明清文人眼中的大运河船闸及其诗歌书写

The Grand Canal Locks and Their Poetic Writing in the Eyes of Ming and Qing Literati

明清文人在大运河旅行期间留下了大量与船闸相关的诗作,其内容主要包括三个层面:一是描述船闸的作用及其形制、分布、运行方法;二是感叹过闸的艰难;三是从中引申出对社会和人生的思考。这些作品不仅有较高的史料价值,同时也有一定的文学价值,对于明清运河史、行旅文学史的研究有所裨益,对于大运河文化的宣传与建设也有一定的现实意义。

The Ming and Qing literati left a large number of poems related to locks during their trav⁃els on the Grand Canal,the content of which mainly comprise three levels:one is describing the role of locks and their shape,distribution,and operation methods;the second is lamenting the difficulties of crossing the locks;the third is the thought of society and life derived from the Canal locks.These po⁃ems not only have high historical value,but also have certain literary value,which are beneficial to the study of the history of canals and travel literature in Ming and Qing dynasties and have certain practi⁃cal significance for the promotion and construction of the Grand Canal culture.