Tang Zhongyou

TimelineCBDB

1. 1059 縣主簿
2. 1180 朝奉大夫
3. 1180 知某州軍州事

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 與政 字
• 與正 字
• 說齋 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 天文學家（星象家）
• 史學家
• 理學家
• 經學家
• 經世學者
• 地理學家
• [財政官員]

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ExaminationsCBDB

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Citations

1. [1] Life dates and identity Tang Zhongyou lived from 1136 to 1188 and was a Southern Song official and scholar.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)These fields give Tang Zhongyou's name, life dates, and Song-dynasty identity.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The profile and biographical passages identify him as a Southern Song figure born in 1136 and deceased in 1188.
   • WikidataTang Zhongyou (Q10922528)The English description calls him a Song-dynasty politician and gives the years 1136–1188.
2. [2] Courtesy name, sobriquet, and origin His courtesy name appears as Yuzheng, with 與政 and 與正 as the Chinese forms; his sobriquets include 說齋 and 悅齋, and he came from Jinhua in Wuzhou.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The name and address fields give Yuzheng, the two Chinese forms 與政 and 與正, 說齋, and Jinhua as his basic place of origin.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographical passages give the sobriquets 說齋 and 悅齋 and identify him with Jinhua in Wuzhou, in present-day Zhejiang.
   • WikidataTang Zhongyou (Q10922528)The name records preserve the English aliases Yuezhai and Yuzheng together with the Chinese forms 與政, 與正, and 說齋.
3. [3] Family Tang Zhongyou was the son of Tang Yaofeng; his brothers were Tang Zhongwen and Tang Zhongyi, his brother-in-law was He Song, and his second son was Tang Shichi. Tang Huaide is described as his seventh-generation descendant and as a 仍孫.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The kinship fields identify his father, two brothers, brother-in-law, second son, and Tang Huaide's relationship and life dates.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographical passage identifies Tang Zhongyou as the son of Yaofeng.
4. [4] Jinshi degree and first appointment In 1151 he passed the jinshi examination and was appointed county registrar at Xi'an in Quzhou.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The examination and office fields give the jinshi qualification and the county-registrar post at Xi'an.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies place the jinshi degree and the Xi'an appointment in the twenty-first Shaoxing year, 1151.
5. [5] Hongci examination discrepancy The year of his second success in the boxue hongci examination differs between accounts: Shaoxing 30 (1160) and Shaoxing 31 (1161).
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The examination field confirms a second success in the boxue hongci examination.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)Two passages give the thirtieth Shaoxing year and one gives the thirty-first; the linked years are 1160 and 1161, and the examination name has the variant forms 宏詞 and 弘詞.
6. [6] School and Jiankang offices After the examination he served as professor at the Jiankang prefectural school, Zhengzi in the Palace Library, and vice-prefect at Jiankang.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The office fields include the Palace Library post and two Jiankang vice-prefect appointments.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies explicitly list the Jiankang prefectural school, Zhengzi, and vice-prefect of Jiankang.
7. [7] Memorial and promotion During Xiaozong's reign he submitted a ten-thousand-word memorial, gained imperial approval, underwent a summons and examination, and became a Palace Library 著作郎 before serving as prefect of Xinzhou.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The office field confirms the Palace Library 著作郎 appointment.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies describe the ten-thousand-word memorial, Xiaozong's acceptance, the summons and examination, the 著作郎 appointment, and the posting to Xinzhou.
8. [8] Taizhou and Jiangxi He moved to Taizhou in 1180 and was promoted to judicial commissioner for Jiangxi in 1181.
   • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The office fields give the Taizhou post and the Jiangnan West judicial-inspection post.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographical passage dates the move to Taizhou to 1180 and the promotion to Jiangxi to 1181.
9. [9] Administration and intellectual divergence His administration and financial management were considered successful, while his learning often differed from Zhu Xi's.
   • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographical passage praises his administration and financial management and says that his learning often differed from Zhu Xi's.
10. [10] Impeachment and shrine sinecure After taking the Jiangxi post, Tang Zhongyou was impeached by Zhu Xi, dismissed, and given a 奉祠 appointment.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The political association and office fields connect Zhu Xi's impeachment with the Jiangxi post and state that Tang was dismissed.
    • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies state that Zhu Xi impeached him, that he was dismissed, and that he thereafter received 奉祠.
11. [11] Retirement and death After returning home he devoted himself more intensely to classical and historical studies, and died in 1188 at the age of fifty-three.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The basic record gives his death year as 1188.
    • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies describe his return and intensified study of the classics and history, and give the fifteenth Chunxi year and age fifty-three at death.
    • WikidataTang Zhongyou (Q10922528)The time claim gives his death as 1188.
12. [12] Scholarly range His scholarly interests covered astronomy, history, Neo-Confucian learning, the Confucian classics, statecraft, and geography, and his official career included administrative and financial work.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The classification fields cover astronomy, history, Neo-Confucianism, classical learning, statecraft, geography, and fiscal administration.
    • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies connect his administration and financial management with his study of the classics and history.
13. [13] Students and associations Zhu Zhi studied first with Lü Zuqian and completed his studies under Tang Zhongyou; Ye Xiufa was also Tang's student, and Jin Shi, his disciple, printed 帝王經世圖譜.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The association fields identify Zhu Zhi, Ye Xiufa, and Jin Shi as connected through study or discipleship and state that Jin Shi printed 帝王經世圖譜.
14. [14] Tongnian and political protection Ding Shifa was Tang Zhongyou's tongnian friend, and Zheng Bing protected him.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The association fields identify Ding Shifa as a tongnian friend and describe Zheng Bing's political protection of Tang Zhongyou.
15. [15] Classical and statecraft works His works cover the classics, history, statecraft, astronomy, and geography, with survival information supplied for several titles.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The text fields list works on the classics, history, statecraft, astronomy, geography, and related subjects.
    • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies list these titles and specify that 六經解 is partly extant, while 帝王經世圖譜, 九經發題, 魯軍制九問, and 愚書 survive.
16. [16] Collected works and variant titles The forty-juan 悅齋文集 was largely lost, while ten juan and a one-juan supplement survive as 悅齋文鈔; related titles include 說齋文集 and 唐說齋文鈔.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The title fields include 說齋文集 and 唐說齋文鈔.
    • Souyun唐仲友 (25152)The biographies give 悅齋文集 as forty juan, largely lost, and state that ten juan plus a supplement survive as 悅齋文鈔; they also preserve the related collection title.
17. [17] Additional works Additional works include essays, fu, records, and poetic studies, with variant juan counts for two titles.
    • CBDBTang Zhongyou (10010)The title fields include 後典麗賦, 故事備要, 詞科雜錄, 說齋先生文粹, 說齋別集, 詩解鈔一卷, and the sixteen-juan and one-juan forms of 帝王經世圖譜 and 九經發題.