夏代都制管窥——从《竹书纪年》说起

The Research on the Capital System in Xia Dynasty:on the Material of Bamboo Books

文献记载与考古材料都表明,二里头遗址就是夏都斟(寻阝),它并不是仅为两三个王所居,而是自太康至夏桀一直作为夏都存在,延续时间长达三四百年之久。见于史籍中的其它夏都还有原、老邱、西河等,斟(寻阝)与它们之间主要是一种主都与辅都的关系,这是夏王朝在政治制度方面的一个创见。

Based on historical recordingds and archaeological materials,this article points out the misumderstandingabout the Bamboo Books, and think the Erlitou site is Zhenxun (the capital of Xia dynasty from King Takang toKing Jie). Otherwise, Xia dynasty established the system of chief capital and auxiliary capital to strength the domin-ion and meet the military needs.