| Shi Shenghan is a renowned agricultural historian,agricultural educator,and plant physiology expert.He studied Chinese traditional culture in his early years and immersed himself in science and technology as he grew up.In his early career,he focused on plant physiology and reached achievement,but later turned to the study of ancient agriculture.He devoted himself to collating ancient agricultural books,integrating knowledge from both past and present,and extensively interpreting numerous influential agricultural books,thereby laying a solid foundation of data for agricultural history research.Not only does he had a vision to establish a discipline,but he also authored a comprehensive treatise on agricultural history.He traces the evolution of ancient agricultural books and the development of agricultural technology,outlines the scope of agricultural heritage,designs a grand academic system,and points out the research direction of the agricultural history discipline.Additionally,he translated ancient agricultural books into English,disseminating traditional Chinese agricultural technology and elevating the academic status of Chinese agricultural history on the world stage.He has made significant contributions to the research of Chinese agricultural history.Shi Shenghan possesses extensive knowledge,has produced a wealth of writings,and employs unique research methods.His achievements in the field of agricultural history are remarkable and renowned both domestically and internationally.Therefore,it is necessary to thoroughly discuss Shi Shenghan’s research situation in agricultural history.This article aims to explore his life background,academic experience,and agricultural history writings in order to understand his academic ideas and characteristics,grasp his important contributions to the establishment and research of agricultural history,and provide a reasonable evaluation of his academic standing.Firstly,the article discusses the unique historical background in which Shi Shenghan was born and his academic origins.By examining his life experiences,we gain an understanding of Shi Shenghan’s special talents and personality traits,in order to delve deeper into the choices of his life path and the academic direction he made.By tracing the origins of agricultural history research and combining the research situation of different periods with the contemporary historical and academic context,we gain insights into the research directions and academic thoughts of previous scholars,and comprehensively grasp the progress and current state of agricultural history research.The article specifically analyzes vision of Shi Shenghan to establish discipline and the establishment of a dedicated agricultural history research institution,as well as his work in collecting and collating agricultural historical materials.This helps us appreciate his important contributions to the establishment and development of agricultural history research.Secondly,the most notable achivement of Shi Shenghan is ancient agricultural book compilation and research in the field of agriculture history.Guided by the academic concept of "applying the ancient to the present,"Shi Shenghan places great importance on bridging ancient and contemporary academic knowledge.Based on meticulous textual criticism and comprehensive understanding of the content,he focuses on verifying the information in agricultural books through scientific experiments,carefully selecting accurate materials.He employs a method that combines textual criticism with agricultural studies to examine and interpret the scientific principles underlying ancient agriculture,ensuring a high level of rigor and rationality in agricultural history research.He translated "A preliminary survey of book CH’I MIN YAO SHU "and "ON FAN SHENG-CHIH SHU" in English,promoting the dissemination of Chinese agricultural classics worldwide.Thirdly,Shi Shenghan designed a grand academic system in his "Outline of Chinese Agricultural Heritage","Introduction to Ancient Chinese Agricultural Books","System Diagram of Agricultural Books",and "Table of Important Content Evolution of Ancient Chinese Agricultural Books".He clarified the concept and scope of "agricultural heritage",observed the development trends of agricultural books in previous dynasties,understood the advantages and disadvantages of agricultural book writing,summarized the evolution of agricultural technology,and built a macro academic system.This article examines Shi Shenghan’s macro academic ideas and grand academic system design,and recognizes the important role of this design in the construction of the discipline by studying his introductory works such as "Outline of Chinese Agricultural Heritage","Introduction to Ancient Chinese Agricultural Books","System Diagram of Agricultural Books",and"Evolution Table of Important Content of Ancient Chinese Agricultural Books",Finally,this study explores the characteristics of Shi Shenghan’s academic research and recognizes his position and contribution in the field of agricultural history.Shi Sheng has a profound knowledge of Chinese culture,as well as a systematic knowledge of natural sciences.He is highly accomplished in poetry.His research on agricultural history runs through both China and the West,with both literary and scientific elements,rich in philosophical color.He used traditional textual research methods to verify agricultural history,and also explained the content of agricultural books with modern agricultural knowledge,connecting China and the West.He often uses short sentences and rhymes in the annotation of agricultural books,with a compact and concise language structure.At the same time,he attaches great importance to elucidating the metaphysical philosophical ideas contained in agricultural books,and his research on agricultural history is highly philosophical.The compilation of ancient agricultural books by Shi Shenghan,connecting ancient and modern times,and taking into account both literature and science,surpasses that of Confucianism in the Qing Dynasty.He translated ancient agricultural classics into English,promoted traditional Chinese agricultural culture,raised the academic status of Chinese agricultural history,and pushed the discipline of agricultural history to the world. |
