"Cui Wei But Gu Ji: Zhonghua Bookstore and Modern Academic Culture", by Xu Jun, Zhonghua Bookstore, January 2022 edition, 492 pages, 88.00 yuan
At the end of 2021, Mr. Xu Jun, who has been in charge of the Zhonghua Bookstore for ten years, retired, and his new book "Cuiwei But Gu Ji - Zhonghua Bookstore and Modern Academic Culture" (hereinafter referred to as "Chu Gu Ji") was published, coinciding with the 110th anniversary of the establishment of the Zhonghua Book Company, it is reported that the first launch of the new book is the first activity of "Bureau Celebration", which can be described as the "three joys" at the door, which is really worth celebrating. As a peer, read the new book, admire, more gains. When Li Bai composed "Under the End of the South Mountain, Passing the Huss mountain people to stay in the wine", it was the time when he first entered Chang'an, although he lived in seclusion in the End South Mountain, he still "thirty articles, all the time to qingxiang", the so-called "but take care of the path, the sky is green and green", nothing more than personal feelings. Xu Zhu borrowed the title of the book, but more "historical scene", as the author said: "Although the new book takes 'Cuiwei' as the key word, it actually mainly covers the calligraphy of the two eras of Cuiwei Road and Wangfujing of the Zhonghua Bookstore... Return to that era with words, back to the scene of history. ”
Mr. Qi Gong came to the Zhonghua Bookstore Liuliqiao Xinxia (early 1999, left one Li Yan, right one Xiong Guozhen)
On January 1, 1912, the Zhonghua Bookstore was established in Shanghai, and the founder, Mr. Lu Feikui, said of the original intention: "Cultural aggression is more terrible than any aggression, and if a country's cultural undertakings are unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of others, the fact of peril can be realized immediately, because once the subtle cultural aggression develops, although there are strong armor and sharp soldiers as a tool for defense, it is rarely useful... In the late Qing Dynasty, our fellow people felt that the cultural institutions had been invaded, so they set up a purely Chinese-run cultural institution,-that is, today's Zhonghua Bookstore—as a tool to resist cultural aggression. ("West Lake Expo Zhonghua Bookstore Publicity Day Greeting Guests", see "Lu Feikui Anthology", 215 pages, Zhonghua Bookstore 2011 edition) In the 100-year historical ups and downs, Zhonghua Bookstore has also experienced the same multiple twists and turns as the fate of the country, and the purpose of publishing has also changed from the original "first, to cultivate the people of the Republic of China; second, and to adopt humanitarianism, politicalism, and military nationalism; third, pay attention to practical education; fourth, integrate and integrate the europeanization of the country" and develop into today's "carry forward traditions, serve scholarship, and inherit civilization." Innovative Life". In 1954, the headquarters of zhonghua bookstore moved from Shanghai to Beijing, first at No. 7 Xizongbu Hutong, and then to No. 10 Dongzongbu Hutong, during which it briefly co-signed two signs with the Financial and Economic Publishing House, and in 1958 it was established independently, positioned as a professional publishing house for collating and publishing ancient books and contemporary literature, history and philosophical research works, and was designated as the office of the "Ancient Books Collation and Publication Planning Group". In 1961, it was moved to No. 2 Cuiwei Road, Beijing, and in 1971, it was merged with the Commercial Press to form a unit, a team, two signs, and the office address was moved to No. 36 Wangfujing Street. In 1979, Zhonghua Bookstore resumed its original independent establishment, and in 1997 it moved to its current location (see "Timeline of the Centennial Of Zhonghua Bookstore", Zhonghua Bookstore 2012 edition). Through archives, letters, and the author's personal experience, "The Collection of Howgu" looks back at one of the histories with the reader in the historical scenes of books and people. In today's terms, from Cuiwei Road to Wangfujing, it is a "highlight" moment for the Zhonghua Bookstore, and many books and people, belonging to the "ceiling" level, have heights that cannot be reached today, such as the "Twenty-Four Histories and Qing History Drafts" that are known as the "History of the Nation". In 2013, the State Administration of Press and Publication and the National Leading Group for the Planning of The Collation and Publication of Ancient Books published the "First Recommended Catalogue of Excellent Ancient Books to the Whole Country", a total of 91 books, and the Zhonghua Book Company was selected as 34, of which 24 were published in the time period described by Xu Shu.
