简析清代农书《马首农言》

Brief Analysis of Agricultural Book Ma Shou Nong Yan of Qing Dynasty

为了弘扬中国古代农耕文化,继承传统农学精华,对晚清大学士祁隽藻撰写的《马首农言》一书,进行了全面探讨。对该书中关于整体提高"三农"经济、文化、风俗的改革性主张以及该农书中介绍的核心技术锄耕作业进行了总结,指出祁隽藻的《马首农言》所论所述,切合实际,针对性强,曾对当时及以后的国内"三农"活动,产生过积极的指导作用,并认为这是一部思想性和学术水准很高的著作。今天,重新认识和研究《马首农言》,对于进一步开发、利用、保护和弘扬祖国优秀的传统农耕文化遗产,吸取其颇具价值的文化营养,意义甚为重大,特别是对于培养国人的民族自豪感和爱国精神包括净化乡间民风而言,是很有必要的。

To promote agricultural civilization of ancient China, Ma Shou Nong Yan, an agricultural bookwritten by Qi Junzao, the Grand Secretary and the Military Planning Minister of late Qing Dynasty wasdiscussed comprehensively. Reform of rural customs, culture and agricultural economic management, as wellas local farming experiences and planting technologies that Qi Junzao proposed to improve local agriculturalproduction were summarized in this article. This book was geared to actual circumstances and generatedpositive guidance at that time. Ideological level and academic level of Ma Shou Nong Yan were high. Today,recognition and researching on Ma Shou Nong Yan again have great significance for developing, utilizing,protecting and carrying forward Chinese agricultural heritage and absorbing its valuable cultural nutrition.Reading this book is especially necessary for fostering Chinese national pride and patriotism and thepurification of rural folk customs.