宋代的外国使节与文书传递：以成寻《参天台五台山记》为线索

中国古代君主集权体制的运作,围绕着对信息传递、政令颁行的控制而展开。各类情报资讯与政令指挥的流动,交织为国家的行政网络、控御网络,其流向则反映着政治秩序的特定格局。作为信息、政令的主要承载物,官方文书的通进、处理方式,关系着帝国的日常统治、官僚体制的实际运作。本组笔谈以宋代为主要研究时段,对唐代情形间有涉及。作者观察的角度虽不尽相同,却共同关注与信息沟通及文书制度相关的运行"路径"与演进"过程"。目前的研究虽然尚属"点"状,但这种集体性的"再出发",开启着学界深入对话的可能。

The operation of the centralized system of imperial rule in traditional China revolved around the control of information dissemination and the issuing of administrative orders.The flow of intelligence and administrative orders constituted a network of state administration and control,while the direction of the flow reflected particular patterns in the political order.Since official documents and reports served as the major carriers of information and administrative orders,the way they were passed on and processed was closely related to the routine administration of the empire and the actual operation of the bureaucratic system.Articles in this collection focus on the Song Dynasty with occasional reference to the Tang.Although the authors look at their subject from different perspectives,they share a common focus on the operational paths and evolutionary process of the information communication and official document system.While research is still focused on individual features of the system at present,these studies offer possibilities for further and more in-depth dialogue among researchers.