:廖燕是一个不应该被淡忘的名字。廖燕是明末清初近二百年间以李贽、黄宗羲等人为代表的文化启蒙思潮中 ,一位以思想和胆识见长的杰出散文家 ,他对很多流传久远的历史定论 ,对中国的传统文化 ,对科举制度与知识分子的生存方式等重大命题 ,都有大胆而精辟的思考。这奠定了他在中国文化史和文学史中的地位与价值 : Liao Yan is a name that should not be forgotten. Liao Yan was an outstanding essayist with insight and courage in the cultural enlightenment represented by Li Xun and Huang Zongxi in the late Ming and early Qing dynasty in the past two hundred years. He expounds many historical long-lasting conclusions and traditions toward China Culture, the imperial examination system and the way of living of intellectuals and other major propositions, there are bold and brilliant thinking. This laid him in the history of Chinese culture and literature in the status and value