试述乡村庙会的社会功能——以山西北楼口关帝庙为例

Social Function of Village Temple Fair Taking Beiloukou Village Guandi Temple Fair in Shanxi Province as an Example

乡村庙会作为中国传统社会的一种特殊民事活动,深深地植根于基层乡村社会中,影响着乡村居民生产、生活的方方面面,同时乡村庙会又以其特有的活动内容表现出各种不同的社会功能。晋北北楼口村关帝庙因其特殊的地理位置呈现出了独特的地域性,以此为个案研究,调查庙会对当地居民物质与精神生活的影响,揭示乡村庙会在农村经济文化发展中所起的重要作用。

As a special civil activity of traditional Chinese society,village temple fair is rooted in the grassroots rural community deeply. It has effects on all the aspects of life including the production of rural residents. At the same time,village temple fair presents various social functions according to its unique performance of activities. Guandi Temple fair of Beiloukou village in the north of Shanxi Province presents a unique regional feature because of its special location. As a case study,the effects of the temple fair on the local population’s material and spiritual life were investigated,thus an important role that village temple fair plays in the village economic and cultural development being revealed.