1. Qian Mu is the person who reads China's ancient books the most, without exception. He read the twenty-four histories three times, and almost wrote monographs on all aspects of China's history. In his early years, he established his academic position with The Years of the Pre-Qin Scholars, The Outline of National History and The Academic History of China for Nearly 300 Years. He was hired as a professor by a famous university from a middle school teacher.
Here I recommend his simplest book, China's Political Gains and Losses in Past Dynasties, which is a collection of his special lectures in Taiwan Province Province. Because he is familiar with history, I think it is the least laborious.
This book gives a brief overview and comparison of various political systems in China in the Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as government agencies, official powers, examination supervision, finance and taxation, and military service obligations. It describes the evolution of the revolution, points out Chen's gains and losses, not only summarizes the essence and justice of China's history and politics from a strategic perspective, but also points out the misunderstanding of traditional culture and spirit by modern China people.
From this book, we can see what a master is.
2. Qian Zhongshu Needless to say, Mr. Qian Zhongshu has a "camera-like memory". He reads widely and never forgets anything. Surprisingly, there aren't any books at home. All the books are in his head. This skill is not uncommon in the computer age. We can "learn about foreign affairs" and don't have to work hard to remember it ourselves.
However, Qian Zhongshu's skill does not stop there. I think the most important thing about his strength is that he can "communicate", communicate with ancient and modern Chinese and foreign countries, communicate with literature and social sciences, and communicate with various languages. This is not just a problem that Baidu knows.
I think another point is that Mr. Qian Zhongshu is not only knowledgeable, but also an interesting person, which can be seen from his conversations and correspondence with others. He often uses some allusions and unofficial history to make his articles ups and downs and make them look good. Qian Zhongshu's own papers never use stereotyped writing, but they are full of interest, and there are fewer and fewer today.
3. Kim Jin Kemu Komu is proficient in English, French, German, Esperanto, Sanskrit and other languages, and has studied Buddhism in India for many years. Jin Kemu's writing style in his later years is really superb, which breaks the boundary between natural science and social science and is often full of whimsy. His Wind, Candle, Ash, Cultural Words, Cultural Exploration, Unearned Exploration, Collection of Old Learning and New Knowledge, and Collection of Comparative Culture are all books on my desk, which are often used to enlighten me when my thinking is dry.
As far as "The Last Years of Wind and Candle" is concerned, Jin Kemu goes beyond the general special research and traces back to the "what" and "why" of human historical activities at all times and all over the world ... Between the lines, he shows profound insight and analytical power, and the great "happiness of discovery" has been accompanied by the life course of the wise man, which is worth reading and rereading.
4. Xu Fancheng Xu Fancheng is a student of Lu Xun. He went to Germany to study in his early years, and then went to India for 27 years until his later years, when he was 70 years old.
When Xu Fancheng returned to China, he brought two masterpieces translated by him: Fifty Upanishads, an ancient Indian spiritual and cultural classic, and Sacred Life, written by Indian spiritual philosopher Sri Arobodo. These two books are very powerful and represent the essence of Indian culture.
Not only that, but Xu Fan also has a profound understanding of China culture. His works, Ancient Confucianism, Lao Zi's Imagination and Lu Wangshu's Miscellaneous Notes, have opened up the opinions of China's ancient spiritual philosophy and ancient and modern Indian and western philosophers, dispelled doubts, incorporated new ideas and expounded the hidden reasons. These books seem thin, but in fact they have deep connotations.