宋代宁绍地区的藏书业

The Libraries in Ningbo and Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty

宋代宁绍地区藏书业在前代基础上得到快速发展,不仅政府藏书和州、县学藏书丰富,而且出现许多藏书家和藏书楼,私家藏书业发达。宁绍地区藏书有其特色,不但藏书家多,而且出现承沿数代的家族藏书。更有不少嗜书如命的藏书家。宁绍地区公私藏书业快速发展的原因是经济繁荣,造纸、刻书业兴盛以及教育事业发达。

Libraries were emerging even more quickly in the area of Ningbo and Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty than in the dynasties preceding it. Libraries, either state government - run, or prefecture-and county-run, aU boasted a large storage of books. Private libraries were developing quickly. Many librarians and library towers could be found. Library-running in the area of Ningbo and Shaoxing had some unique features： not only there were a large number of book-crazy librarians, but also many families had a tradition of storing books handed down from generation to generation. The reason for the rapid development of both public and private libraries in Ningbo and Shaoxing is the thriving economic development there, with its paper-making, printing and copying, and education well developed.