◎Dong Zhongshu：Great Scholar of the Han Dynasty

◎Dong Zhongshu：Great Scholar of the Han Dynasty

Dong Zhongshu (around 179-104 BC,or 198-106 BC,or 191-105 BC) was born in Guangchuan (today’s Dongguzhuang Village,Guangchuan Town,Jing County,Hengshui City) in the Western Han Dynasty.His political proposition of “ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone” was appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.As a result,the Confucian doctrine,which in Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was only one voice among a hundred schools of thought,has become the theoretical basis of national governance and social ethics,and been influencing China for more than 2,000 years.Dong Zhongshu is the greatest theorist,philosopher and educator in Chinese history only after Confucius.He wrote many works,among which only the Chun Qiu Fan Lu,a works in political philosophy,has been handed down.His life was recorded in the Historical Records：Biographies of Scholars (Shi Ji：Ru Lin Lie Zhuan) and History of the Han Dynasty:Biography of Dong Zhongshu (Han Shu：Dong Zhong Shu Zhuan).(https://www.daowen.com)