夏中义很早就开始了对学人定位问题的思考 ,在梁启超《清代学术概论》的启迪下 ,他提出了“学统”这一命题。这个颇具现代意识的“学统”观念不仅寄托了他对饱受政治洗礼又受商潮冲击的学术界殷切之心 ,也寄托了他自身所追求的学术理想。他的阐释道出了“学统”的灵魂 ,他的实践则促进了“学统”的扎根和光大发扬 Xia Zhongyi started thinking deeply about the positioning of scholars very early. Under the inspiration of Liang Qichao’s “Introduction to Qing Studies”, he put forward the proposition of “learning system”. This notion of “learning system,” rather modernized, not only placed his ardent heart to academics who were subjected to political baptism but also to the business tide, and also placed his own academic ideals. His interpretation tells the soul of “learning system”, and his practice promotes the rooting and development of “learning system”