冀商对中国传统文化的贡献——以北京琉璃厂旧书业为例

The Contribution of the Hebei Businessmen to the Traditional Chinese Culture——Taking the Old Book Trade in Liulichang,Beijing as an Example

清末琉璃厂旧书业从业者多为河北人,形成了"以书为媒,以书会友",广交文人学者的独特经营方式。他们聚书流通,致力于祖国传统典籍的搜求、挖掘、保护和传播。由商而士,编书撰文,是版本目录学方面的专家,形成了著书编目的优良传统。这有力的促进了中国传统文化的继承和传播,对近现代中国学术的繁荣与发展做出了重要贡献。

At the end of Qing Dynasty,the old book trade practitioners in Liulichang area were mainly Hebei people.They had their unique ways of running the business by taking the books as a way to make friends with scholars.They collected and circulated the old books and made great contribution to the search,excavation,protection and dissemination of traditional Chinese classics.As scholars,they were familiar with the catalogue and editions.Writing books and making catalogue were their expertise and good tradition.In a word,they did much for the promotion of inheritance and dissemination of the traditional Chinese culture,and for the prosperity and development of modern Chinese academic science.