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Zhu Xi

Type Figure Region China Time 1130–1200 Also known as Yuanhui、Hui'an、Master Ziyang

Zhu Xi (1130–1200), courtesy name Yuanhui, sobriquet Hui'an, was the great synthesizer of Min learning in the Southern Song and the principal archite…

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  1. 1130–1140Youxi · YouxiBorn in Youxi, Fujian, he studied in childhood under his father Zhu Song, receiving the lingering influence of the Cheng school, laying the foundation for his later Neo-Confucian thought.
  2. 1141–1150Jianyang · JianyangDuring the Shaoxing era he moved to Chong'an in Jianyang, visiting famous scholars throughout northern Fujian, studying successively under Li Yanping, Liu Zihui, and others, gradually grasping Cheng–Zhu principles and paving the way for his later entry under Li Tong.
  3. 1151–1163Yanping · YanpingHe studied under Li Tong, a second-generation disciple of Luo Congyan, deeply researching the Four Books, and passed the jinshi examination in the seventh year of Qiandao, beginning his official career.
  4. 1164–1200Mount Wuyi · Mount WuyiIn addition to his official duties he taught at Wuyi and White Deer Grotto, authoring the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books and the Zhuzi Yulei, achieving the grand synthesis of Neo-Confucianism, with disciples throughout the southeast.

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