从会馆公所的分布和祭祀对象看徽商儒商精神的形成

Formation of Confucian Spirit of Huizhou Merchants from the Distribution of Guildhalls and Sacrifice Objects

作为明清时期的重要商帮之一,徽商在海内外诸多的商埠口岸都设置了会馆公所。徽商会馆公所的出现,既是徽商扩展商业版图,扩大经营规模的需要,也反映了商品经济的发展趋势和徽商的文化观念。徽商会馆公所在分布和祭祀对象上表现出的特点,不仅塑造了徽商形象“贾而好儒”、讲信重义的两面,还通过教育投入、慈善义举、条例规定等措施,传递着徽商对儒商精神的追求与弘扬。

As one of the important commercial gangs in the Ming and Qing dynasties,Huizhou merchants set up guildhalls at many commercial ports at home and abroad.The emergence of the guildhalls is not only Huizhou merchants’need to expand their commercial territory and business scale,but also reflects the development trend of commodity economy and their cultural concept.The characteristics of the distribution and sacrificial objects of Huizhou guildhalls not only shape the image of Huizhou merchants,that is,“trading while favoring Confucianism”and“emphasizing honesty and righteousness”,but also convey the pursuit and promotion of the spirit of confuscian menchants through educational investment,charitable deeds,regulations and other measures.