古代房陵地区流放情况探究

Research on the Exile in the Ancient Fanglin District

湖北房陵地区由于其独特的地理环境,成为古代一个重要的流放地。从秦汉至唐宋期间,大量人员被流放于此,其中又以皇亲国戚和王侯将相为多。以房陵为流放地,既便于统治者对流放人员的监管,又显示了统治者的宽容。宋以后,随着中国经济政治中心的南移,流放于房陵的人减少,房陵"流放地"身份逐渐淡化。流放人员把原有的生产生活方式带到房陵,形成了房陵地区独特的流放文化,对房陵产生了深远的影响。

For its unique geographical environments, Fanglin in Hubei Province used to be a vital place of exile in the ancient times. From the period of Qin and Han Dynasties to that of Tang and Song Dy-nasties, a number of people were exiled there, among which the majority were from the royal family and the nobilities. Fanglin as a place of exile was not only convenient for the rulers to supervise but also a manifestation of their mercies. As China’ s economic and political center was shifted to the south after Song Dynasty, the number of people exiled to Fanglin decreased and the identity of Fanglin as “a place of exile” gradually faded. The exiled people brought their original ways of living to Fanglin and formed unique exile culture there, which produced far-reaching effect on this area.