老牛湾堡《重修关圣庙碑记》考释——明长城史地札记之五

Researching the Rebuilding Guansheng Temple Inscription of Laoniuwan Fort——Study Ⅴ on the Great Wall History and Geography of Ming Dynasty

近年来民间信仰作为一种传统社会文化现象开始引起较多关注,明清晋蒙长城地带民间信仰具有非常独特之处,与这一带的长城历史文化息息相关。位于黄河、长城交汇处的晋蒙交界的老牛湾,明代建有长城防御体系,其中的老牛湾堡与其中的《重修关圣庙碑记》内涵丰富,留存了许多有价值的资料,与明清长城地带的民间关帝信仰关系密切,同时碑文中也与清代康熙之女四公主的历史有关,同时还反映了当时长城沿线的商贸往来和社会生产,碑文及其所记录的长城区域社会的若干史实,是认识长城地带历史文化和社会变迁的一个重要方面。

In recent years,folk religion,as a kind of traditional social and cultural phenomena,is brought into focus.The folk religion of the Great Wall in Jin-Inner Mongolia in Ming and Qing Dynasty has its own unique features in connection with history and culture of the Great Wall.Laoniuwan Fort,Located in the border of Jin and Inner Mongolia,where is the intersection of the Yellow River and the Great Wall,and the Great Wall defense system was built here,one of which are Laoniuwan Fort and the Rebuilding Guansheng Inscription have rich connotations and lots of valuable materials,which has close relationship with Guan God religion of the Great Wall in Ming and Qing Dynasty.Meanwhile,this inscription documented the commerce and social production of along the Great Wall,all of which is an important aspect as understanding historical culture and social change of the Great Wall region.