天一阁440年沧桑风雨

440 Years History of Tianyi Pavilion

明嘉靖年间,在浙江的宁波,一位叫范钦的人建造了一座藏书楼,名曰天一阁,取“天一生水,地六成之”之意,范钦“代不分书”的遗训,以及制定的相互制约的措施和严厉的惩罚措施,造就了天一阁一脉相传,绵延440年的文化奇迹,在这440年的风雨历程中,天一阁可谓是历经磨难和曲折,清康熙十二年梨洲登阁,乾隆三十八年的乾隆征书以及民国二十二年的孟歂重修,无不对天一阁的发展产生了深刻的影响。虽然也曾有薛继渭民国盗书的悲惨经历,但是建国后国家投入的加大和众多有识之士的捐赠,使天一阁由一个相对封闭的私人藏书场所,成就为一个融收藏,展示,休闲为一体的对公众开放的综合性博物馆。440年的风雨凝练,带给天一阁的是更加开放的未来。

During the Ming Dynasty under the reign of Emperor Jiajing,in Ningbo of Zhejiang Province,Fan Qin ordered to construct a library and named the building Tianyi Pavilion after a famous sentence in the Book of Changes:(as in the River Diagram).“天一生水,地六成之”.Before he died and in his will,Fan forbade his family and descendants to splitting his life-time collection of books stored in this building.This family rule is supported by measures of mutually rest riction and severe punishment on violators.Therefore,the tradition of the library lasts for 440 years till this day and it becomes a cultural miracle in China.During this long period of time,Tianyi Pavilion has undergone many ups and downs.During the Qing Dynasty,Emperor Kangxi visited the pavilion on the twelfth year after he ascended the throne;Qianlong ordered it to submit some books on the 38th year after he became the emperor;in 1934,Meng Zhuan renovated the building.All these main events in its history have profound influence on its development.During the rule of Kuomintang,a thief named Xue Jiwei stole a large amount of books from the library.After the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949,thanks to national support and the donation of numerous intellectuals and celebrities,Tianyi Pavilion has been transformed from a private library into a comprehensive museum open to the public,integrating multiple functions of collection,exhibition,and recreation.The long and rich history will make the future of Tianyi Pavilion more promising.