“弱水”辨析

Analysis of Ruo River

“弱水”是古籍记载中比较重要的一个水名,在文学作品中又是一个常用的事典和重要的意象,通过对学界对“弱水”论述的梳理,参以方志,辅以实际地理形貌的考察,可知“弱水”源自今山丹县,弱水就是今山丹河。而文学作品中存在的“弱水”,常用来泛指仙境仙水或危险遥远之地(水)。

Ruo River is a relatively important river name in ancient records,and it is also a commonly used allusion and important image in literary works.Through sorting out the academic discourse on Ruo River,taking into account the local chronicles and investigating the actual geographical morphology,it can be seen that Ruo River originates from the current Shandan County,which is the current Shandan River.The Ruo River in literary works is often used to refer to fairyland waters and dangerous remote land and waters.