Ling Tingkan

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• 仲子 字
• 杞菊軒 未詳
• 校禮堂 室名、別號
• 次仲 字
• 淩廷堪 未詳

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• 商人
• 經學家—禮經
• 音樂學家
• 曆算家
• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name and dates Ling Tingkan was a Qing scholar, born in 1755 (one account gives 1757) and died in 1809.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Gives his name as Ling Tingkan, born in 1755 and died in 1809.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Gives his name as Ling Tingkan, with the dates 1755–1809 in one account and 1757–1809 in another.
   • WikidataLing Tingkan (Q10895933)Records him as Ling Tingkan, with 1757 as his year of birth and 1809 as his year of death.
2. [2] Identity Ling Tingkan was a Qing-dynasty scholar and classicist, noted for his mastery of the Rites.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Gives his dynasty as Qing and lists "classicist (Rites)" among his descriptions.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Describes him as a man of the Qing, devoted to the study of the Rites and a noted figure of the Qianlong–Jiaqing school.
   • WikidataLing Tingkan (Q10895933)Places him under the Qing dynasty.
3. [3] Courtesy and studio names Ling Tingkan's courtesy names were Cizhong and Zhongzi, and his studio name was Xiaolitang.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Gives his courtesy names as Cizhong (次仲) and Zhongzi (仲子) and his studio name as Xiaolitang (校禮堂).
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Gives his courtesy name as Cizhong (次仲) and adds Zhongzi (仲子).
   • WikidataLing Tingkan (Q10895933)Lists Cizhong (次仲), Zhongzi (仲子) and Xiaolitang (校禮堂) among his names.
4. [4] Native place and birthplace Ling Tingkan was a native of Shexian in Anhui and was born in Haizhou.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Gives his native place as Shexian and his place of birth as Haizhou.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Gives his native place as Shexian in Anhui.
5. [5] Family Ling Tingkan's family included his ancestor Ling Antang, grandfather Ling Yiyun, father Ling Wenchang (died 1760), mother née Wang, brother Ling Tingyao, wife née Hua, nephew Ling Jiaxi and grandson Ling Mingde.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Gives his ancestry and family: Ling Antang, Ling Yiyun, Ling Wenchang (died 1760), née Wang, Ling Tingyao, née Hua, Ling Jiaxi and Ling Mingde.
6. [6] Early years Brought up in poverty, Ling Tingkan was apprenticed to trade and began examination studies only at twenty-five, copying the classics by hand.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Describes him as a merchant.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)States that he studied trade as a youth, turned to examination studies at twenty-five, and copied the classics by hand in poverty.
7. [7] Examinations and appointment Ling Tingkan was placed on a supplementary roll, passed the provincial examination, took the jinshi degree in 1790 as twenty-sixth in the third class, and was appointed professor at Ningguo.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records his supplementary-roll listing, provincial examination, jinshi rank of twenty-sixth in the third class, and appointment as professor at Ningguo.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)States that he became a jinshi in 1790 and was appointed professor at Ningguo.
8. [8] Travels and studies under Weng Fanggang Ling Tingkan travelled to Yangzhou and to Shuntian Prefecture in 1783, entered the Imperial College, studied under Weng Fanggang and turned to classical scholarship.
   • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records his travels to Yangzhou and Shuntian (1783) and his study under Weng Fanggang.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)States that he entered the Imperial College, studied under Weng Fanggang, and turned to classical scholarship.
9. [9] Early ci writing and turn to scholarship In his youth Ling Tingkan lived by the sea and wrote ci with Zhang Zhuoting; later travels turned him to the classics and to the acquaintance of Ruan Yuan, and about the age of twenty he gave up ci writing.
   • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Recounts his early years by the sea, his ci writing with Zhang Zhuoting, his acquaintance with Ruan Yuan of Yizheng, and his turn to learning at about twenty.
10. [10] Compiling the ci collection While serving at Wanling, Ling Tingkan sorted his old drafts into the two-juan collection 《梅邊吹笛譜》, naming it from a line in Baishi's 'Anxiang'.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Recounts that while serving at Wanling he sorted his drafts into the two-juan collection, named from a line in Baishi's 'Anxiang'.
11. [11] Preface to the ci collection At the Dragon Boat Festival of 1800 Ling Tingkan wrote a preface to his ci collection; Ruan Yuan, then vice-minister and governor of Zhejiang, had a copy made for his inspection.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Dates the preface to the Dragon Boat Festival of 1800 and notes that Ruan Yuan, then vice-minister and governor of Zhejiang, had a copy made.
