祝允明对岭南风物的书写

Lingnan's Scenery Described By Zhu Yun-Ming

正德十年(1516年)始,明"吴中四子"之一祝允明宦游岭南凡五载。在粤期间,祝允明勤勉政事,公余遍游岭南诸处,留下诸多诗文。其纪游、物候、风俗等诗文,描绘大量岭南风物;其所撰《兴宁县志》,为现存最早之兴宁志,亦为客家地区现存最早县志。宦游岭南,是祝氏一生仕、隐矛盾冲突的顶点,在粤期间的诗文全面展现了这种转变的心路历程。其岭南诗、文、志,是岭南文化研究非常珍贵的史料,对了解明代客家乃至岭南地区气候、风土人情、民系变迁提供了生动资料。

Zhu Yun-ming, one of the＂ Four sons of Wuzhong （Suzhou）＂ during the Hongzhi and Zhengde period （1488-1521） in the Ming Dynasty, was selected as the magistrate of Xingning country Guangdong province at Zhengde ninth year （1514） of Ming Dynasty, and then became the Tongpan of Yingtian（Nanjing） after been in Lingnan for 5 years. During his official travel in Guangdong, Zhu worked hard and went around in spare time to make a sightseeing tour, left a lot of poetry and prose describing Lingnan＇s places of historical interest, custom and phenology. The book Country Annals of Xingning compiled by Zhu, even Hakka area. Having been a magistrate of Xingning in Guangd was the oldest exist country annals of Xingning ong for more than 5 years, his conflict of the concepts of being an official or retiring from work reached its peak, while his works showed his sprit experience. Zhu＇s works, concluding his poetry, prose, and the Country Annals of Xingning, as precious historical summary of phenology, custom, and the changes of Hakka area in the Ming Dynasty, were very important to help research Hak- ka even Lingnan＇s culture.