田余庆先生历史研究方法与风格试探　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　张国安

田余庆先生开创了一种有效推进秦汉魏晋南北朝史研究的方法，尤其他那带有浓厚的地缘政治学色彩的政治史研究被誉为典范。其研究方法，主要是尽量搜集各种史料，运用各种方法考证史料，并恰当运用默证进行审视，积极消化各种反证，网罗历代的相关认识和评论，以找寻灵感，起到渲染气氛的同时弥补了史料不足的缺憾。他以历史的思维和丰富的想象力寻找问题及线索，设身处地感悟历史的脉络，揭示出它们的内在联系、冲突与变化，用准确、凝练的文字表述，以超凡的语言和逻辑功力建构、分析、论证环环相扣，对中国中古史的一些重要现象、事件等给出了近乎完满的解释。其研究风格风貌独特，他兼擅才、学、识、德史家四长，高而平衡，学贯中西，勤学苦思，使他悟通了现代史学的一些精髓，走出了近代。他视野开阔而细节入微，尤其对人性把握细腻透彻，引发了深澈的共鸣。

A Discussion of Tian Yuqing’s Method and Style in Historical Studies                              Zhang Guo’an

   Tian Yuqing introduced an effective method to propel the studies of Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, and his studies of political history with strong geopolitical color are considered a paradigm. His research method is mainly to collect as much material as possible, engage in textual research, and enlist employ commentary from different epochs. He searches for problems and clues with historical thought and rich imagination, comprehend historical venation putting himself in other’s position, and reveal the internal relations, conflicts and changes with exact and terse narration, as well as rigorous logic and argumentation, thus giving successful explanations to the important phenomena and events in the Medieval Chinese history. He owns an unique research style, as well as a plethora of talent, learning, insight, and virtue. He has a thorough knowledge of things Western, Chinese, traditional, and modern. His vision is broad, while his mastery of detail and human nature is delicate, which causes deep resonance.