论扬州“二十四桥”的数目

On the Number of“The Twenty-four Bridges”in Yangzhou

杜牧诗歌《寄扬州韩绰判官》首次提出“二十四桥”,后世对于扬州“二十四桥”多有探讨,且所指不一。通过对历代古籍、诗歌创作中有关扬州二十四桥的史料进行分析解读,驳斥“二十四座桥说”与“一桥说”,并提出约指说;从杜牧其诗和其人诗歌特点入手,探究其诗对后代扬州“二十四桥”诗歌创作的影响;对比唐代其他两首描绘扬州桥梁之诗歌,进一步论证约指说;结合历代古籍和诗人创作梳理后人对扬州“二十四桥”数目的观点之演变。

The notion of“the Twenty-four Bridges”was first put forward by Du Mu in his poem To Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou and was discussed a lot by later generations with different references.By analyzing the historical records related to the“Twenty-four Bridges”of Yangzhou in ancient books and poems,this paper refutes the theory of“twenty-four bridges”and“one bridge”,and puts forward the theory of approximation.This paper starts with Du Mu’s poetry and his creative characteristics,and explores the influence of Du Mu’s poetry on the poetry creation of his descendants about the“Twenty-four Bridges”of Yangzhou.By comparing another two poems about the bridges of Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty,the author further argues for the theory of approximation.This paper presents a contemporary interpretation of the number of“the twenty-four bridges”in Yangzhou by taking into account ancient books and creative characteristics of poets.