The only most complete group photo left during the "History of CuiWei School". Mr. Chen Yuan visited Mr. Chen Yuan during the "Twenty-Four Histories" Point School Work Conference and took a group photo with Zheng Tianting, Liu Jie, Tang Changru, Wang Zhongji, Wang Yongxing, Luo Jizu, Lu Zhenhua, Zhang Weihua, Chen Zhong'an, Liu Naihe, etc. (July 17, 1964)
In fact, the subtitle of the book, "Zhonghua Bookstore and Modern Academic Culture", is a good illustration, in the words of the author: "As far as a book is concerned, it is a living organism in itself, with the help of these old books, we can see the life course of a book, the internal and external forces experienced by a book, and in turn reflect the academic, cultural and social ecology of the era in which a book is located. It is part of the history of modern and contemporary Chinese scholarship and culture. Although these more than thirty articles were written in different periods, they have the framework of "book history", and the three groups of key points of national history, scholars, and editors are independent and intersect with each other. Xu's works are mainly based on the archives of the Zhonghua Bookstore, the letters and diaries of the relevant parties, and the author's own personal experience, so the richness and faithfulness of his historical materials are very precious and rare. In addition, Xu Jun has worked in Zhonghua Bookstore for nearly forty years, from ordinary editors to leaders, and even in the history of the bookstore, "the only person who has been the chief editor, general manager, executive director, and party secretary", in such a "century-old shop", he has been taught by the elderly, and has helped and witnessed the growth of the younger generation, so in each of his texts, he is full of feelings. On the day of his retirement, he wrote affectionately in the WeChat circle of friends: "Thanks to the organization for its care, I took off my battle robe from now on, turned from an athlete to an audience, became a cheerleaders, applauded everyone, cheered for everyone, thanked China, and blessed China." The author believes that in "But Gu Ji", whether writing a book or writing people, it is actually writing about the "Chinese spirit" behind it. It is precisely with this kind of gratitude that Xu Jun has always adhered to the position of cultural responsibility and academic professionalism in his new works, combing history, excavating historical materials, and sorting out archives.
For professional reasons, the author was especially touched by several predecessors of Zhonghua Bookstore who had the life of an editor in the book.
"The First Person Responsible editor of the 'Twenty-Four Histories' Point School": Song Yunbin
Mr. Song Yunbin
The "Twenty-Four Histories" punctuation and revision project is the most important ancient book collation project and achievements since the founding of the People's Republic of China more than 70 years ago, and a group of related articles in the "But Gu Collection" sorts out the ins and outs of this project, the twists and turns of the period, the brilliant achievements and the regrets that exist, so that we can see the contributions made by several generations to the inheritance and development of traditional Chinese culture from this major ancient book collation and publication project. "Review and Prospect of the "Twenty-Four History" Point School Collation" and "Song Yunbin: The First Person Responsible for Editing the "Twenty-Four History" of the "Twenty-Four History" of the School" all talk about the "three key figures of school history": Gu Jiegang, Song Yunbin, and Mr. Zhao Shouyan, and through a large number of archives and diaries, restore the scene of "school history" in that year.
