理性、雅兴共融的云南风土描绘——曾昭抡《缅边日记》解读

Description of Local Customs and Practices in Yunnan Integrated with Ration and Elegance——An Interpretation on Zeng Zhaolun's The Diary on the Border between China and Burma

曾昭抡的《缅边日记》,记叙了抗战期间在云南的考察见闻,体现了强烈的科学性。其文章风格,有家学的渊源即受桐城派古文的影响,也有中国传统游记遗风,同时还以一个无处不在的现代主体,对以往创作有所超越。此书还从自由主义知识分子的角度,对于边地政情、民风民俗,以及底层人民的生存境遇,进行了理性的思考。

The Diary on the Border between China and Burma by the famous chemist, Zeng Zhaolun, carries a strong scientific sense. It narrates his investigations and observations in Yunnan during Anti- Japanese War. The article style has a origin of ancient prose in Tongcheng School out of his family＇ s influence, carries some relic of traditional Chinese travel and surpasses the previous creation with a ubiquitous modern subject. From the viewpoint of a liberalism intellectual, the book expresses a rational thinking about politics, folk customs, and living condition of poor people in rural areas.