Zhang Huiyan’s theory of rites pays attention to both form and content,the unity of individual and society,and advocates going out of the emptiness of Neo Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasty and returning to the social life of pre Qin and Western Han Dynasty.He melted Yili,Zhouli and Liji into one furnace,which not only reflected his detailed study and process reappearance of the degree of essays about rites,but also showed his great intention of the orthodox and secular classics,and showed the evolution of the style of study during the peri...
