黄恩彤的书卷人生

Huang En-tong’s Book Life

黄恩彤是晚清一位重要历史人物。在日渐没落的清朝后期这样的社会环境中,他怀抱修齐治平的理想,一生手不释卷,不仅勤奋读书,而且大量著书,家中藏书万卷。读书、著书和藏书,构成了黄恩彤的书卷人生。他的读书和著书本着经世致用的明确目的,与其职守和社会生活息息相关,内容涉及文学、史学、律学、农学、兵学、制义、方志、族谱、传记等多个门类,其本人也成为著作等身的学者。考察黄恩彤的读书、著书和藏书情况,可以从一个侧面了解中国传统社会里读书人的人生轨迹。

Huang En-tong was an important historical figure in the late Qing Dynasty.In the declining social environment of the late Qing Dynasty,he cherished the ideal of cultivating oneself,regulating the family and ruling the country and the world.He could not put down his books all his life.He not only studied hard,but also wrote a large number of books and collected thousands of books.So,reading,writing and collecting books constitute Huang En-tong’s book life.His books and works are closely related to his duties and social life in line with the purpose of practical application.They cover literature,history,law,agriculture,military science,righteousness making,local chronicles,genealogy,biography and many other categories,and he himself has become a scholar with many works to his credit.By examining Huang En-tong’s reading,writing and collecting of books,we can understand the life track of scholars in traditional Chinese society from one side.