福州东文学堂及其藏书

Fuzhou Dongwen School and Its Library

1895年甲午中日战争后,掀起了学习日语的热潮,全国各地陆续开办东文学堂。1898年7月21日,福州当地士绅开堂办学的福州东文学堂便是其中一所。学堂以学习东文为宗旨,同时开设汉文课程。招收十五至三十岁的文理通顺者入堂学习。为了提升办学效率,福州东文学堂配备了相应图书。2015年,经整理发现这批藏书历经辗转,现存于三明学院图书馆。虽数量不完整,却弥补了福州东文学堂藏书的空白,具有重要的文物、史料和学术价值。

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895,there was a upsurge of learning Japanese,Dongwen Schools were established all over the country.As one of them,Fuzhou Dongwen School founded on 21 July 1898.The aim of the school was to learn Japnaese.At the same time,the school offered Chinese courses.The school enrolled good quality students aged 15 to 30.In order to improve the efficiency,the school equipped with corresponding books.Having gone through many turns,those books are kept in the library of Sanming University in 2015.Although the number is incomplete,it makes up for the blank of the collection of books in Fuzhou Dongwen School.So they have important cultural relics,historical materials and academic value.