竹简考竹

Textual Research on Bamboo Based on Bamboo Slips

竹简的不断出土和研究的步步深入,新发现和新成果让人惊喜不已,已成为国际汉学界密切关注的显学。相比之下,对竹简相关的竹子研究却甚少。透过竹简中蕴藏的古代竹子的信息,考证得出以下结论:竹简是与甲骨、金文和石刻同时并用的书写材料;竹简与竹子的碰撞促进了竹质软笔和硬笔以及竹纸的发展和应用;斑竹及其原种的桂竹和淡竹是制简的重要原料;承载着黄河流域古代文明的北方竹园曾经是制简的主要原料林;竹简的广泛应用推动了竹材防腐技术的进步。

The bamboo slips have been unearthed and studied step by step, and the new discoveries and achievements have been amazing, which has become a prominent subject of close concern to the international Sinology circles. In contrast, bamboo-slip related bamboo studies are few. Based on the ancient bamboo information contained in bamboo slips, it is concluded that the bamboo slips are writing materials used together with Oracle bones, inscription bronzes and carving stones. The collision between bamboo slips and bamboo has promoted the development and application of bamboo soft pens, hard pens and bamboo paper. Phyllostachys bambusoides and Phyllostachys glauca, the original species of moderator,are important raw materials for making bamboo slips. The northern bamboo garden, which was the ancient civilization of the Yellow River basin, was once the main raw material forest for making bamboo slips. The extensive application of bamboo slips has promoted the advancement of bamboo preservation technology.