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美国普林斯顿大学师生到访周庄繖墩曹氏宗祠开展参访研学
2026 年 8 月 15 日，美国普林斯顿大学谢宇教授（经济学家、美国国家科学院院士）一行 24 人，不远万里来到江苏省江阴市周庄镇繖墩曹氏宗祠开展参访研学，近距离体悟江南宗族家风底蕴，探寻中国乡土社会文化密码。本次活动由江南模塑科技股份有限公司董事长曹克波主持。
周庄镇党委书记徐洪伟，宗言村陈浩书记及村班子部分成员，繖墩曹氏文化研究会曹忠明会长、曹健、曹小农等宗祠部分领导，早早在曹氏宗祠门口等候，热烈迎接研学参访团的到来。
参访团抵达后，众人移步会议室，双方依次作人员介绍。活动正式开始，繖墩曹氏文化研究会会长、宗祠负责人曹忠明致欢迎辞，他向普林斯顿大学一行的远道到访表示热烈欢迎，介绍了繖墩的地理历史沿革、曹氏家族六百余年发展脉络以及曹氏宗祠文物保护情况，细数历代名人与繖墩的渊源，预祝本次研学交流圆满成功。
随后，周庄镇党委书记徐洪伟发表讲话。他指出，一方地域之根在于历史，一个家族之根在于传承。繖墩曹氏六百余年恪守 “耕读传家” 祖训，耕为立生之本，读为立心之本，是难得的鲜活社会学研究样本。曹明芳、曹克波父子敢闯敢拼、融通中外的创业故事，折射出苏南乡镇企业从乡土走向世界的发展轨迹。他期待谢宇教授团队将周庄作为长期调研样本，推动学界与地方文化研究会双向互动，以文化为纽带，架起周庄与世界沟通的桥梁。
会上，全体人员共同观看由曹文卫制作的《一脉仁厚 满门书香》繖墩曹氏文化宣传片，直观了解曹氏家族的家风传承与宗祠文化内涵。观看结束后，现场开展互动交流，双方围绕宗族传承、乡土社会变迁、家风文化等话题展开探讨。
交流环节后，繖墩曹氏文化研究会向来访全体成员赠送纪念品，既有新版曹氏宗谱之文传部分，也附有曹氏宗祠文化介绍的记事本，以典籍实物为媒，向外方学者传递曹氏家族厚重的历史积淀。
谢宇教授作交流发言，他高度肯定繖墩曹氏宗祠保存完整的宗族史料与深厚家风文化。他谈到，研究当代中国，既要看大都市的高楼发展，更要深入江南乡土，从祠堂、族谱这类微观文化载体观察社会演变，本次实地参访，为学术田野调研积累了十分珍贵的一手素材。
座谈结束，在繖墩曹氏文化研究会秘书长曹健的全程引导与细致解说下，参访团实地参观曹氏宗祠。曹健围绕宗祠建筑历史、修缮保护历程，对祠内楹联匾额、陈列展陈布置、曹氏先祖人物事迹一一讲解，参访团驻足细读史料文物，沉浸式感受繖墩曹氏六百余年耕读传家的精神内核。离开宗祠后，参访团前往宗言村农耕文化园参观，切身感受江南乡村传统农耕文化风貌。
行程最后，参访团一行前往宗言村村民宴会中心和谐苑共进午餐。席间，天音琴行弦歌乐团小乐手带来精彩演奏，悠扬婉转的乐曲烘托出浓厚的文化氛围，中外嘉宾在民乐声中进一步增进彼此了解。
此次研学参访活动，搭建起中外学术文化交流的重要平台。海外师生以繖墩曹氏宗祠为窗口，真切感受江南乡土家族文化魅力，既向外讲好了周庄本土历史文化故事，也为本土传统文化的挖掘、研究与传播带来国际化学术视角。各方均期待未来持续开展更多交流互访，深化文化与学术层面的双向对话。
（繖墩曹氏文化研究会 供稿）2026 年 8 月 15 日
繖墩曹氏文化研究会会长 曹忠明致
欢 迎 词
尊敬的谢宇教授以及普林斯顿大学的朋友们，大家下午好！
你们在我会副会长、江南模塑科技集团董事长曹克波的陪同下参观我们繖墩曹氏宗祠，我谨代表繖墩曹氏的全体族人向你们的到来表示热烈的欢迎并致以崇高的敬意！
我们繖墩曹氏宗祠坐落的地名叫繖墩。这块地平面呈正方形，剖面呈金字塔形。四周湖水环绕，顶上松柏苍劲，形似伞盖，所以又称伞墩。据中国古老的史书《太平寰宇记》记载：两仟多年前吴王阖闾第八个儿子葬在这里。现今墓道洞口还在。从一千多年前的宋朝开始，繖墩就已经非常有名。
公元1368年前后，我们的一世祖子英公来到繖墩，至今已有600多年历史。曹氏宗祠从1685年建成，至今也有340余年历史。在这漫长的历史长河中，历代曹氏后裔继承先辈遗志，不断地保护和巩固着宗祠结构，丰富着宗祠的文化内涵，夯实了曹氏宗祠的历史根基。它是最早被江阴市人民政府列入文物保护单位的唯一祠堂。
曹氏宗祠从创建至今，备受历代文人墨客的青睐。清朝状元、两朝帝师翁同龢1874年和1903年曾两次来到这里，留下了日记和诗作。1917年法国著名诗人、作家、汉学家和考古学家维克多·谢阁兰来到过繖墩并拍摄了繖墩全貌以及曹氏宗祠等８张珍贵照片。2019年8月1日，霍普金斯大学的30余名师生在克波董事长陪同下参观过宗祠，并与我们合影留念。今天大家又在谢宇教授的率领下来到宗祠，相信在接下来的环节中繖墩曹氏宗祠一定会给大家留下深刻的印象。
最后，预祝这次活动获得圆满成功！谢谢大家！
2026年8月14日
Welcome Address
Cao Zhongming
President, Sandun Cao Clan Cultural Research Association
Distinguished Professor Xie Yu, esteemed friends from Princeton University, ladies and gentlemen
Good afternoon!
On behalf of all members of the Sandun Cao Clan, it is my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome and my highest respect to Professor Xie Yu and all our friends from Princeton University. We are honored to have you here today, accompanied by Mr. Cao Kebo（Robert）, Vice President of our Association and Chairman of Jiangnan Mould & Plastic Technology Group, as you visit the Sandun Cao Clan Ancestral Hall.
