两块“节孝碑”的沉默与复出

Silence of Two Filial Piety Steles and Their Reappearance

由于守节与孝道,宣统年间的两位寡妇被君王旌表并赐予"节孝碑",其所在宗族倍感荣耀。但在20世纪相当长的一段历史时期内两块节孝碑却从集体记忆中隐喻性地消失了,直到最近一次偶然的祭祖机会,二碑得以复出。复出后的节孝碑,其宗族成员有的把它们当成祭祖仪式上的装饰物,有的当成为传家宝,还有的当成为魇胜物,而地方文物部门和官方媒体却作"文物"理解,韩国闵氏宗亲则当成了解中国同宗历史的媒介物。这里通过两块碑刻的文化遭遇,试图展示不同历史时期的人们以及同一历史时期不同的行动者对历史或传统的态度,并以此思考中国的现代化变迁历程。

During Xuantong period(1908-1912), two widows were honored by the emperor for their chastity and piety and were given steles for their filial piety, which greatly honored their family. However, for a long time in the 20 th century, the two steles were out of collective memory and remained unknown until recently in an occasional sacrifice. After the reappearance of the two steles, some of the clan members regarded them as a decoration in ancestor worship ceremony, some regarded them as heirloom, and still others regarded them as an object of exorcism. However, the local cultural relic departments and the official media regarded them as 'relics'while Min family in Korea regarded the two steles as a medium for understanding the history of their clan in China. From the cultural experience of the two steles, the writers of this article attempt to reveal the different historical and cultural attitudes of people in different historical periods and the attitudes of different doers of the same historical period, so as to think about the modern vicissitude of China.