Abstract: The rise of the ancient textual criticism in Jiangbei，was initiated by Wang Niansun，who combined with Wang Zhong and later Li Dun，Jia Tianzu，Liu Taigong，Zhu Bin and other scholars to form an academic community． These scholars criticized the Confucian learning of the Song dynasty to promote a culture of textual criticism． The Yangzhou scholars constructed the genealogy of the textual scholars in order to unite likeminded fellows． In addition，throughintermarriage and service as secretaries in yamens they developed a mutual identity for Yangzhou scholars and created the conditions for the formation of a school．