Zhang Shu (1776- 1847), a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, was born in Wuwei County, Liangzhou (now Wuwei City).
Zhang Shu lost his mother when he was young and studied under the guidance of the scholar's father. Later, he studied under the famous teacher Liu Zuoyuan and made rapid progress. 19 years old is a juren, and 24 years old is a scholar. He chose Jishi Shu from imperial academy and became the magistrate of Yuping County in Guizhou two years later. Subsequently, he served as an agent in Zunyi County, Guang Shun (now Changshun County, Guizhou Province), Pingshan County, Sichuan Province, Xingwen County, Dazu County, Tongliang County, Nanxi County, Yongxin County, Linjiang Prefecture (now West Linjiang Town, Qingjiang County, Jiangxi Province) and Huxi County (now Zixi County, Jiangxi Province). Zhang Peng was outspoken and meticulous in his work, arguing with his superiors in official documents, thus offending many superiors and failing in his official career. As his friend commented, "with children's meticulous fruits, writing a book can be handed down;" "It is really inappropriate to be honest and strict with my son." In a small official position, it is difficult to realize his great ambition of governing the country and leveling the world. 1830, Zhang Shu resigned due to illness and ended his official career. 1832, he returned to Xi 'an and lived in Lehe Lane in the city. From then on, he further engaged in academic research, compiled and published his own works, and became an influential scholar in the country. Later, he suffered from eye diseases and eventually became blind. The Biography of Wen Yuan, a Draft of the History of Qing Dynasty, has been handed down to this day.
Zhang Shu wrote a lot in his life. His published works include Tracing the Origin of Surnames, Debate on Surnames, Records of Surnames in Xixia, Continued Guizhou Book, Shu Dian, Dazu County Records, Collected Works of Yang Sutang, Collected Poems of Yang Sutang, Series of Eryoutang, Collected Works of Zhuge Zhongwuhou, etc. Unpublished works mainly include Shi Xiao Xuyi, Yuan Dynasty Surnames, Emperor Century Ben, Continued Records of Dunhuang, Queyeweishi, Zi Gui Zhi, Yun Yi De, Primary School Discrimination, Overlapping Character Spectrum, Astronomy View, Xia Lu and so on. Zhang Xie's compilation work is generally an influential work of scholars in Guguanlong area who have been lost in later generations. His "Eryoutang Series" is now collected by major libraries in China, and most of them are Gansu authors.
Among them, there are more than 20 kinds of works, such as Poems, Three Stories, Three Ji Qin, Three Stories, and Five Grains and Nine Articles. These are the works of Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties that were lost by later generations and compiled by cutie. Cutie's works can help us to understand the grand occasion of northwest literati's writings. Zhang Jian's compilation work was unique at that time and had great influence at that time and later. Lu Xun is one of the scholars deeply influenced by Jaco in compiling.
Zhang Shu's research field is very extensive, and his academic achievements have also been fully affirmed by scholars. For example, Zhang Zhidong, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, listed him as a historian, historian and tablet engraver in the bibliography answer. In the early Qing Dynasty, Gu initiated a generation of textual research, and his academic thought changed. However, most scholars in the northwest cling to the remnants and cannot follow the academic trend. At the time of Jiaqing and Daoguang in Qing Dynasty, Zhang Shu was the only one in the northwest, who was proficient in classics and history, cast a net in the vast literature, searched for textual research, and engaged in compiling textual research, keeping pace with famous domestic scholars such as Ren and Yu Qu Yuan, and made indelible contributions to the academic circles.