乡贤视角:21世纪以来乡土叙事中的文化建构

The Perspective of Rural Sages: The Cultural Construction in Rural NarrativesSince the 21st Century

近年来,新乡贤文化成为破解乡村文化建设困境中的重要一环。从表面上看,新乡贤文化承接了传统的乡绅文化,但究其实质,这是传统文化的创造性转换,并融合了现代文化的新质。以乡贤为视角,21世纪以来的乡土叙事批判性继承了传统文化的精髓,肯定了宽厚仁义的文化传统,对历史的复杂纷扰进行了个性化的阐释,既展示了新乡贤文化的巨大影响力,又呈现了传统乡绅衰落的必然性。同时,乡贤视角肯定了新乡贤们对经济和公共道德建设的贡献,也展示了新乡贤所面临的文化困境。更重要的是,在城市化进程中,城乡之间的文化互动已经为新乡贤文化建构带来了富有中国特色的文化因素。新乡贤文化不但影响着乡村的文化建构,也对城市文化的发展有所禆益。乡贤视角展现了乡土叙事和新乡贤文化建构的复杂关系,为当代的文化建设提供了新的参考路径。

In recent years, new rural sage culture has become an important part of solving the dilemma of ruralcultural construction. On the surface, new rural sage culture inherits the traditional squire culture, but inessence, it is a creative transformation of traditional culture and integrates the new quality of modern culture.Taking rural sages as the perspective, rural narratives since the new century critically inherit the essenceof traditional culture, affirm the cultural tradition of generosity and righteousness, and give a personalizedinterpretation of the complex and turbulent history, not only showing the huge influence of the new ruralsage culture, but also revealing the inevitable decline of traditional squires. At the same time, theperspective of rural sages affirms the contribution of new rural sages to the construction of economy andpublic morality, and also shows the cultural dilemma faced by new rural sages. More importantly, in theprocess of urbanization, the cultural interaction between urban and rural areas has brought cultural factorswith Chinese characteristics for the construction of new rural sage culture. New rural sage culture not onlyaffects the construction of rural culture, but also contributes to the development of urban culture. Theperspective of rural sages displays the complex relationship between rural narratives and the constructionof new rural sage culture, providing a new guideline for contemporary cultural construction.