试述日僧成寻笔下北宋时期的大运河淮安段风貌——以域外史籍和地方史志材料为中心

On the Huai’an Grand Canal in the Writings of Cheng Xun,a Japanese Monk of the Northern Song Dynasty——Focus on Extraterritorial Historical Texts and Local Historical Materials

北宋熙宁年间日本高僧成寻入华参佛,在他留下的《参天台五台山记》中记录了两次运河泛舟、游历大运河淮安段的亲历见闻,包括对于淮扬运河、淮南复线运河、汴河等运河水道的变迁,楚州、泗州等运河都邑市井风物的记述,以及龟山寺、普照王寺、灵瑞塔等淮安运河边宏伟佛教建筑的细致描绘。笔者以《参天台五台山记》记述为主,参以宋元方志、地方文献补证,系统梳理了成寻到访时期北宋时期大运河淮安段和泗州、楚州的城市风情,也展现了《参天台五台山记》这部文献的大运河文化研究价值。

Cheng Xun,a Japanese renowned monk,documented his firsthand experience of boating on the canal and visiting to Huai’an twice in his book Travel Notes of Tiantai Mountain and Wutai Mountain during the Xining period of the Northern Song Dynasty.The literature describes the changes in canal channels like the Huaiyang canal,the Huainan double track canal,and the Bianhe River,as well as the scenery of canal cities like Chuzhou and Sizhou,and the detailed descriptions of magnificent Buddhist buildings like Guishan temple,Puzhaowang temple,and Lingruita along the Huai’an canal.This work thoroughly explores the historical customs of the Huai’an Grand Canal in the Northern Song Dynasty,written by Cheng Xun,which gives rich historical material for us to study the Huai’an local culture as well as the history and humanities of the Grand Canal,based on local literature.