陈度《昆明近世社会变迁志略》是近代昆明社会史研究的重要资料。本文从政治活动、教育活动、诗词、书画刻、思想等方面考察了号称“滇中三杰”之一的陈度生平事迹,详细介绍了该书的内容。认为该书对研究清末民国年间昆明的社会变迁具有较为重要的资料和参考价值;反映了陈度在史学和方志学上的成就和贡献;提供了部分有关陈度个人经历的资料;反映了陈度传记中较难表达的内容;记载了一些鲜为人知的典故事迹。但是,由于属作者高龄时所作,且未能定稿,因而影响了该书资料的可靠性和使用价值;体例也不完备,各卷内容的编排上带有随意性,详略不当。因而在使用时应较为慎重,最好与其他志书、档案及掌故资料互为印证,对比。 Chen degree “Kunming social changes in recent history” is an important historical data of Kunming’s social history. This article examines the life story of Chen Du, known as one of the “Three Districts in Yunnan Province”, from political activities, educational activities, poetry, calligraphy and painting, and ideology, and details the contents of the book. It is believed that this book has more important information and reference value for the study of the social changes in Kunming during the late Qing and Republican Periods. It reflects Chen’s achievements and contributions in history and chorography. It also provides some materials about the personal experience of Chen’s in the Republic of China. Difficult to express the degree of biography of the content; recorded some of the little-known stories of allusions. However, due to the author made in his senior years, and failed to finalize, thus affecting the reliability and usefulness of the information on the book; method is not complete, the content of each volume with random, inappropriately detailed. Therefore, when used should be more careful, it is best with other Chi books, archives and anecdotal information to verify each other, contrast.