记忆中的茶马古道——布根先生访谈录

The Ancient Tea-horse Trading Road within Living Memory——Interview Mr.Bugen

七十三岁高龄的布根先生是一位生活在康区察瓦龙乡的老人,他自十九岁以来,就跟随当时的几位藏族富商往返于茶马古道,过着传统意义上的马帮生活,达七年之久。在此期间,老人以一个马夫的身份跟随商队先后去过内地五次,印度一次,拉萨两次,昌都四次等。老人家既熟悉茶马古道上过去的道路状况,又对行走于茶马古道上的马帮生活有着十分丰富而深刻的体验,是目前健在的茶马古道的历史见证人之一。作者受《西藏大学学报》编辑部的委托,对布根先生进行了专题采访。

Mr. Bugen is a seventy-three-year-old man from Tsawa Long district in Kam area. When he was 19 years old, he started to follow some Tibetan rich merchants traveling along the ancient Tea-horse trad- ing road. He had lived a traditional caravan＇s life for seven years. During this period, the old man had succes- sively been to China's Mainland five times, India once, Lhasa twice, Chamdu four times together with these merchants as a horseboy, so not only is he familiar with the road condition in the past, and has rich experience of caravans＂ life. Thus, he is one of the historical eye-witnesses of the ancient trading road who is still alive. The author received the commission from the editorial office of Tibet University Journal＂ to carry on the special interview to Mr. Bugen