Liao P'ing (29 March 1852-6 June 1932), educator and controversial scholar of the Kungyang school of classical interpretation, which supported the chin-wen [new text] versions of the Chinese classics. His writings influenced such scholars as K'ang Yu-wei and Ku Chiehkang. Chingyen, Szechwan, was the birthplace of Liao P'ing. His father tended cattle and later owned […]