塔里木盆地“沙埋古城”的两则史料辨析

Analytical Study in Historical Record of Sand-Buried Ancient City in the Tarim Basin

文章通过对唐代玄奘《大唐西域记》和明朝时期喀什噶尔人米儿咱.马黑麻.海答儿《拉失德史》中有关塔里木盆地周边古城消亡的民间"历史记忆"材料的解读和分析,研讨了这些传闻材料的来源、内涵及其西域文化史上的意义。希冀通过对塔里木盆地周边古城消失原因的探索,给人们提供一个能够对古代新疆地区沙漠化和生态环境问题进行认识有所助益的文化视角。

The thesis interprets and analyses the material in the extinct folk ＂Historical Memory＂ about the Tarim Basin and marginal ancient cities in the Buddhist Records of the Western World in the Tang Dynasty written by Xuan Zang in the Tang Dynasty and the History of Rashide written by Mirzan. Maheima. Haidaer, a native of Kashgar during the Ming Dynasty. The thesis probes into the origin and connotation of these rumored material with significance on the cultural history of the Western Regions. The thesis is intended to offer a cultural perspective helpful for understanding of desertification and eco-environment problem in ancient Xinjiang region by probing into the reasons behind the disappearance of the ancient cities on the fringe of the Tarim Basin.