Abstract：Neo-Confucianists were among the major creators of inscriptions in the Song Dynasty, and inscriptions can be taken as a common literary style for them. In term of meaning, the inscriptions of Neo-Confucianists gradually shifted to daily life, becoming a written record of their life and memories. They are a mirror of the spiritual life and choice of value of the Neo-Confucianists in the Song Dynasty. In term of function, it is a conscious choice of the Neo-Confucianists in the Song Dynasty to employ inscriptions to “Ming Dao (illustrate ideas)”. With a free choice of genres, Neo-Confucianist in Song Dynasty tended to use inscriptions to illustrate and exchange ideas and values, and pass them to later scholars. The reason is that the “ti yong (substance and function)” of inscriptions are consistent with the idea of writing. On one hand, the moral attributes of “zheng ming (rectifying social problems with idealized political and social structure) shen de (moral review) ” of the inscriptions imply the idea of “unity of dao (the way) and qi (things)”, which is consistent with the morality-oriented idea and structure of writing. On the other hand, inscriptions play an important role in passing down the stories and core values of the wrtiers to future generations. This function was developed by Neo-Confucianists into an educational tool of “transmitting knowledge”.
陈莹, 马自力. 宋代理学家的铭文书写与文体自觉[J]. 《深圳大学学报》（人文社科版）, 2021, 38(3): 152-160.
CHEN Ying, MA Zi-li. Inscription Writing and the Stylistic Consciousness of Neo-Confucianists in Song Dynasty. , 2021, 38(3): 152-160.
2021, Vol. 38 
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