董恂与《度陇记》

Dong Xun and His Dulongji

董恂历经道光、咸丰、同治和光绪四朝,官至尚书。董恂勤于手记,一生著作颇丰。道光二十九年随祁寯藻赴甘肃查案,遂著有《度陇记》一书。该书详细记载了往返北京和兰州途中,地跨河北、山西、陕西和甘肃四省的山川、道里,为研究承平二百多年的陕甘社会提供了第一手资料,对陕甘回民起义前后甘肃的社会状况研究具有重要价值。

Dong Xun Experienced four dynasties of Daoguang,Xianfen,Tongzhi and Guangxu.He had served as a minister.Dong was diligent in writing,and had many writings.He wrote Dudongji when he went to Gansu to investigate a crime with Qi Junzao.The book documents mountains,mileage of the four provinces of Hebei,Shanxi,Shaanxi and Gansu between Beijing and Lanzhou.This provides first-hand information for studying the social situation of Shaanxi and Gansu one hundred and fifty years ago.It has an important value to contrast social conditions before and after the Hui uprising in Shanxi and Gansu.