Professor Li Xiaolong from Beijing Normal University lectures on Chinese literary classic Yandanzi at University of Macau
北京師範大學李小龍教授澳大講座探討《燕丹子》
2025年11月19日，澳門大學人文學院中國語言文學系開展題為“《燕丹子》的命名策略與敘事建構”的學術講座，講座嘉賓是北京師範大學的李小龍教授。澳門大學中文系張月教授主持，校內外衆多師生參與講座，氛圍熱烈。
李小龍教授現爲北京師範大學文學院教授，教育部青年人才稱號獲得者，中國詩詞大會命题專家。曾獲北京市優秀博士學位論文獎、全國高校社會科學優秀成果獎三等獎、國家級教學成果獎二等獎、北京市高等教育教學成果獎一等獎，是北京師範大學最受本科生歡迎的十佳教師，北京高校優秀本科育人團隊带頭人、北京市青年教學名師。主持國家及北京市社科基金項目多項，出版專著及古籍整理類著作二十餘部，發表論文一百三十餘篇。
在講座中，李小龍教授圍繞《史記·荊軻傳》《戰國策·燕策》與《燕丹子》之間的成書關係、《燕丹子》的命名策略與敘事特點娓娓道來。李教授從《燕丹子》作爲小説的定位切入話題，分享其研究緣由，引入對“荊軻刺秦”的探討。荊軻故事在史書中有著豐富的變遷，李教授由此討論了《史記》與《戰國策》中相關故事記載的源流問題，對文獻流傳的複雜性以及諸多歷史觀點展開辨析。李教授進而從人物稱謂、注家評論、用語細節等方面探討了《燕丹子》與《史記》的文本關係及差異，認爲《燕丹子》極可能成書于秦漢間。在此基礎上，李教授還從“子”與“傳”命名之不同點著手，旁徵博引、深入淺出地考察了《燕丹子》的敘事特點。
李教授指出，作爲“荊軻刺秦”在小説中的代表，《燕丹子》的敘事視角與《史記》所秉持的史官視角不同，具有鮮明的民間敘事特色。小説采用突破文體限制的命名策略來表達豐富的主觀情感，體現了秦漢時期燕地民间对秦的强烈复仇情绪。李教授的研究視野廣闊，兼及中西文化比較，講座內容豐富充實，呈現了“荊軻刺秦”故事在史傳和小説中的不同書寫特點，以及在作品文字背後所蘊含的厚重歷史、文化内涵。通過發掘文本間的蛛絲馬跡，講座揭示了荊軻故事在不同時期、不同體裁的書寫與流傳中所具有的複雜脈絡和多樣面貌。
講座的最後，李教授耐心細緻地回答了在場觀眾提出的問題。講座反響熱烈，並在學術交流的友好氛圍中結束。
On November 19, 2025, the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau hosted an academic lecture entitled “The Naming Strategies and Narrative Construction in Yandanzi,” featuring Professor Li Xiaolong from the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University. The event was chaired by Professor Zhang Yue of the University of Macau, and attracted a large number of faculty members and students from both within and outside the university, creating a vibrant and engaging atmosphere.
Professor Li Xiaolong is a distinguished scholar at Beijing Normal University and a recipient of the Ministry of Education’s Young Talent Award. He is also a question-setting expert for the renowned television program Chinese Poetry Conference. His accolades include the Beijing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, a nomination for the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, the Third Prize of the National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences in Higher Education Institutions, a nomination for the Hu Sheng Youth Academic Award, a nomination for the Feng Qiyong Academic Award in Redology, the Second Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, and the First Prize of the Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award. He has been recognized as one of Beijing Normal University’s Top Ten Most Popular Professors among undergraduates, serves as the leader of an Outstanding Undergraduate Education Team in Beijing, and has been honored as a Distinguished Young Educator in the city. Professor Li has led various national and municipal-level social science research projects, published over twenty monographs and critical editions of classical texts, and authored more than 130 academic papers.
During the lecture, Professor Li provided a detailed and thought-provoking analysis of the textual relationship among Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)’s “Biography of Jing Ke,” Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce)’s “Yan Strategies,” and the work Yandanzi. Beginning with the literary classification of Yandanzi as a novel, Professor Li introduced his research motivations and contextualized the discussion within the broader narrative of “Jing Ke’s assassination attempt on the King of Qin.” He explored the evolution of this historical story across textual traditions, examining the source relationships and transmission complexities between Shiji and Zhanguoce.
Through close textual reading, Professor Li analyzed the nuances of character appellations, classical commentaries, and linguistic details to delineate the similarities and divergences between Yandanzi and Shiji, arguing that Yandanzi was most likely composed between the Qin and Han dynasties. He further investigated the distinctions in naming conventions between works titled with “zi” (子) and those with “zhuan” (傳), offering a compelling and accessible explanation supported by wide-ranging textual and historical evidence.
Professor Li emphasized that Yandanzi, as a representative fictional account of the “Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin” narrative, differs significantly from the historiographical perspective of Shiji. It instead embodies a vivid folk narrative viewpoint. The novel employs an uninhibited naming strategy to convey strong subjective emotions, reflecting the intense sentiment of revenge against Qin held by the people of Yan during the Qin-Han transition. Professor Li’s research, characterized by broad vision and interdisciplinary insight, including East-West cultural comparisons, offered rich content and profound analysis. The lecture illuminated the different modes of writing the Jing Ke story in both historical and fictional texts, revealing the profound historical and cultural connotations embedded in the narratives. By meticulously uncovering textual traces, the lecture showcased the complex development and multifaceted representations of the Jing Ke story across various historical periods and literary genres.
After the lecture, Professor Li patiently answered questions from the audience. The event was met with enthusiastic response and concluded in a warm and collegial atmosphere of academic exchange.