Abstract: From the beginning of Qing Dynasty,there were various books offering comments on Zhuangzi from the perspective of discourse analysis,which brought the study of Zhuangzi to a new stage,esp.Zhuangziyin by LIN Yun-ming,Nanhuajingjie by Xuan Ying,Zhuangzidujian by Hu Wen-ying,and Zhuangzixue by LU Shu-zhi as the most outstanding ones.Scholars do not pay enough attention to Zhuangzidujian and its author Hu Wen-ying.This thesis has sorted out the biographical literature of Hu Wen-ying,and intended to make a brief introduction to the purpose of his book Zhuangzidujian.

Key words: Hu Wen-ying, biographical literature, discourse analysis