论良史工文

A Study of Good Historian and Excellent Writing Skills

在清代学者的心目中,"天下学问"的理想境界是义理、考证和词章"相济",用今人的话说就是理论、史料和文章完美结合。具体到史学,他们强调"史必藉文而传","良史莫不工文"。其实,"良史工文"远在古代就已成为中国史学的优良传统。继承和发扬这个传统,是当代中国史学工作者义不容辞的责任。只有努力学习古今中外史学名家和大家的精品力作,不断从中吸取写作营养,才能使自己成为"工文"的"良史",为弘扬中华文化、建设中华民族共有的精神家园,为建设社会主义核心价值体系、推动社会主义文化大发展大繁荣、提高国家文化软实力,为开创与当代社会相适应、与现代文明相协调的史学新局面,作出积极的贡献。

For scholars in Qing Dynasty, the perfect combination of theory,historical sources and Article is the highest realm in the field of academic research. They stress that history can be recognized through articles and all excellent historians are good at writing and codification. People who learns from historical classics all over the world can be regarded as good historian with excellent writing skills. Then the new historical situation comes into being that can promote Chinese culture, build up Chinese natio...