《岭南文化》(李权时主编,广东人民出版社1993年12月版)的 “后记” 写道:“我们对岭南文化的系统理论研究,没有前例可援,因而可以说是一个尝试。”确实,以往对岭南文化的研究是零散的、局部性的或描述性的,许多称不上文化学研究。作为中华民族文化的重要组成部分的独特地域文化形态,岭南文化起步较晚,长期被视为化外文化,史学对它的研究自然只能是肤浅的。岭南重要的文化典籍几乎都具有这一特点。杨孚《南裔异物志》主要内容是对岭南物产 “Postscript” to “Lingnan Culture” (edited by Li Quanshi and published by the Guangdong People’s Publishing House, December 1993) states: “Indeed, our systematic study of Lingnan culture has no precedent and therefore can be said to be an attempt.” Indeed In the past, the study of Lingnan culture was fragmentary, localized or descriptive, and many could not be called cultural studies. As a unique regional cultural form that is an important part of Chinese culture, Lingnan culture started late, and has long been regarded as the culture of the outside world. Historiography can only be superficial to its study. Lingnan important cultural classics almost all have this feature. Yang Fu “South African foreign body” is the main content of Lingnan property