青海湖官方祭祀的历史沿革与神圣性确立

The Historical Evolution and Sacredness of the Official Worship of Qinghai Lake

青海湖官方祭祀是特殊的文化事象,它根植于中华土壤,并从四海祭祀中分离出来成为官方重要的祭祀活动。明清期间,经国家的社会治理后青海湖的神圣性得以确立并开始近祭会盟;民国时期,青海湖官方祭祀不断革新,使其成为环湖地区的特色文化事象。梳理该文化事象历史,认为青海湖官方祭祀虽然是统治者维系统治权的工具,但在促进国家统一、边疆稳定、地方文化发展上发挥了重要作用;是国家意志建构地方文化中的典型;对我们当下如何建设共建、共享的精神文化空间有积极意义。

The official worship of Qinghai Lake represents a distinctive cultural phenomenon,which is deeply root⁃ed in Chinese heritage and distinct from widespread worship practices.During the Ming and Qing dynasties,fol⁃lowing the efforts made in state-led social governance,the sacredness of Qinghai Lake was entrenched leading to the formation of close-knit worship alliances.Throughout the Republic of China era,ongoing innovations transformed the official worship into a unique cultural event around the area of Qinghai Lake.This study asserts that while serving as a tool for rulers to maintain political authority,the official worship has significantly contrib⁃uted to fostering national unity,ensuring border stability,and nurturing local culture.It serves as an exemplary il⁃lustration of how national will shapes local culture with positive implications for establishing shared spiritual cultural spaces today.