民国时期的左公柳书写与保护

The Writing and Protection of Zuo Gong Willow in the Republic of China

同光年间,在经世致用思想的指导下,左宗棠于西征途中遍植左公柳。左公柳在民国时期逐渐被符号化,它一方面被形塑成为追忆左宗棠伟大边功的纪念碑,另一方面被建构成为先贤重视环境保护,倡导西北开发的象征物。这种意义重构的过程,与国人对生态民族主义理念的追求相伴随,正是在生态民族主义思想影响下,知识精英与地方政府提出左公柳保护的详尽法律、法规。但受具体政治、经济条件的限制这种保护并不得力。这不但反映了政府执行力的薄弱,亦是生态主义与民族主义在特定环境下不和谐的表现。

During the late Qing reconquest of Gansu and Xinjiang from Muslim rebels, inspired by the statecraft ideology of the mid Qing, Zuo Zongtang oversaw the planting of numerous willow trees in northwest China. Following the establishment of the Republic, these so-called Zuo Gong Willows became import public symbols both of the grandeur of the nation＇s past and the importance of protecting the environment.Concern for the protection of these trees led to the expression of ＂＂ecological nationalism.＂Intellectuals as well as local government officials sought to preserve the trees by implementing a variety of laws and regulations.However, as a result of unfavorable economic, social, and political pressures, the trees were only rarely preserved. The history of Republican-era efforts to protect Zuo Gong Willows not only reflects the weakness of local government, but also the contemporaneous tensions between nationalism and environmentalism.