1988年三晋文化研究会成立时,“徐继研究”被确定为重点课题之一,我被指定为课题研究主持人。上世纪70年代,我在翻阅山西地方历史文献时知道了徐继的名字,进而知道了他的历史遭遇,认为这个人的作为在他生活的那个时代具有典型意义。同时知道了山西近代史上的著名学人、爱国者如 1988 San Jin Culture Research Association was established, “Xu Ji Research” was identified as one of the key topics, I was designated as the research topic chair. In the 1970s, when I read through the local historical documents in Shanxi, I got to know the name of Xu Ji, and then I got to know his historical experiences. I think that this man’s work was typical of his life. At the same time know the famous modern scholars in Shanxi history, patriots, such as