清代修志盛极一时,成者不胜枚举,败者间亦有之。乾隆《常州府志》的纂修过程及其最终流产,无疑给后人提供了一个发人深思的案例。从纂修府志的倡议到修志资金的筹集使用,从修志人才的选拔使用到修志过程中的认识分歧,无一不透露出以卢文弨、臧墉等乾嘉学者对于修志之举的殚精竭虑,亦无一不折射出一个足以令后世深思的问题,即修志之举诚非易事。 In the Qing dynasty, there were too many records of accomplishments, among the losers. Qianlong “Changzhou Fu Zhi” compilation process and its final abortion, no doubt to provide future generations a thought-provoking case. From the compilation of Fu Zhi’s initiative to the collection and use of the Chi-shih funds, from the selection and application of Chi-shih talent to the differences of understanding in the process of Chi-shih recording, both of them revealed that with Lu Wentao and Zang Jian, All of them reflect a problem that will make us ponder over the future.