The newspaper center held the complete collection of Singapore scholars Xu Yunzheng on June 3. On the 18th, the National Library held another 23 volumes of more than 8 million words.The complete works of Xu Yunzheng were compiled by the late Professor Zheng Liangshu and Dr. Liao Wenhui for 17 years. The content was extremely Hongfu, involving the history and land research of Southeast Asia, the history of Chinese overseas Chinese, linguistics, literary and artistic translations.In the 50 -year academic career, Xu Yunzheng can produce an average of 160,000 words per year even when he is in war and his old age.It is also these Haihan's rejuvenation and inclusive works that make Xu Yunzheng, who is diligent in searching and writing, to become a Thai Dou who studies the history of New Malaysia.
Xu Yunzheng came to Singapore from the age of 26 to his death, just spanning the prosperity before the war of Singapore, the misery of the Japanese occupation era, the political turmoil of the aftermath of the aftermath of the war, the hardships of the founding of the country, and the economy of the economy laterTake off.Among them, in 1939, when the former Xingzhou Daily of the United Zaobao published a commemorative journal to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the commemorative journal, Xu Yunzheng was the editor of the Code.The following year the Nanyang Society was established and served as editor -in -chief of the Nanyang Journal, and then stepped down in 1958.
During this period, in addition to the editorial editor of the manuscript, Xu Yunzheng also had his own examination articles.At the same time, the funds of the Nanyang Society have been stretched, so it is not easy to raise funds to raise funds.However, the Journal of Nanyang Journal has academic characteristics. Not only the level of the text is high, but also the research involves the historical and local research, anthropology, botanicals, language and text, political economy, industry and commercial agriculture, mine distribution, population overview of the Nanyang region, Regional culture and religion.Its network is rich and the scope of research can be truly called "Nanyang Research".
At this time, the Nanyang Journal was also very international, with a variety of sources of manuscripts, and it also maintained an unusually close connection with the entire international Southeast Asian academic and sinical community.Many internationally renowned scholars have important manuscripts.It can be said that the high level of research at the Nanyang Journal is inseparable from Xu Yunzheng's bleak operations.
As a historian, Xu Yunzheng also has the feelings of traditional Chinese intellectuals.In 1955, in the first series of the Nanyang Journal, he published the list of Malaya overseas Chinese martyrs hesitated in the form of the entire special issue, recorded the names of more than 7,500 martyrdom during the Japanese occupation period,Gender, age, nationality, date of martyrdom, place, reason, etc.This list seems simple, but he has issued an investigation form as soon as he recovered in 1945 to get more than 2,500 lists; then he was transferred to the Singapore Citizen Consultation Bureau to register hundreds of hundreds;More than 640 people were found in the Jiyangyi Overseas Chinese Mongolia Specials; more than 50 people were copied from the martyr's teacher and student Rong Ai published from the Zhongling Middle School published in Penang;More than 680 people were copied in the fifth anniversary of the special issue; more than 470 were copied in the history of Muar Overseas Chinese Parks published by the Muar China Association.After that, Xu Yunzheng copied more than 2,000 martyrs from Batu, Johor Bahru and other places from the history of overseas Chinese martyrs; plus 1954, he continued to investigate with his father and elderly, and deleted these people's names for re -examination for a total of 10 years.Only the editor of the list!This is just a small microcosm of his many studies in his life.
In this preface, Xu Yunzheng pointed out that although many local organizations were commemorative after the war, in a large number of commemorative albums, they were described more and less investigated.In 1954, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce was displayed in the Church of San Andre because of the dedication of the martyrdom. There was also a survey. Xu found that the records were extremely simple.This also reflects the irreplaceable contribution of professional scholars to preserving the history of the new horse.
Although it was a generation of Wenzong, Xu Yunzheng's life was quite down before his death, so that he had to sell books to raise medical expenses.But this kind of literary and historical research is of great significance to the cultural construction of the country.Through the research of Xu and others, people can better understand the history and development of Singapore, thereby building a common national identity and cultural identity.
The research of literature and history can also shape the image of a country out. The country can establish its own cultural personality through cultural heritage, literary and artistic works.It is also the academic research of Xu Yunzheng and others. The paintings of Chen Wenxi, Liu Kang, Zhong Sibin, Chen Zongrui, Zhang Liying and others, and the works of many other literary creators inherited the inheritance of Singapore's literary context, and for this diverse culture of the diversity cultureThe country adds colorful colors.
To this day, I guess that Xu Yunzheng is still a very strange name for many people.But with the publication of this complete set, his academic career for more than half a century will eventually be included in the history book.In our era, countless people who have a prominent status in their lifetime, even if they are in the richest list, or super superstars in the film and television industry, their honor names are written on the water (compiled by the British poet,Xu Yunzheng will eventually win the name behind him.
The author is a literary and historical worker, religious researcher
