the Doubting Antiquity School, who doubted the reliability of ancient Chinese historical records. Liu's History of Chinese Culture (Zhongguo wenhua shi 中國文化史), a cultural history of China from times immemorial to the 1920s, was first serialized in the Critical Review from 1925 to 1929 before being published as a book in 1932. Though Liu's scholarship is usually viewed as conservative, his book laid the foundation for a discussion of China as a cultural entity rather than a racial one as was common at the time. In 1927, Liu Yizheng served as the curator of National Study Library (Chinese Study Library) which later merged with National Central Library and formed the new Nanjing Library. In the library he founded Live and Read System, providing long-term devoted readers vacant rooms to live. Many such readers later call the library Alma Mater. Works Liu Yizheng wrote several books on Chinese history, including on the history of education, commerce, and culture. His books also include Business Ethics, An Introduction to Edition, etc. History of Chinese Culture () and Essentials of National History () are his most important works. Notes 1880 births 1956 deaths Members of Academia Sinica Writers from Zhenjiang People's Republic of China historians Republic of China historians Academic staff of the National Central University Academic staff of Nanjing University Academic staff of the Northeastern University (China) Academic staff of Beijing Normal University Academic staff of Zhejiang University 20th-century Chinese historians Educators from Zhenjiang Historians from Jiangsu