本书是我最近四五年间所写文史随笔的一个结集。其中的大部分文章在我供职的《济南时报》“旧事今说”专栏上发表过,还有一部分发表在《书屋》、《炎黄春秋》、《同舟共进》、《杂文月刊》、《杂文选刊》等媒体上,现在结集出版,一来要感谢上述媒体对我的鼓励,二来要感谢济南出版社的认可。 This book is a compilation of essays written by me in the recent four or five years. Most of the articles were published in the columns of “Jinan Times” and “Old Things Today” that I worked for. Some of them were published in the “Bookstore,” “Spring and Autumn Annals of Yanhuang,” “Together,” “Essay Monthly, ”Essays," and other media outlets, now assembled, one to thank the media for their encouragement, and secondly, to thank Jinan Press for approval.