12. [12] Scholarship Ling Tingkan was broadly learned in the classics, history and literary composition, was versed in music theory and calendrical astronomy, and was devoted to the three Rites classics as a noted figure of the Qianlong–Jiaqing school.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Records his wide learning in the classics and history, his skill in literary composition, his diligence in history, his familiarity with territorial and administrative change, his devotion to the Rites, his knowledge of music theory, and his standing in the Qianlong–Jiaqing school.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Lists "classicist (Rites)", "musicologist" and "calendrical specialist" among his descriptions.
13. [13] Music theory Ling Tingkan tested the qin against the pipa and concluded that the twenty-eight modes of banquet music often differed in name from those of court music.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Recounts that, having studied music theory, he verified the qin's tones with the pipa and found that the twenty-eight modes of banquet music often differed in name from those of court music.
14. [14] Literary style Ling Tingkan was accomplished in prose and verse, especially parallel prose.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Notes his skill in prose and verse, and especially in parallel prose.
15. [15] Works Ling Tingkan's works include the 《禮經釋例》, 《燕樂考原》, 《元遺山年譜》, 《校禮堂文集》 and 《校禮堂詩集》, the ci collection 《梅邊吹笛譜》, 《充渠新書》, 《晉泰始笛律匡謬》, 《箚記》 and 《魏書音義》.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Lists his writings: 《燕樂考原》, 《禮經釋例》, 《校禮堂文集》, 《元遺山年譜》, 《充渠新書》, 《晉泰始笛律匡謬》, 《校禮堂詩集》, 《梅邊吹笛譜》, 《箚記》, 《魏書音義》, together with 《禮經釋例目錄》, 《泰始笛律匡謬》 and 《校禮堂文集》 in one juan.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Mentions his 《禮經釋例》, 《燕樂考原》, 《元遺山年譜》 and 《校禮堂集》, as well as the ci collection 《梅邊吹笛譜》.
16. [16] The ci collection and Zhang Qijin The two-juan ci collection 《梅邊吹笛譜》 was prepared by Ling Tingkan himself; in 1826 his pupil Zhang Qijin arranged its contents and wrote a postscript praising his strictness in prosody.
    • Souyun凌廷堪 (58349)Records that the two-juan collection was prepared by his own hand, that Zhang Qijin arranged its table of contents and wrote a postscript, and that the postscript is dated to 1826 (the sixth year of Daoguang).
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records that Zhang Qijin was his pupil.
17. [17] Prefaces and postscripts Ling Tingkan wrote a postscript for the writings of Chen Zuren and a preface for those of Lu Nan.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records that he wrote a postscript for the writings of Chen Zuren and a preface for the writings of Lu Nan.
18. [18] Friends Ling Tingkan was a friend of Jiao Xun, Jiang Fan, Li Ruzhen and Wang Pinzhen, and a fellow townsman of Hong Bang and Wang Long.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records his friendships with Jiao Xun, Jiang Fan, Li Ruzhen and Wang Pinzhen, and his ties as a fellow townsman of Hong Bang and Wang Long.
19. [19] Recognition and recommendation Zhang Binhe recognized Ling Tingkan for his writing and learning, Huang Wenyang and Jin Zhaoyan admired him, and Cheng Jinfang recommended him for a special examination.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records that Zhang Binhe valued him for his writings and learning, that Huang Wenyang and Jin Zhaoyan admired him, and that Cheng Jinfang recommended him for a special examination.
20. [20] Pupils Ling Tingkan's pupils included Hu Peihui, Cheng Enze, Lü Feipeng, Ruan Changsheng, Zhang Qijin, Dai Yanghui and Cheng Hongpu.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records that Ruan Changsheng, Cheng Enze, Lü Feipeng, Hu Peihui, Zhang Qijin, Dai Yanghui and Cheng Hongpu were his pupils.
21. [21] Death and publications After Ling Tingkan's death Cheng Hongpu arranged his burial, Zhang Qijin compiled his chronological biography, and Ruan Yuan wrote his biography and printed his works at Hangzhou.
    • CBDBLing Tingkan (33562)Records that after his death Cheng Hongpu arranged his burial, Zhang Qijin compiled his chronological biography, and Ruan Yuan wrote his biography and had his writings printed at Hangzhou.