鸦片战争结束后,曾经亲身参加过抗英斗争的著名学者魏源,在痛定思痛中撰就了《道光洋艘征抚记》一书。尽管因时代和资料所限,该书记事难免有某些失误之处,但仍堪称凿凿信史,不失为最早记述鸦片战争史事的名著。在鸦片战争爆发150年后的今天,重读这一史学名著,探讨一贯倡导经世致用学风的魏源在研究和撰写当代史中如何实践其求真务实主张,可以得到许多有益的启迪。 After the Opium War, Wei Yuan, a well-known scholar who personally participated in the anti-British struggle, wrote a book titled “Daoguang Yangzui Reclaims” in his mistakes. Although it is inevitable that there are some mistakes made in the book because of the limitation of time and materials, it is still the earliest record of the history of the Opium War. Today, 150 years after the Opium War broke out, it is helpful to reread this famous historical work and discuss how Wei Yuan, who always advocated the style of studying for the world, can practice his realistic and pragmatic ideas in the study and writing of contemporary history.