略论扬州历史上的风水观

The Preliminary Inquiry into the View of Geomantic Omen in the History of Yangzhou

历史上扬州风水科学与迷信交织,扬州古代生态文明智慧中表现出的风水观,地域风水——渐太阳位,藏风得水;水利风水——屈服世俗迷信背后表现出睿智;住宅风水——与宗族礼仪联系,对苏、皖、浙择善而从;陵墓风水——百姓对帝王的惩治,哲人对堪舆的轻蔑。这一切不仅具有历史价值,更与现代流行的风水意识惊人相似,应当爬罗剔抉,科学分析,扬抑弃取,以求刮垢磨光。而古代对世俗风水的挑战,是对世俗的无情针砭,对当今现代扬州的规划建设亦有启示。

The geomantic science and superstition in the history of Yangzhou were interwoven. This paper deals with the views of geomantic omen shown in ancient wisdom of ecological civilization in Yangzhou,such as the geographical geomancy,water conservancy geomancy,the residential geomancy and the tomb geomancy,which has not only historical values,but also many similarities with modern popular geomantic consciousness. It is necessary to collect and select carefully,analyze scientifically,and then to improve them constantly. While the challenges to geomancy in ancient times were ruthless criticism on the common customs,now geomancy gives enlightenments on the planning and the construction of modern Yangzhou.