略论柳宗元的民族观及其当代价值

Liu Zongyuan’s view on the Chinese nation and its contemporary value

作为政治家的柳宗元在担任民族地方行政长官时颇有政绩,这和他的指导思想是有联系的。其民族观包括华夷一体、夷夏若均、以夏变夷和对少数民族地区文化认同四个部分,其中“华夷一体”的共同体思想是基础,“夷夏若均”的平等思想是核心,以夏变夷,是以中原文化助力民族共同体形成,认同少数民族地方文化是实现途径,是双向的互动互化方式。柳宗元民族观的来源是多方面的,既受到传统儒家民族观的影响,也和唐代的民族政策、历史现实密切相关,同时还和其个人经历有关。

As a politician,Liu Zongyuan made quite a lot of political achievements when he was a regional political officer in ethnic minority regions,and this is linked to his guiding principles.Liu’s ethnic view consists of four parts,including“Hua-Yi integration”(华夷一体),“Yi-Xia equality”(夷夏若均),“influencing Yi with Xia”(以夏变夷),and identification with ethnic minority regions’culture.Among them,“Hua-Yi integration”(community integration)is the foundation;“Yi-Xia equality”(ethnic equality)is the core idea;“influencing Yi with Xia”means facilitating the formation of nation community with central plains culture;and identification with regional culture and culture of ethnic minorities is the path for implementation and a two-way method for interaction and interconversion.Liu’s ethnic view originates from various sources,including influence of traditional Confucianism ethnic view,ethnic policy and historical reality of Tang Dynasty,and his personal experience as well.