《梦蕉亭杂记》的史料价值与局限刍议

Value and Limitation of Historical Data of The Note of Mengjiao Pavilion

贵州陈夔龙在甲午战后官运亨通,辛丑后更是督抚地方,是晚清时期重要史事的经历者和见证者。陈夔龙著作丰富,其自述性官宦笔记《梦蕉亭杂记》行文凝练自然,将自身所历、所见、所闻之晚清史实相对真实客观地予以记录,不时抒发独特见解,对研究晚清史与近代国史有着重大史学价值,常被学界引用。尽管《梦蕉亭杂记》的史料价值受到学界重视,但仍显得不够充分,更乏人就其史料局限作一番细致探究和质疑。实际上,考虑到个人立场与思想、写作时间等因素,该书也有不少局限,部分内容的引用须稍加考量其真实、客观性问题。

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895,Chen Kuilong,a native of Guizhou province,was promoted quickly.After 1901,he became a provincial official and minister.Chen had an outstanding talent to learn and he wrote things very well,leaving a large number of works.The Note of Mengjiao Pavilion is his self-described official notes.Chen kept a relatively faithful record of what he had experienced,seen and heard,which was of great historical value to study history of the Late Qing Dynasty and often cited by relevant scholars.The value of historical data of the book has not been fully valued and evaluated by the academic circle,let alone few people to carefully explore and question the limitations of historical data.However,considering the personal position and thought,writing time and other factors,the book also had some limitations and flaws.When quoting certain contents from the book,you should give some consideration to its comprehensiveness and objectivity.