《西域考古录》的文献学价值探析

Explorations and Analysis of the Philological Value of Western Regions Historical Survey Records

《西域考古录》是清代学者俞浩写就的一部西北史地研究著作。其所引文献,既有传统的经典史籍,又有当时亲历西域者的著作,保存了众多现已失传或他书未详记的文献资料,因而具有较高的文献辑佚价值。《西域考古录》有160余处文献纠谬,通过对相关文献的考评和辨误,对后来者的深入研究提供了很大帮助。《西域考古录》丰富的历史、政治、军事、地理等内容,为后来西域地方的气候研究提供了丰富的参考资料;对当时少数民族民情风俗的记载,又为西北边疆的治理提供了借鉴。

Western Regions Historical Survey Records is a research work on history and geography of the northwestern areas written by Yu Hao,a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. Literature quoted in the book not only include classic historical works,but also writings of people who had been to the western regions. It preserves lots of literature and reference materials currently lost or not recorded in detail by other books,and therefore has fairly high philological value. In Western Regions Historical Survey Records,there are more than 160 literature error corrections. By investigations and comments on related literature and error detection,it provides great help for future in-depth research. The book's rich contents on history,politics,military affairs,and geography,provide rich reference materials for historical and geographical research on the northwestern areas. And recordings of folk customs of ethnic minorities at that time provides experiences for the governance in the northwestern border regions.