李林松与易园取名

Li Linsong and How Yiyuan Garden Got Its Name

清嘉庆进士李林松,上海闵行人,嘉庆年间为官,因母病逝回闵行镇,建易园专心治学,涉略广泛,对《易经》研究尤深。本文据李林松撰《易园记》,分析'易园'得名缘起。

Li Linsong, born in Minhang Shanghai, was an imperial scholar during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. Being an official at first, Li returned to Minhang Town later when his mother died of illness and found Yiyuan Garden in which he concentrated in studying various subjects, especially the Book of Changes. This paper, based on A Note on Yiyuan Garden written by Li Linsong, analyzes how Yiyuan Garden got its name.