张掖古城楼阁匾额文化意义阐释

On Culture Significance of Plagues on Gates of Ancient Zhangye

张掖古城城门楼及镇远楼都悬挂着匾额,成为古城一大人文景观,蕴含了丰富的政治、历史、地理、文学等人文意蕴。首先,张掖古城楼阁匾额昭示了二千多年来张掖一直是中原王朝的西部重镇这一事实,彰显了张掖及河西人民始终心向中原的精神归属和强大的向心力,以及河西走廊人民认祖归宗于炎黄文化的浓郁情结。其次,张掖古城楼阁匾额概括了张掖悠久的历史和独具特色的人文地理。这些匾额有的还隐含着更深层次的象征意义,楼阁不单单是一座凝固的建筑,而是一种精神、文化的象征。第三,匾额文字措辞、构思很有讲究,体现出我国汉字、汉语排列组合高超的艺术魅力。

The plagues on the ancient gates of Zhangye and on Zhenyuan Gate tower have been the landscapes of the ancient city, and they are rich in political, historical, geographical, literary and cultural implications. First, they show the fact that the city has always been the crucial city of the west region, and its people are the descendants and be- long to the central plains and subordinates to the central power. Second, they also show the city itself, around 2000 years, has long history and unique human geography. These plagues have deep symbolic meaning, and they are not only the representatives of ancient buildings of the region, but also the symbols of culture and spirit. Third, the texts on them have their own wording,writing style, and they show the artistic charming of the combination of Chinese characters.