书文化,这是个陌生而又似乎十分熟识的概念。说陌生,它是第1次出现在我们面前——它是一个创造;说熟识,它如“孔孟文化”、“群众文化”、“茶文化”、“酒文化”一样,顾名即可思义,给人以似曾相识之感。然而,书文化在各种文化中却占有特殊的显赫地位。正当我思考这一问题之时,湖南图书馆施金炎同志送来了他的《中国书文化要览》书稿,我欣然应之作序。 Book culture, this is a strange and seemingly very familiar concept. Said unfamiliar, it is the first time before us - it is a creation; said familiar, it is such as “Confucius and Menculture”, “mass culture”, “tea culture”, “wine culture ”The same, Gu name can be understood, giving a sense of deja vu. However, the book culture occupies a special and prominent position in various cultures. Just as I thought about this issue, Comrade Shi Jinyan from Hunan Library sent his manuscript of the “Outline of Chinese Book Culture,” and I am glad that it should be prefaced.