乡村精英在传统庙会中的地位和作用——以清末民初晋北忻州北殿庙会为例

The Status and Function of Rural Elites in the Traditional Temple Fair——Illustrated by the Case of the North Temple Fair in Xinzhou in the Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China

庙会是集祭祀、商贸、娱乐等于一体的综合性社会文化事象。清末民初,乡村精英积极准备和全力引导民众祭祀神灵,维护乡村社会秩序;负责庙会经费的使用、合理规划商贩地盘、加强对庙市的管理,推动乡村经济发展;认真组织庙戏和其他娱乐活动,增强乡村社会活力。乡村精英在传统庙会中有着举足轻重的地位和作用。

As a comprehensive social and cultural phenomenon,the temple fair is the incorporation of sacrifice,commerce,and entertainment. In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China,the rural elites endeavor to actively prepare and guide villagers to worship gods,and to safeguard rural order;in order to promote the economic development in the rural,they use temple funds appropriately,plan traders fairly,and strengthen the administration of temple fair;in addition,in the hope of enhancing the social vitality,rural elites take pains to organize temple drama and other entrainments. The rural elites play a decisive role and function in the traditional temple fair.