According to the Diary of Song Yunbin (Zhonghua Bookstore, 2016 edition), in February 1958, Song Yunbin drafted the "Plan for Compiling the Notes on the Collection of Historical Records (First Draft)", which was submitted to Jiang Hua, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee (28Th), and sent a friend for comments (March 4 and 5). As Xu Zhu said: "It was this plan of the "Notes on the Collection of Historical Records" that directly contributed to Song Yunbin's entry into Beijing. On July 11 of that year, Mr. Song Yunbin's diary: "Bai (director of the provincial United Front Work Department) said that the Central United Front Work Department had a letter to urge Yu to go to Beijing, and the sooner the better." When asked what he wanted me to do in Beijing, he was vague, but he said that according to his understanding, I am afraid that the Zhonghua Bookstore would like to participate in the work of sorting out ancient books. On September 13, Mr. Song Yunbin moved to Beijing, on the 15th, he "went to the Zhonghua Bookstore to see Jin Canran", and on the 16th, he "went to the Zhonghua Bookstore to work at 7:00 a.m." Xu Jun's hooking and combing of "Song Yunbin's Diary" and related historical materials makes us clearly understand: "The process of compiling the "History" point proofreading is very complicated, from He Cijun's initial point, Gu Jie's repetition, Song Yunbin's key points, and Nie Chongqi's external trial, condensing the hard work and wisdom of the four gentlemen. Among them, Xu Jun focused on Mr. Song Yunbin's work, proposing "the first person responsible for editing the 'Twenty-Four Histories' point school", "We know and understand the work they have done from the diaries and letters of Mr. Gu Jiegang, Mr. Wang Boxiang, and Mr. Song Yunbin, and Mr. Song Yunbin, and Mr. Song Yunbin, who is the 'body of a criminal' of the rightists, writes ideological reports every month, reviews himself, transforms himself, chops wood and steel in the morning, punctuates the "History" in the afternoon, and completes the "History" in one year. The editorial and publishing, its ideological pressure and work intensity can be imagined." In the "Diary of Song Yunbin", there are many such records, such as: "Afternoon political study." History should be studied as usual in the evening, and Yu should still punctuate the "History of History" (December 10, 1958), "In the afternoon, I was accompanied by a meeting, and in the evening I made up the punctuation of the "History" work" (December 12, 1958), "The week should be rested, but Yu should still order the "History" as usual" (January 11, 1959), etc. Since the completion of the "Shi Ji" in April 1959, the diary has many proofs, corrections, and corrections of the "Book of later Han", as well as the editing of the "Book of Jin", "Book of Southern Qi", "Book of Chen", "Book of Liang", and on May 26, 1960, he also wrote a "Review of the Punctuation Errors of the "Historical Record" (see "Song Yunbin's Collected Works", volume II, page 313, Zhonghua Bookstore 2015 edition), and the last relevant diary was May 5, 1966, "working as usual in the morning to sort out the "Liang Book" collation survey". At this time, the political situation became increasingly tense, and in July, there were big character newspapers such as "Jin Canran Helped Song Yunbin Engage in Counter-Offensive Reckoning" and "Song Yunbin Wanted to Slip Away" (August and 13, 1966). According to Mr. Song Yunbin's grandchildren: "When the 'Cultural Revolution' began in 1966, when his grandfather was 69 years old, his grandfather, who was a 'rightist who took off his hat', was once again criticized and deprived of the right to work, and the physical and mental devastation made him almost collapse. One night in August 1966, the rebels raided the house, tore the books and paintings to the ground, made the two old men kneel on the washboard, and alternately punched their heads with hot and cold water, saying that their grandfather was a 'reactionary academic authority' and a 'big rightist'. (Song Jingyi, Song Jingqi," "Eternal Remembrance", see the appendix to "Song Yunbin's Diary") "Gu Jiegang's Diary" (Zhonghua Bookstore 2011 edition) also has relevant records: "Song Yunbin was designated as a rightist in 57 years, and then served as an editor of zhonghua bookstore, but he did not hear that he had a big deal, and in this campaign, the bureau's colleagues actually took their husband and wife off their shirts and beat him once." (February 14, 1967) In fact, in August of the same year, Mr. Gu Jiegang was also posted in a large poster entitled "Bring out the reactionary historian Gu Jiegang", "listing all the charges", "wearing a paper hat", and "pulling into the parade" ("Gu Jiegang's Diary", August 13 and 22, 1966).
From the diary of Mr. Song Yunbin, we can know that from his 1958 to the Zhonghua Bookstore, to 1966, he was deprived of the right to work, and in less than ten years, he collated for the "Twenty-Four Histories" and worked until the last moment, so Xu Jun said: "It is well-deserved to be called the first person responsible for editing the 'Twenty-Four Histories'. ”
Mr. Song Yunbin, a "patriotic democrat, literary historian, and editor" who "has the ideals, cultivation, and feelings of a traditional scholar and doctor," lay down on his sickbed at the end of his life and told his family: "There are three doors in my heart that cannot be closed and cannot be opened" and "left with these three doors that cannot be opened" (see "Eternal Remembrance"), which inevitably makes people sigh.
