“匪乱”是清末许多人在描述广西时,常提及的词汇。尤其是进入20世纪以后,广西的变乱更趋严重,引起了各方的关注。1902年新创刊的《大公报》,对当年广西的“匪乱”做了大量的报道,其关于“匪乱”的原因、情形的描述无疑对认识当时的广西社会具有重要的意义。 “Banditry ” is a term often mentioned by many in the late Qing dynasty when describing Guangxi. Especially after the 20th century, the disorder in Guangxi became more and more serious, arousing the concern of all parties. The newly published “Ta Kung Pao” in 1902 provided a great deal of coverage of “banditry” in Guangxi that year, and its description of the cause and circumstance of “banditry” undoubtedly had an important meaning in understanding Guangxi’s society at that time .