清代县志对先贤教化书写、塑造、传播的一般路径——以道光《颍上县志》《宝丰县志》《乐清县志》为例

General Approach to Depicting,Characterizing and Popularizing Ancient Sages for the Cultivation of People in the County Annals of the Qing Dynasty——Taking the Yingshang County Annals,Baofeng County Annals and Yueqing County Annals of Daoguang Period as E

方志被誉为"一方之全史",具有"存史、资治、教化"等作用。清代方志普遍具有较高的学术价值:史书编纂,多有采撷;学者著书立说,亦多有征引。封建中央政府利用县志对先贤的塑造、传播,达到了淳风正俗、维护地方稳定之目的;地方政府亦藉此宣传了当地悠久之历史文化,提升了当地的知名度——这种激励机制又促进了地方"先贤传"的书写、塑造与传播。

Local chronicles are acclaimed as the " the panoramic history of a place",with the functions of " preserving history,regulating the state governance and cultivating people". Local chronicles from the Qing Dynasty are mostly of high academic value. A lot of citations and quotations from them have found their way into historical books and writings by scholars. The feudal central government,making use of the characterization of exemplary sages in the county annals,succeeded in promoting honest practices and maintaining local stability;the local governments also raised their profiles by promoting their long history and culture-This incentive mechanism in turn spurred the depiction,characterization and popularization of the local " biographies of sages".