民国“方志学”创立始末与发展概观——纪念中国“方志学”创立100周年

An Overview of the Inception of Local Chronicles Study in the Republic of China Era and Its Development——To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the inception of"local chronicles study"in China

中国地方志事业源远流长,至少从宋代方志定型起,直至清代乾嘉时期章学诚,学科建设日益为历代学人所重。而以1924年梁启超正式倡立“方志学”为标志,方志学科建设开启了全新的历史进程,无论是对民族传统的坚守,还是方志编纂理念与方法的创新,尤其是唯物史观的探索引领,都给后世留下了弥足珍贵的历史经验和现实启示。

China's local chronicle compilation has a long history.As early as in the Song Dynasty,local chronicles formed its fixed pattern.Until the Zhang Xuecheng era in the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing Dynasty,the development of this discipline was increasingly valued by chronicle scholars of all generations.In 1924,Liang Qichao formally initiated the concept of"local chronicles study",which marked the development of this discipline entering a new course of history.China's chronicle compilation has seen commitment to national traditions,innovation of compilation theories and methods,and especially exploration guided by historical materialism,leaving behind invaluable historical experience and practical inspirations for later generations.