山西高平羊头山炎帝农耕文化

On the Agro-Farming Culture of Yang Tou Mountains' Yan Emperor in Gaoping

炎帝是中华民族的先祖,探寻炎帝遗迹、了解和传承炎帝文化是炎黄子孙的责任。山西晋东南地区高平羊头山诸多与炎帝有关的历史遗址遗迹、方志碑刻、民间传说和文献记载,都反映了羊头山地区是当年炎帝活动的重要场所。结合当地"神农尝百谷""耒耜发明"等炎帝发明农业的历史资料,考察羊头山地区的生态环境、土壤结构、植物物种等历史自然条件,可大致了解羊头山地区与炎帝农耕文化的关系。探究羊头山地区的炎帝农耕文化,了解其在炎帝农耕文化及整个炎帝文化中的地位,有利于促进区域文化的发展。

Yan Emperor was the ancestor of Chinese nation, and it is Chinese descendants＇ responsibility to seek Yah Emperor＇s relics, understand and inherit his culture. There are many historic sites, relics, local chronicles, folklores and documentary records related to Yan Emperor in Gaoping＇ s Yangtou Mountains in southeastern Shanxi, which reflects that Yangtou mountains were the important place for Yah Emperor＇s activi- ties. Based on the historical data about Yan Emperor＇ s creating agriculture, such as the local ＂shennong tast- ing hundreds of cereals＂, we can get a rough idea of the relationship between Yangtou Mountains and Yah Em- peror＇ s agro-farming culture by investigating this area＇ s historical and natural conditions such as the ecologi- cal environment, the soil structure and the plant species. It is beneficial to the promotion of the development of regional culture to explore Yan Emperor＇ s agro-farming culture in Gaoping＇ s Yangtou Mountains and under- stand its position in Yan Emperor＇ s agro-farming culture and its whole cultures as well.