山南乃东境域重要沟谷和古村落地名史源探析

Some of the toponymies in Nedong area

“乃东”一词从最初的山名演变成了庄园的名称,逐渐成为了该庄园所辖区域的统称,是雅鲁藏布江中游地区的文化重镇。乃东境内有许多以重要的山水地名和沟谷地名为主的自然地理地名,也有不少在藏文史料中频繁出现的古村落地名、渡口地名、建筑古刹地名和官邸庄园地名为主的人文地理地名。文章从人文地理地名作为切入点,通过资料搜集、实地调查等研究方法,针对乃东境域重要的古村落地名和沟谷地名作了专题性考述,阐明了相关地名的历史渊源。

Nedong holds an important position in Tibetan history and is the centre of Yarlong culture.There are many names of mountains,rivers,places,valleys,caves,ancient villages,architectural names,transportation rout-names,names of monasteries and temples belongs to different religious sections,names of stupas,and names of the estates belong to private or the local government in the past.This article focuses on eighteen ancient villages and six valleys,discusses the records found in the historical documents,folktales related,and the administrative attributions.