氾胜之其人其书及其影响研究

On the Ancient Agronomist Fan Shengzhi and His Book

秦汉时期是我国北方传统农学的发展和逐步成熟时期,其在中国农学整个体系中起着承上启下的关键性作用。生活在这一时期的氾胜之是中国农学史上的杰出思想家和践行者,其农学专著《氾胜之书》,在总结西汉以前我国农业生产技术经验的基础上,指出了农业生产的六项要点,研究并发展了传统土壤改良的"土化之法",被称为"氾胜之术";设计了科学系统的精耕细作农业丰产方法区田法;全面继承"神农之教"古代传统,是汉代最重要的农学著作,是研究我国农业科学发展史的珍贵资料。

The traditional agronomy of northern China developed into its maturity gradually during Qin and Han dynasties,which played a pivotal role in Chinese agronomic system.Fan Shengzhi,who lived during that period,was a sage in the history of Chinese agronomy.His agronomic writings,Fan Sheng Zhi Shu,based on the agricultural experiences of thousand years before Han dynasty,points out the six key factors of agriculture production,advances the previous soil improvement approaches called‘Skills of Fanshengzhi’,proposes the specially designed intensive cultivation method named Outianfa(pitting field cultivation method),which is quite in accordance with the modern understanding about crop science.The writing also reveals Fanshengzhi as a truly full-sided follower of the teachings by the legendary Shennong.Being the most important agronomic work in Han dynasty,the book is a treasure for studying the history of Chinese agricultural sciences development.