西陲文化院活动述论

On the Activities of the West-Frontiers Culture Institution

西陲文化院是张怡荪组织成立的私立藏学研究机构,在四川省政府的支持下于1937年底在成都正式成立。西陲文化院的中心工作是编纂藏汉辞典,先后编纂出版了系列藏语文辞书,编译了多部外人书籍,为编纂《藏汉大辞典》奠定了基础。西陲文化院因为经费奇缺人员流失,于1945年《藏汉大辞典资料本》编成后宣告结束。它在推动藏汉民族间学术文化交流、培养藏学研究人才以及编译外人书籍等方面意义突出,对于当代民族史研究或可提供某种借鉴。

The West-Frontiers Culture Institution （hereafter as The Institution） （in Chinese Pinyin ＂Xi-chui Wenhua Yuan＂） , organized and established by Zhang Yisun, was a privately-run Tibetology institution. Supported by Sichuan government it was established in ChengDu at the end of 1937.The Institution＇ s core-work was to compile Tibet-Chinese dictionary. The work The Institution achieved laid foundation for compiling Tibet-Chinese Dictionary, for example, they had compiledand published a series of Tibetan wordbooks, and they had translated and edited many books wrote by foreigners. Because of fund shortage and the loss of staff, it ended all kinds of work after the Data Edition of Tibet-Chinese Dictionary was compiled in 1945.The Institution promoted the Zang Han cultural exchange, cultivated Tibetan research talents, and compiled many books wrote by foreigners, which had great significance. It can be used as a reference for the study of contemporary ethnic history.