包世臣跨乾隆、嘉庆、道光、咸丰四朝,是嘉道时期经世思潮的重要代表人物。他虽仕途不得志,但通过上书建策施政者,对当时的社会产生了重要影响。包世臣是当时难得的通才,除了河、漕、盐、兵、农等经世之学,于诗、书等也颇有建树。晚年,包世臣整理生平著述,编为《安吴四种》。此书在晚清共有四个版本,全面记录了包世臣一生的主要活动及思想,具有重要价值。 Bao Shichen across Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng four dynasties, is an important representative of the trend of thought during the Jiadu era. Although he had a poor career, he made a significant impact on the society at that time by writing policy on policy makers. Bao Shi-chen was a rare generalist at that time, in addition to the river, watercourse, salt, soldiers, peasants and other studies of the world, in poetry, books, also made considerable achievements. In his later years, Bao Shichen finishing life writings, compiled as “An Wu four.” The book in the late Qing Dynasty has a total of four versions, a comprehensive record of Bao Shichen life’s major activities and ideas, of great value.