黄河之祀与河祠的变迁

The Fete for River and the Transition of the Temples for Waterways

河是早期黄河的简称,从河伯演变成河神,河神的信仰崇拜乃至以后的祭祀,被中国历代统治者作为礼制的一部分。秦汉定礼制,河祀为常制,国家祭祀河神的地点也选择在黄河东西岸边的临晋、河中府(蒲州府)。其后河神封号多与岳镇海渎拱卫社稷的作用有关。明清地方上出现一些河渎庙,当与黄河泛滥,人们祈佑河道安定有关。河祀与河祠反映了黄河在国家、地方礼制和保佑民众安全中的作用重大。

The River is the shortened form of the Yellow River. Worship to the God of River and the later fete were regarded as parts of the ceremonial rites and regulations, which had gone through the Count to the God. From the Qing Dynasty on, the fete for River was normal,and the place of sacrifice for the God was chosen on Linjin and Hezhong located at the river side of River. Later on, vouchsafing name had something to do with the function of preventing the country from flooding. There were some temples for waterways in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It must have been connected with the people's will for welfare in the situation of flooding. The fete and the temple for River reflect that it has played an important role on the country, the ceremonial rites and people's securities.