Yellow Book

Name: Yellow Book
Author: (Qing Dynasty) Wang Fuzhi

黄书

by (Qing Dynasty) Wang Fuzhi (（清）王夫之)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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8Chapters

Synopsis

"Yellow Book" is an important political work written by Wang Fuzhi, a thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The book is divided into eight chapters to systematically expound his political philosophy, statecraft and national thoughts. This book is based on the theory of "three dimensions" (celestial dimension, earth dimension, and human dimension), emphasizes the independence and continuity of Chinese civilization, criticizes the shortcomings of centralization in the Qin and Song dynasties, and advocates the realization of "self-consolidation of races" through institutional innovation. Yuanji Chapter: Proposes a "three-dimensional" cosmology, demonstrates the natural distinction between Huaxia and Yi and Di, advocates that "sages judge things to distinguish their kinds", and emphasizes the strict defense of Hua and Yi to maintain the survival of civilization. Chapter on Ancient Rituals: Tracing the institutional changes from the Three Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, criticizing the Qin Dynasty's centralized power model of "degradation of family law" and the Song Dynasty's "weakening of military forces and slackening of military power" governance strategy, warning that excessive centralization of power leads to the decline of national power. Domination: Design a blueprint for decentralized governance, advocating dividing the country into eleven military administrative areas, strengthening local autonomy, and establishing a defense system of "separate military and civilian rule, and mutual assistance between vassals and auxiliaries" to resist foreign invasion. Careful Selection Chapter: Criticizes the abuses of the imperial examination, calls for streamlining the selection mechanism, replacing superficiality with virtue, rebuilding the integrity of scholars, and ensuring that the bureaucracy serves the fundamental goal of "protecting the species and safeguarding the population." Taizheng Chapter: Advocates severe punishment of corruption, relieves people's poverty, puts forward the economic concept that "those who enrich the people are responsible for the country's destiny", and advocates protecting and enriching the people to stabilize the socio-economic foundation. Chapter of Separation and Reunion: Analyzes the law of division and reunification of China's territories from a historical geographical perspective, emphasizes the dialectical relationship between "natural union" and "unavoidable separation", and puts forward the geostrategic principle of "eight techniques to defend the territory". This book's in-depth analysis of the Qin and Song systems reveals the historical lessons of centralization and military weakening, and its decentralized governance plan is forward-looking.

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A classic book, highly recommended!
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