Tang Shunzhi's Historiographical World in the Middle Ming Dynasty

Tang Shunzhi's historiography, deeply rooted in the political, ideological and historical background of the mid-Ming Dynasty, is rich in content. The characteristics of historiography are changeable throughout life, and it has roughly experienced the maturity from the early study of the classics to the later compilation of theories and historical comments. For his daily entertainment and official duties, he wrote a certain number of biographies and inspection records, and participated in the transcription of actual records, which became an organic part of the history of the Ming Dynasty. His historiography had a direct and extensive influence on the development of Ming Dynasty historiography in terms of enlightenment and practical application. Tang Shunzhi also enriched and deepened our understanding of the interactive relationship between "e;national history"e; and "e;unofficial history"e; with his "e;coming out of his later years"e;. To broaden the horizon of history, Tang Shunzhi, as an ordinary scholar in the middle of Ming Dynasty, his historiographical value is not only limited to the direct expression of his own historiography, but also because of its "e;ordinary"e; and "e;general"e; universal meaning, to a certain extent, it represents the general occurrence and development of historiography in the middle of the Ming Dynasty; At the same time, according to the understanding of "e;To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower"e;, his complete development of historiography also reflects the development of Ming Dynasty historiography and even the entire ancient Chinese historiography to some extent.