, five scholars in Ningbo in the Qingli Period (1041-1049 ) of the Northern Song Dynasty, namely, Yang Shi, Du Chun, Lou Yu, Wang Zhi and Wang Yue. When Wang Anshi governed Yinxian County (now a district of Ningbo), he invited five great Confucianists to educate locals for promoting their enthusiasm for learning. These five scholars devoted themselves to the education cause for more than three decades, cultivating innumerable students. Thereby, they are referred to in history as “Five Masters in the Qingli Period”. Quan Zuwang once remarked that due to their efforts, Ningbo would be a rival to Shandong (a region renowned for the study of Confucianism) in some decades.