略述《星轺日记》的史料价值

Brief Analysis on the Historrical Value of "Travel Notes in Sedan"

《星轺日记》系沈炳垣奉命典四川乡试,由京师入蜀,沿途记其见闻撰成。是书记载了沈炳垣由京师出发,经直隶、山西、陕西、四川到成都的道里里程,对途中的先哲圣人祠墓、风景名胜、寺院古迹都有记述,至于各地土地的肥饶、民俗的勤惰、年谷丰凶贵贱也不乏述陈,而对壬子科四川乡试,记载尤为详尽。从另一个侧面,该书也反映出主考官地位之尊和清末官场的一些习气。

The book named ＂Travel Notes in Sedan＂ was written by Shen Sichuan from the capital under the emperor＇s order, he recorded the things Bing-yuan During his traveling to he had seen and heard. The book recorded all the mileage from Deking to Chengdu, via Zhili,Shanxi,Sichuan. The ancients＇ tomb ,places of interest, temple sites ,were written down as well ;as for the fields fertile or not ,the people idle or industrious ,the crop harvest or failure were also carried on .Especially ,the note recorded the Sichuan Imperial Examination in 1852 in detail .On the other hand ,the note also reflected the examiner＇s revered status and the habit of official in Oing dynasty.