“巡狩”：文明初期的交通史记忆

摘要

The legend of Yan and Huang showed the impact of trafic invention on the progress of civilization.The legend record of ancient holy kings ’“hunting tour”also kept the valuable information of traffic history.“The hunting tour”story of Shun, Yu and kings in Zhou Dynasty reflected the relationship between traffic practice and ruling ability. This legend codified by Confucian scholars of Qin and Han Dynasties, in fact, might partly reflect the true history of ancient traffic progress. The First Emperor of Qin Dynasty ’s tour experience was compared to the ancient emperors ’“huinting tour”by some people. Although the information of the early traffic traces found by archaeological discovery is limited, its cultural significance is very important. In the future, the harvest of archaeological work will advance the research of the early traffic history and the early civilization history.%炎黄传说体现交通发明对文明进步的影响。先古圣王“巡狩”的传说记录，也保留了交通史的宝贵信息。舜、禹及周天子“巡狩”故事反映了交通实践与执政能力的关系。秦汉时期经儒学学者经典化了的“巡狩”传说，其实可能部分反映了远古交通进步的真实历史。秦始皇的出巡经历，有人也以古帝王“巡狩”相比拟。考古发现的早期交通遗迹虽保留信息有限，但是文化意义十分重要。今后考古工作的收获，将推进早期交通史和早期文明史的研究。