刘向是西汉著名通儒、文献目录学家、编辑家和文学家。他和其子刘歆共同建构了新的文化信仰和学术谱录。他们主持完成了西汉规模巨大的图书整理工作,并开创了校雠之学,其校雠方法有23种之多。他们编撰的《别录》和《七略》,既是群书目录,又是学术著作,在中国文化学术史上具有划时代的意义。刘向父子的校书活动及其阐发的学术思想对后世发生了深远的影响。 Liu Xiang is a famous Western Han Confucianism, bibliographer, editor and writer. He and his son Liu Xin jointly constructed a new cultural beliefs and academic records. They presided over the completion of the large-scale book finishing work in the Western Han Dynasty, and created a school of learning, school approach as many as 23 kinds. Their compilation of “Do not Record” and “Seven Strategies” are not only book catalogs but also academic works, which have epoch-making significance in the academic history of Chinese culture. Liu Xiang’s father and son’s school activities and their elucidation of the academic thinking of the future generations have had a profound impact.