《马可波罗行纪》中的元大都——农业文化与草原文化结合的产物

The Capital of the Yuan Dynasty in The Travels of Marco Polo——A Combination of Agricultural and Grassland Culture

元朝是我国历史上由少数民族建立的第一个多民族统一国家,无论是政治制度、经济体制乃至都城宫殿的建设无不体现农业文化与草原文化交融的特征。《马可波罗行纪》中所记载的元大都的城建规划正是这种二元文化特色的有力说明。而元初的朝会礼仪、节庆活动也保留了不少草原文化的传统。正是从这一意义上,我们说元大都是农业文化与草原文化融合的产物。

The Yuan Dynasty was the first unified multi-nationality country established by minority nationalities in the history of our country. The blending of agricultural and grassland culture can obviously been seen in its political system, economic system and the construction of the palaces of the capital city. The plan of the construction of the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty stated in The Travels of Marco Polo reveals vividly this binary cultural character. Besides, the tradition of grassland culture can also been seen in the imperial etiquettes and festival activities. It is from this perspective that the capital of the Yuan Dynasty is the combination of agricultural and grassland culture.