明代笔记中有关西域的记载及价值论略

摘要

文章认为，明代笔记中散杂着大量有关西域的记载，这些文献虽零散琐碎，却内容丰富，是作者最直观的认识与记录，具有一定的史料价值、认识价值和文学价值，为人们了解更为丰富的西域历史社会风情，提供了有血有肉的纪闻资料，是了解古代西域的又一重要窗口。同时以明代笔记为切入点，对散见于其中的有关西域的记载及其价值作一探讨。%There were a great number of records about the Western Regions in the notes of the Ming Dynasty which spread broadly with rich contents. These notes are of some historical, cognitive and literary values which provide historical and social materials for us to understand more abundant romantic feelings of the Western Re-gions. The paper mainly discusses the records and the value of the notes about the Western Regions in the Ming Dynasty.