《尚书·禹贡》中的“衡章”含义述论

A Textual Review on the Meaning of Heng Zhang in Yu Gong

《尚书·禹贡》是中国古代第一篇地理著作。这是战国时期魏国的人士托名大禹的文章,文中最先记录了我国的山川河流,受到历代学者的重视,其后的《汉书·地理志》和《水经注》等,即受了它的影响。研究它的著作很多,但对于文中出现的"衡章"二字的解释却不尽相同,这里就会有疑问,"衡章"的含义到底是指衡河和漳河两条不同的河流还是衡和漳是指同一条河流,或者是指章水横流?本文将以历史文献资料为基础,在前人的研究成果之上,结合实地考察,得出结论。

Yu Gong is the first geography book in ancient China, which is written by the people who was in the state of Wei in Warring States period and this book is the earliest record of our country＇ s geography. So many histo- rians pay close attention to it, and a lot of books have been affected by it, such as Hanshu Dilizhi and Shui Jing Zhu. There＇ s a lot of people studying it but with no common view on Heng and Zhang. There is a question on the meaning of Heng and Zhang This article gives us the answer through literature analysis and field investigation.