The ancestral hall is located in a place known as Sandun. The site is square in plan and pyramid-shaped in profile. Surrounded by lakes and crowned with towering pine and cypress trees, it resembles a large parasol, which is why it has long been known as "Sandun" (Parasol Mound). According to the ancient Chinese historical record Taiping Huanyu Ji, the eighth son of King Helü of the State of Wu was buried here more than 2,000 years ago, and the entrance to the ancient tomb passage still remains today. Since the Song Dynasty, over a thousand years ago, Sandun has been recognized as a place of historical significance.
Around 1368 AD, our founding ancestor, Cao Ziying, settled in Sandun, marking more than 650 years of our family's history here. The Cao Clan Ancestral Hall was completed in 1685 and has stood for more than 340 years. Throughout these centuries, generations of Cao descendants have faithfully preserved and strengthened the ancestral hall, enriched its cultural heritage, and safeguarded its historical legacy. Today, it is the only ancestral hall that was among the earliest sites designated as a protected cultural heritage monument by the Jiangyin Municipal Government.
Since its establishment, the ancestral hall has attracted many distinguished scholars, writers, and cultural figures. Weng Tonghe, the top scholar of the Qing Dynasty and imperial tutor to two emperors, visited here twice, in 1874 and 1903, leaving behind both diary entries and poems. In 1917, the renowned French poet, writer, sinologist, and archaeologist Victor Segalen visited Sandun and took eight invaluable photographs, including panoramic views of Sandun and the Cao Clan Ancestral Hall. On August 1, 2019, more than thirty faculty members and students from Johns Hopkins University visited the ancestral hall under the guidance of Chairman Cao Kebo and took commemorative photographs with us. Today, under the leadership of Professor Xie Yu, we are delighted to welcome all of you. I am confident that the Sandun Cao Clan Ancestral Hall will leave you with lasting and meaningful memories during your visit.
Finally, I wish this event every success.
Thank you all very much.
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