聊城运河文化历史变迁及其特点探论

On the Historical Changes and Characteristics of Liaocheng Canal Culture

聊城,是一座因运河而兴、依运河走向繁华的历史文化名城。自隋朝流经临清以西的永济渠开挖起,聊城经济文化发展便与运河结下了不解之缘;元代,随着经寿张过东昌再经临清的会通河开通与疏浚,聊城经济文化迅速发展,并在明清之际走向兴盛,一跃成为当时与苏州、杭州等齐名的运河沿线重要的商埠之地,由此确立了其在全国的区位优势。在京杭大运河山东段中,聊城运河虽然不是最长的一段,但它开通时间早,文化遗产积淀丰厚,而且至今保留着较好的原始生态风貌。而有着“闸河”之称的大运河聊城段,以及明清运河区域望族群体的接踵而至,为聊城运河文化在整个运河遗产价值体系中添了浓墨重彩的一笔。

Liaocheng is a historic and cultural city prospering by canals and thriving by canals.From the Sui Dynasty through the west of Linqing Yongji canal excavation,Liaocheng economic and cultural development and the canal formed an indissoluble bond;With the excavation and dredging of Huitong River,which passed through Shouzhang,Dongchang and then Linqing in Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties,Liaocheng's economy and culture developed rapidly.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,Liaocheng became prosperous and became an important commercial port along the canal,which was as famous as Suzhou and Hangzhou at that time,thus establishing its location advantage in the country.In the Shandong section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,although Liaocheng Canal is not the longest,it emerged along with the excavation of Yongji Canal in the Sui Dynasty.It not only opened early,has rich cultural heritage,and still retains a good original ecological landscape.At the same time,it is located in the key part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Cao Wan Throat.The Liaocheng section of the canal,known as Zha River,and the coming of the famous families of Dongchangfu Canal in Ming and Qing Dynasties have also added a strong and heavy color to the whole canal heritage value system of Liaocheng Canal culture.