"An ad hoc editor who is not an editor": Wang Zhongwen
In 2009, with the publication of a hundred thousand words of "Notes on the Review of The Whole Song Ci", Mr. Wang Zhongwen's name was paid attention to, and his contribution to the "Whole Song Ci" was recognized by more people, and some scholars summarized it: "Reading the Notes carefully, we can truly feel Mr. Wang's outstanding contribution to the "Whole Song Ci". This is embodied in the compilation and correction of the lyrics, the supplementation and revision of the biography of the lyricist, and the adjustment and arrangement of the content of the manuscript. (Pan Mingfu, "The Academic Value of the Notes on the Review of the Whole Song Dynasty", Literary Heritage, No. 6, 2011) The dedication and interaction of Wang Zhongwen and Tang Guizhang to scholarship has been admired by later generations and has now become an academic story. At the end of the "Notes", with Mr. Shen Yucheng's "Mr. Wang Zhongwen who calls himself a "Song Dynasty" and "Wang Zhongwen: A Scholar Who Should Not Be Forgotten" as the beginning of the "Collection of But Gu", let us have a better understanding of this ill-fated scholar and his participation in the revision of the "All Song Ci", so that those who have almost been overwhelmed by history can return to reality.
Mr. Wang Zhongwen's "All Song Ci" Review Opinion (Blue Pen) and Mr. Tang Guizhang's Reply (Red Pen)
As a "temporary worker", Mr. Wang Zhongwen participated in the book editing of Zhonghua Bookstore, especially the revision of the "Quan Song Ci", which is the most important stroke he left to the world. Mr. Shen Yucheng said: "Mr. Wang's astonishing academic strength has completely 'calmed' us. It is not an exaggeration to say that all the literary historical materials related to the Tang and Song dynasties, especially the notes of the Song Ci and the Song people, as long as they ask him questions, they should not answer them as loud as they sounded", and "devoted all their efforts" to participating in the revision of the "Quan Song Ci", "worked for four years, almost broke through the threshold of the Beijing Library, and cited all the relevant collections, collections, historical books, Fang Zhi, books, notes, Daozang, and Buddhist classics, almost all the net, as long as you turn to the list of cited books listed at the beginning of the volume, anyone will understand how much hard work it takes day and night." Mr. Wang's labor supplemented many materials that Mr. Tang could not see or could not see, and in the spirit of the stone of his mountain, he and Mr. Tang jointly revised some of the reference conclusions in the original draft. It should be said realistically that the superiority of the new edition of Quan Song Ci over the old edition is the result of the joint efforts of Mr. Tang and Mr. Wang" ("Memories of Zhonghua Bookstore", second edition, 257 pages, Zhonghua Bookstore, 1987 edition). Xu Jun further unveiled the original face of this dusty long history to the reader by consulting the transcripts of Mr. Wang Zhongwen's manuscripts stored in the Zhonghua Book Company, saying: "The two editions of the Quan Song Ci can be said to be judged as the second book, of course, Mr. Tang Guizhang contributed the most as an editor, which is also the most important achievement in Mr. Tang's lexicography career. In addition, from the manuscript archives of the Zhonghua Bookstore, it is not difficult for us to see the great role played by Mr. Wang Zhongwen in the revision process, and it is no exaggeration to say that without Mr. Wang's participation, it is difficult for "All Song Ci" to be so perfect. The old and new editions of the Quan Song Ci mentioned by Shen and Xu were published by the Commercial Press and the Zhonghua Book Company in 1940 and 1965, respectively. In the preface to the Zhonghua edition (signed xu tiaofu) and the compilation notes (unsigned, it should be Tang Guizhang), both mention the work of the Zhonghua Book Company in the revision, "in accordance with Mr. Tang's suggestion, the classical literature group of the bookstore also designated a special person to review the whole manuscript and made the necessary additions" (preface); "The "Instructions for Compilation" also mentioned that "subsequently, the literature group of the Zhonghua Book Company made supplementary processing of the whole manuscript", and specifically explained that there were new additions and improvements in terms of materials, styles, originals, lyricists, and lyrics. This involves the tortuous "signature" process discussed in both Shen and Xu's articles, and with the publication of the simplified Chinese version of Quan Song Ci in 1999, history was restored. However, I would like to imagine that even without the so-called "certain regulations" at that time, it would not have been an easy task for Mr. Wang Zhongwen to sign a publication such as Quan Song Ci as a "rightist" and "temporary worker" who was "suspected of being a secret agent." Because fifty or sixty years ago, Mr. Wang's special status and experience made him not have much room for survival, otherwise, I am afraid that he would not have been severely treated as a "rightist" and dismissed from public office because of the initiative to create a fandom. Even more unfortunately, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, he once again lost the opportunity to work as a "temporary worker". Xu Jun recorded a letter from Mr. Wang Zhongwen's last account of his work, and wrote: "Reading this letter now is a bit sad, the 'Cultural Revolution' did not end as soon as Mr. Wang expected, and Mr. Wang left this world in 1969. According to Wang Qingshan, the son of Mr. Wang Zhongwen, "endless criticism and raiding of the family, so that the father can not be at peace day and night", decided to follow in the footsteps of his father Mr. Wang Guowei, and sink himself into the Kunming Lake of the Summer Palace, "For the grandfather's self-sinking, I always did not understand it very well in the past, thinking that the old man was too persistent and too pessimistic about this society." Unexpectedly, the various movements in society in recent years have made him feel similar to his grandfather in those years" ("Remembering His Father Wang Zhongwen", "Expo Books", No. 5, 2011), because of the "endless flow of pedestrians" on that day, he failed to achieve it, and the next day he died of "enemy fear".
