礼贤城隍庙:地方历史与区域文化的“记忆之所”

Temple of City God in Lixian:Lieu de Mémoire of Local History and Culture

当传统在现代的冲击下与日常生活发生脱节时,人们往往通过保护一些过去留下的文化遗产,试图留住传统,加固文化记忆。礼贤城隍庙原本是个民间宗教场所,但在它被列为当地的文物保护单位之后,这里也变成了一个当地人寄托怀古之情和确认文化身份的公共场所,也就是一个浓缩了当地历史和区域文化的"记忆之所"。复兴后的城隍庙会,也不再是纯粹的宗教性节日,而变成了一种带有象征性和表演性的当地文化资本。认识到城隍庙的这一功能演变,当事人及主管部门应抛开各种政治包袱,尽力去挖掘和恢复传统的民间信仰文化,让这些物质的和非物质的文化遗产能在新的文化语境中重放光彩。

When tradition is separated from the daily life in modem society, people usually try to keep them alive through safeguarding so-called cultural heritages to consolidate their cultural memory. The Temple of the City God in Lixian was originally a place to spread folk religious belief. After it has been listed as local cultural relic protection unit, it has become a public place which connects local people with the past and helps to identify them with the local culture. it is somewhat of a kind of lieu de memoire in which local history and culture are condensed. Also the revitalized annual festival held in the Temple of the City God is not only areligious festival anymore, but a cultural event with symbolic performances. With the clear realization of the functional change of the Temple of the City God, the organizers and superintendents have no reason to fear of encountering any political conflict. They should concentrate on the discovery and reconstruction of these traditional folk belief cultures, whether tangible or intangible, and let them flourish freely in a new social context