杨匏安(1896——1931),广东香山人,中国共产党早期领导人之一,也是“五四”时期华南地区马克思主义最早的传播者。他在介绍马克思主义唯物史观和历史研究方面的成就,为中国马克思主义史学的诞生和初步发展,做出了重要的贡献。一 1911年是中国近代史上风雷激荡的一年。是年,15岁的杨匏安中学毕业,为了学习西方近代科学文化知识,寻求救国救民的真理,他东渡扶桑,来到日本横滨求学。在日本期间,他以顽强的毅力,在繁重的打工劳动之余勤学不缀,广泛涉猎近代西方有关政治、经济、哲学、美学和文艺方面的 Yang Zuian (1896-1931), one of the earliest leaders of the Xiangshan people in Guangdong and the Chinese Communist Party, was also the earliest disseminator of South China Marxism during the May 4th Movement. His achievements in introducing Marxist historical materialism and historical research have made important contributions to the birth and initial development of Chinese Marxist historiography. 1911 is the year of the stormy thunder in modern Chinese history. In that year, 15-year-old Yang Zuoan graduated from high school. In order to learn the knowledge of Western modern science and culture and seek the truth of saving the nation and saving the people, he went to Hibiscus to study in Yokohama, Japan. During his stay in Japan, he persevered with hardworking perseverance and hard-working laborers and extensively studied modern Western political, economic, philosophical, aesthetic and literary aspects