试论黄河碑刻与黄河文化

On the Yellow River Inscription and Yellow River Culture

黄河碑刻遍布全国各地,其中嵩山汉三阙记载鲧、禹父子治水铭刻可谓黄河碑刻现存最早的系列实物。黄河碑刻内容丰富,题材多样,形制各异,历代金石学著作对黄河碑刻多有载录,惜亡佚甚多。左慧元编《黄河金石录》著录有200余通黄河碑刻,是黄河碑刻研究奠基之作。黄河碑刻是自古以来黄河留存最重要的文物,是古圣先贤和历代民众集体智慧的结晶,具有重要的文物、文献及艺术价值。黄河文化孕育和促进了黄河碑刻的产生和发展,黄河碑刻以其博大精深的内涵丰富了黄河文化,黄河碑刻是黄河文化极为重要的组成部分。

Yellow River inscriptions now can be found all over the country.Hansan Que in Songshan Mountain,which record the water control of Gun and Yu—the father and the son,are regarded as the earliest series of Yellow River inscription in existence.The Yellow River inscriptions are rich in content,diverse in subject matter,and different in shape and structure.The books on epigraphy in various dynasties record and copy a lot about Yellow River inscriptions,but unfortunately many books have been lost.Inscriptions on Ancient Bronzes and Stone Tablets along the Yellow River,which is compiled by Zuo Huiyuan,contains more than 200 pieces of inscription and lays a foundation for the study on Yellow River inscription.Yellow River inscriptions are the most important cultural relics preserved along the Yellow River since ancient times,and as the crystallization of ancient sages and the collective wisdom of generations of the people,they possess the important value as the cultural relics,documents and artwork.The Yellow River culture has nurtured and promoted the emergence and development of the Yellow River inscriptions,and the Yellow River inscriptions have enriched the Yellow River culture with its extensive and profound connotation.Yellow River inscription is an extremely important part of the Yellow River culture.