山西灵丘北魏文成帝《南巡碑》

The Stone Stele Narrating the Imperial Trip of the Northern Wei Dynasty Found at Lingqiu,Shanxi

《南巡碑》,全称《皇帝南巡之颂》碑,是为纪念北魏和平二年(461年)文成帝拓跋濬南巡而立。该碑原存于山西省灵丘县县城东南约15公里处的河阶台地上(图一、二),台地东、南、西三面环绕唐河水,北面与山地相接,由山顶俯视,台地平面南北向呈楔形,北宽南窄。台地隔唐河以南为一座拔地而起的山峰,当地人称“笔架山”;台地隔唐河以西,即北魏著名的“灵丘道”(现在是一条省级公路),当年北魏皇帝由平城南巡山东诸州。

The stele, entitled 'A Eulogy of His Imperial Majesty's Itineration to the South', was erected to celebrate the trip to the south of Emperor Wencheng by the name of Tuoba Rui in the 2nd year of the Heping reign period of the Northern Wei dynasty. It was found on the terrace on a river some fifteen km to the south of the county seat of Lingqiu, Shanxi province,a spot on the old route of the imperial visit to the southern prefectures. The dragon-headed and turtle-footed stele is broken,and measures 137cm wide and over 4m high after restoration. It bears inscription on both sides, and judging by the 25,000 recognizable characters,the inscription narrates the emperor's travel to the south and his martial fun with his ministers. His retinue consisted of over 280 people, whose names and positions were recorded on the stele. Emperor Xiaowen's reform included in it the sination of the system of officers. As a result of the reform, the earlier system of officers was abandoned and forgotten afterwards. The discovery of this stele sheds much light on the early political,especially official system of the early Northern Wei dynasty.