北京龙泉孤儿院历史沿革探析

An Analysis of the Historical Evolution of Longquan Orphanage in Beijing

民国时期,北京慈善机构林立,以“恤孤”为核心要义的龙泉孤儿院便是这一时期众多慈善机构的典范。该机构成立于清末,历经道兴、心学、明净和百川四位院长苦心经营,直至1956年改为公立性质的龙泉寺小学,贯穿整个民国时期。在数十载的岁月中,龙泉孤儿院为数千孤儿提供了庇护教养之所,承担起将孤苦无依的孤儿教养为自食其力的国民的社会责任,使芸芸可造之材免遭沦为乞丐、流氓甚或转于沟壑的厄运。管窥一豹,该机构的历史沿革,呈现出了民国时期慈善机构的生存样态。

As the capital city of the Republic of China Era(1912-1949),naturally the best of places in China,Beijing boasted a plethora of charitable organizations,of which the Longquan Orphanage stood out as a paragon of charity and philanthropy amongst others.Dedicated to providing relief for the orphans,Longquan Orphanage was one of the large-scale orphanages in Beijing from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China Era.The institution was established in the late Qing Dynasty and went through the painstaking efforts of four presidents,namely Master Daoxing,Master Xinxue,Master Mingjing and Master Baichuan.Longquan Orphanage endured throughout the period of the Republic of China until 1956 when it was transformed into a public school by the name of Longquan Temple Primary School.Over the decades,Longquan Orphanage had provided shelter for thousands of orphans and undertook the social responsibility of bringing up and transforming orphans into selfsupporting citizens rather than being reduced to beggars,hooligans or even death.A look at the historical development of Longquan Orphanage offers a panoramic survey of the general development status of charitable organizations in the Republic of China Era.