Fortunately, the times are progressing, and Mr. Shen Yucheng's 1986 article put forward: "I am willing to take this opportunity to put forward a heartfelt hope to the deacons of the Zhonghua Bookstore, Mr. Wang Zhongwen's signature was agreed at that time, and now it has been nearly ten years since the chaos was corrected, and if the "Quan Song Ci" is reprinted in the future, the truth of this history should be restored." More than ten years later, in 1999, the simplified version of quan song ci was published, and this wish was realized. Xu Jun said: "The signature of this simplified version can be said to have returned a truth to history. At the same time, he also put forward a "private wish": "I hope that this precious review and processing record that condenses Mr. Wang Zhongwen's knowledge and labor will have the opportunity to be sorted out and published." Xu Jun's article was written in 1999, and ten years later, the Notes on the Review of the Whole Song Dynasty was published by zhonghua bookstore. It is reported that "Wang Zhongwen Wencun" is also being sorted out. Paper life for a thousand years, Mr. Wang Zhongwen's name will no longer be forgotten.
"Marry all your life, but you are as safe as you are, and you are as willing as a glutton": Zhou Zhenfu
Unlike the previous two gentlemen, Mr. Zhou Zhenfu went to the Enlightened Bookstore as a proofreader at the age of twenty-one, retired from the Zhonghua Bookstore at the age of seventy-eight, and engaged in editing and publishing almost all his life. "But Gu Ji" contains four articles about Mr. Zhou, "Spring Rain Moisturizing Things Are Silent", which is Xu Jun's personal feelings, "Mr. Zhou is a typical humble gentleman, not good at words, but amiable". Because the author and Mr. Zhou have colleagues and interaction experiences, the article records, whether it is work or life past, in addition to making people read very kindly, but also like the author, feel the "inner professional character" of the predecessors.
Mr. Zhou Zhenfu
Speaking of Mr. Zhou Zhenfu, everyone will think of his good stories of interaction with Mr. Qian Zhongshu, this book includes Xu Jun's "Zhou Zhenfu's "Suggestions on the Selection of Topics and Review Reports of Zhou Zhenfu's "Guan Cone Compilation"", "Zhou Zhenfu's "Guan Cone Compilation" Review Opinions", and "Zhou Zhenfu's "Discussion on Art Record" (Supplementary Edition) Review Opinions" three articles, so that this good story in the reader's mind, more concrete, the knowledge, friendship and charm of the two predecessors jumped on the paper. Xu Jun said: "The first time I saw this manuscript file, I was moved by it, and thus I realized the deep meaning of 'marrying people'. I think that many readers, through these sorted files, will be as "moved" as the organizers. Mr. Qian and Mr. Zhou are the relationship between the author and the editor, from the "review opinions" compiled by Xu Jun, in addition to seeing the knowledge of the two predecessors, we can also feel the personality charm of humility, equality and mutual respect between them. Mr. Qian's work is given special instructions to Mr. Zhou in the Compilation of Pipe Cones and the Records of Tan Yi, including the preface to the revised or supplementary edition. In the "Review Opinions", Qian Pingru said, "The contradiction between this commentary and "Commentary" and "Shu" is extremely precise!" It must be called 'loud bang'. Has been added and borrowed the daimyo to increase weight, do not dare to plunder the beauty also", "My master! I'm sorry! The reason why I 'Honor Zhou' and 'TaiFu' is also" and other words can be seen in many places. In the revision of his "Examples of Poetry", Mr. Zhou also supplemented some materials in the "Pipe Cone Compilation" and "Tan YiLu", and wrote in the "Opening Words": "For the "Image Thinking" and these four sections (referring