牌坊文化与徽州商人

Memorial archway culture and Huizhou Merchant

徽州牌坊作为一种并不多见的历史文化遗存,固然与徽地独特的人文自然环境密切相关。然而,徽人远行经商、贾而好儒的生存方式与心路历程,却折射出程朱理学倡导的家族本位、男权至上、妇道伦理等儒家精神的熏陶和影响,以及因人性扭曲所带来的妇女悲怨与哀伤,这一切都可以从幽远而斑驳的牌坊文化中得到深刻解读。

The Huizhou memorial archway, as a rare relic of historic culture, is certainly closely connected with unique humanistic natural environment in Huizhou. However, Huizhou people＇ s way of living that they went far away for business and fond of Confucianism as well as their psychological development reflect the cultivation and influence of Confucianist spirit advocated by Cheng - zhu Neo - Confucianism which empha- sizes family -oriented, absolute men＇ s power, female virtuesethics. Besides, they also reflect women＇ s sorrow and grief caused by the distorted human nature. These can be profoundly interpreted from the far - reached memorial archway culture.