明清运河文化与区域社会变迁——以河北泊头为视角的历史考察

Canal Culture and Regional Society Change in Ming and Qing Dynasties——Historical Investigation in Botou, Hebei

明清时期是中国运河漕运发展的最高峰,在国家政策与经济发展的双重刺激下,在沿运一线出现了诸多像天津、临清、聊城、济宁、淮安等具有全国性影响力的商贸城市,其中河北泊头虽仅为镇建置,但却是河政中心、漕运码头、商业基地,其政治、经济、文化、民俗均带有贯通南北的运河特色,深刻凸显了明清漕运对运河区域社会的影响。

The Ming and Qing Dynasties serve as the peak of Chinese canal water transport development.Under the stimulation of national policy and economic development, many influential trading centers like Tianjin, Linqing, Liaocheng, Jining, Huaian appeared along the Canal. Botou was only a town in Hebei,but it also served as a river administration center, canal dock and commercial center. The town＇s political,economic, and cultural customs characteristic of the canal reflected the influence of the Ming and Qing Dynasty water transport on the social life of canal region.