2000年是清代翰林院及其藏書被劫毀一百周年，文章回顧了作者與美國圖書館歷史
學家戴維斯教授合作研究庚子（1900年）北京圍困時期翰林院及其典籍之劫毀這一課題的經
過，和該項研究成果發表後在國際上的廣泛影響。文章以概述的方式，從歷史文獻佐證和歷
史圖片佐證兩個方面，再次扼要地證明了八個聯軍劫毀翰林院的史實，揭露了八國聯軍劫毀
翰林院的罪行，並呼籲外國歸還其所劫掠的中國古籍珍本等文化遺產。圖表5幅，參考文獻
18篇。

The year 2000 is the centennial of the destruction of Hanlin Academy and Hanlin Library
in Qing Dynasty. This paper reviews the development of the cooperative research program of the
Destruction of Chinese Books in the Peking Siege of 1900 conducted by Professor Donald G. Davis,
Jr. (USA) and Professor Cheng Huanwen (China), and the extensive influence of this research in the
World. This paper summarizes the findings and results of the research, proves the fact that the
Westerners destroyed the Hanlin Academy and Hanlin Library, the largest library in Qing Dynasty,
in the Peking Siege of 1900, with both the evidences of historical records and photographs. At last,
the author appeals to the Western countries to return China the Chinese culture heritage they looted
in 1900. 5 photographs, 18 references.