Abstract:

Many of the ancient books and records in Qin and Han dynasties have been found missing，so one of the difficulties in academic research at present is how to make an objective and overall analysis and demonstration on the basis of such scarce documents and historical materials. Take Jiaoshiyilin for example，which covers a wideranging topics，including the study of Confusion classics in Han dynasty，historiography and literature and other aspects. In literature，for example，the poems of Han dynasty (each line consisting of four words)，and in religions，beliefs like divination and prophecy are all covered in the book. Due to the paucity of historical references which can be drawn upon，traditional philological study of this book is made difficult. The Research on Jiaoshiyilin by Li Hao broke new ground，by making statement and demonstration on the basis of explaining the limited historical materials，classified all kinds of discipline knowledge，such as the study of Confusion classics，religions，linguistics and philology and so on. The Research on Jiaoshiyilin made a comprehensive culturology interpretation on Jiaoshiyilin，which demonstrates a broad horizon，and prudent research supported by detailed materials. Besides，its argument has fairly profundity. The Research is a precious research achievement about Jiaoshiyilin，but more importantly，the author gave a new perspective to the study of ancient documents and provided a feasible modern methodology of understanding ancient documents.

Key words: Jiao Yanshou, Jiaoshiyilin, The Research on Jiaoshiyilin, ancient books and records in Qin and Han dynasties, the study of Confusion classics in Han dynasty