to "Shen Yun Theory", "Style Theory", "Sexual Spirit Theory", and "Texture Theory"), Mr. Qian Zhongshu was asked for advice and made many changes. Mr. Qian also offered me a manuscript of the new interpretation of Li Shangyin's poem "Jinse" that he had not published, which was related to the image thinking, and in this supplement, he also used the manuscript of Mr. Qian's "Pipe Cone Compilation" on rhetoric. (China Youth Publishing House, 1979 edition) Speaking of the History of Chinese Rhetoric, Mr. Zhou also said: "Mainly rely on Mr. Qian, from concept to what to write, such as the Spring and Autumn Brushwork, the Golden Batch "Water Margin" and the rhetorical grid are taken from Mr. Qian's books. (Wenxin Shujian - Zhou Zhenfu's Letter Collection, 65 pages, Beijing Publishing House, 2017 edition) In the early spring of 1983, at the symposium "Congratulations to Comrade Zhou Zhenfu on his fifty years of editing work", Mr. Zhou thanked him: "If you want to say what achievements you have, you must first thank the author, Mr. Qian is a good teacher." (Ji Qin, "Unforgettable Mr. Zhou Zhenfu", see "Wenxin Shujian", p. 185) The gentlemanly demeanor of the two gentlemen can be described as a model of the relationship between author and editor, which is now rare.
Reading Opinions of Mr. Zhou Zhenfu's "Pipe Cone Compilation" and Mr. Qian Zhongshu's Annotations (Home)
In Xu Jun's book, he quoted Mr. Zhou in response to a sentence said by the CCTV "Son of the Orient" reporter, and deeply felt: "Many editors of the older generation, like Mr. Zhou, have been married all their lives, but they are at ease and willing as rapture. "According to the "100 Years of Events of zhonghua bookstore": On May 15, 2000, Mr. Zhou Zhenfu died of illness at the age of 90." In 1975, he was officially transferred to our bureau. The manuscripts he served as the editor include: Lü Simian's "History of China", "History of the Pre-Qin Dynasty", Qian Zhong's "Tan YiLu", "Guan Cone Compilation", Xia Chengtao's "Selected Words of the Tang and Song Dynasties", as well as "Selected Writings of Past Dynasties", "Selected Essays of Past Dynasties", "Complete Works of Li Taibai", "Collected Poems of Lefu", "Poetry of Past Dynasties", etc. He participated in the point collation of the "History of Ming" and the annotation and finalization of the new edition of the "Complete Works of Lu Xun". He is the author of "Ban Chao", "Eastern Han Dang Gong", "Yan Fu Thought Review", "Explanation of Chairman Mao's Poetry", "Zhou Yi Translation Notes", "Wenxin Carved Dragon Translation", etc., and has 10 volumes of "Zhou Zhenfu Anthology". As a "scholar-type editor" who has been making wedding dresses for people all his life, Mr. Zhou Zhenfu should go without regrets. Before he died, he once said to a friend: "Suppose China does not look for me, I am in a cadre school, and I will retire as soon as I come back." "Pipe Cone Compilation" will not let me see, the United States will not want me to go, tao fen award will not be my turn. (Wenxin Shujian, p. 140)
We should thank Xu Jun for sorting out these "review opinions" and making money and weekly exchanges a precious heritage archive in the history of contemporary scholarship and publishing.
Reading these pieces of history recorded by Xu Jun, we can truly feel the older generation of scholars' attachment to culture. Like Song Yunbin, Wang Zhongwen, Mr. Zhou Zhenfu and many other editors and publishers of the older generation, they have experienced the turmoil of the times, the changes in the political pattern, and the collision of new and old cultures, but no matter when they are in the midst of the rise and fall, the fate is favorable, they can calmly deal with it and insist on doing the work of continuing the life of culture, all of which may be because traditional Chinese culture has been rooted in their hearts.
Rong Xinjiang and Xu Jun inspect the travel blog documents (2015)
Finally, I would like to say a few words about the author of this book, Mr. Xu Jun. In "To Have the Opportunity to Dig a Deep Well- My Past as an Editor at Zhonghua Bookstore", he recalls his nearly four decades at Zhonghua Bookstore, which has been infiltrated by the academic tradition of the bookstore, as well as the cultural feelings, professionalism and professionalism felt from many predecessors. He said: "More fortunately, the editorial department of the Zhonghua Bookstore where I work has a very good tradition of editing work, and it can be said that this is the place with the highest concentration of scholars, and in terms of the scope of classical literature collation and research, there have been outstanding scholars such as Xu Tiaofu, Wang Zhongwen, Zhou Zhenfu, Shen Yucheng, Cheng Yizhong, and Fu Xuanqun. It was in this environment that he himself became another representative of the "scholar-type editor" after the above-mentioned predecessors in the "inner professional character transmission" of the Zhonghua Bookstore.
The 4th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Tang Dynasty Literature Society (Shanxi University) was held at houshan, Youguo Temple, Wutaishan (September 26, 1988, from left: Jiang Yin, Wu Xiaoping, Chen Shangjun, Xu Jun, Zhang Shilin, Ichikawa Momoko)
As an editor, Xu Jun has taken over the baton of "keeping the right and making new" in the continuation of the cultural tradition of the Zhonghua Bookstore, especially in the ten years of running the Zhonghua Bookstore, the cultural influence, content innovation and market competitiveness of the bookstore have reached a new height of the times. As his peer, he witnessed and felt his hard work in inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which is only a revision project of the "Twenty-Four Histories", which can be described as hard work. Since the start of the "project", he has traveled to many universities or scientific research institutions every year to listen to opinions, discuss and sort out, participate in the review and revision of manuscripts, etc., especially since 2013, for eight consecutive years, every year at the Shanghai Book Fair, he will bring a new edition of history books to appear in front of readers, from "History" to the new and old "History of the Five Dynasties", and then to "Liao History", "Wei Shu", "Southern Qi Book", "Song Shu", "Sui Shu", "Jin Shi", "Liang Shu", which has become the agreement between the Zhonghua Bookstore and "Shuxiang Shanghai", and also become the agreement between Xu Jun and readers. At this time, the booth in the center of the venue is always the most beautiful scenery.
Last visit to Mr. Tian Yuqing (January 27, 2014, gu qing, right)
As a scholar, Xu Jun has made universally recognized achievements in the field of Dunhuang studies and Tang Dynasty literature, and his book "Dunhuang Poetry Collection Fragment Examination" has become a contemporary academic classic, and the famous scholar Mr. Xiang Chu commented on the book: "The collation of Dunhuang poetry collections should be the most standardized when Xu Jun's "Dunhuang Poetry Collection Fragments Examination", and the original form of the written version should be maintained as much as possible when narrating and proofreading, and the collation and research of Dunhuang literati poetry should be raised to a new level. Later, he wrote "Dunhuang Written Poetry Continued Examination" and continued to supplement new materials, which is a representative harvest in the poetry collation of many Dunhuang literati. ("The Unique Value of Dunhuang Language and Literature Materials", see "Chinese Social Sciences", No. 8, 2021) Due to his dedication to editing and publishing work, his personal academic research has been delayed for more than ten years, and the originally planned "Dunhuang Praise Collection" and "Dunhuang QuziZi" have not yet been completed (see "Mingsha Xixue Collection" RongxinJiang Sequence, Zhonghua Bookstore 2016 edition), Mr. Chen Shangjun also said: "The daily affairs of complex drama have delayed the development of his own academic research, but with his knowledge and ability, It also brought a new academic atmosphere and publishing achievements to the bookstore, and it is really difficult to judge between gains and losses. Although I know that in his position, it is difficult to take care of it, but I still hope that he will make great achievements in the cause of compiling Chinese scholarship and ancient books, and of course, I would like to see his personal research go to a higher level. (See Chen Shangjun's Preface to the Mingsha Study Collection) Now, After retiring, Mr. Xu Jun may have more time to return to academic research and look forward to his more academic achievements.