丝路奇观：天斧沙宫

这是一处位于兰州城郊,但却鲜为兰州人知晓的奇特景观。偶然翻阅陈万里先生的《西行日记》,才获悉丝绸之路兰州段中竟有一处形状诡异的丹霞地貌。     

晚清地学巨子徐松

晚清学人徐松,治学务实求新,以经世致用为目的。在被判刑流放新疆期间,通过实地踏勘,重修了《伊犁总统事略》,并著成《新疆识略》、《西域水道记》、《元史西北地理考》、《西夏地理考》等书,成为我国西北地理学的奠基人之一。     

唐玄奘在凉州考略

玄奘（600-664年）,通称三藏法师,俗称唐僧,是中外交通和文化交流的杰出使者。玄奘著有《大唐西域记》十二卷,他的弟子慧立、彦惊还写了《大唐大慈恩寺三藏法师传》十卷,记叙了他的一生,其中述及玄奘游历印度等地的情况,堪为《大唐西域记》的补充。唐玄奘从长安西行取经,到达凉州的情况在《大唐大慈恩三藏法师传》及武威近年考古发现的碑刻中曾有记述和记载,下面略作考述。     

敦煌本《圣地游记述》再研究

俄藏敦煌文书ДX. 234《圣地游记述》之前被推定为唐初王玄策《中天竺国行记》,但从写本书法、重要用词以及记事风格来看,此写本绝非《中天竺国行记》,而是5世纪中后叶的作品,并且很可能是目前所知抄写年代最早的西域游记。此写本内容极其简略,只记载经行线路和圣迹分布,但同时又具有很强的实用色彩。综合来看,该写本近乎流水账式的极简风格,应是游记作者或后来整理者有意为之,很可能是为当时西行求法之人准备的简明指南手册。北宋初年官方派遣的求法僧团也曾使用过类似的、同样只记载西行路线的S. 388《西天路竟一本》,这反映出自南北朝早期至北宋初年,这种简明指南手册一直为西行求法僧所使用。     

袁滋《云南记》考略

<云南记>系唐袁滋所撰,该书大约在宋元之际散佚,有的学者将其辑作韦齐休所撰<云南行记>.本文共辑得群书征引题作<云南记>佚文24条,经过考辨发现,<太平御览>征引题作<云南记>且引文中有韦齐休姓名的三条有可能是引自樊绰的<云南记>,其余21条应为袁滋<云南记>而非韦齐休的<云南行记>.     

西行文献的价值与意义

历代保留下来的西行文献数量众多、内容丰富,是深入了解西北的极为珍贵的历史资料.西行文献学术价值、学术潜力巨大,很多方面都有待发掘,利用西行文献不仅可以开拓西北区域史研究的新境界,还可以为中西交通史、中外关系史的研究带来新视野.甘肃是西行路上的重要通道,西行文化资源丰富,发掘西行文化资源,钩织文化景观之网,可以串起甘肃的东部与西部,借助古驿站打造黄金旅游线路,可以更好地展现甘肃悠久的历史文化,推进经济社会持续健康发展.     

《周地图记》辑佚及相关问题考证

《周地图记》是一部亡佚已久的地方志.关于其著者,清人王谟等推测为北周宇文护,杨芳灿等记录为明人罗洪先,笔者以为应为历仕齐、周、隋朝之郎茂.《周地图记》《周地图志》《周地图》《周地记》《周地志》《周地图经》卷次有一百九卷、一百三十卷、九十卷之不同,差异较大,不能简单将其归为一书.清人王谟辑佚《周地图记》文本讹误较多,需一...     

关于元杂剧《灰阑记》的来源问题

《灰阑记》引起了世界的关注,国内有学论及了它的来源和世界性影响问题,这有意义。但学关于《灰阑记》题材来源的说法是不正确的。《灰阑记》虽在内容上与佛教、基督教、伊斯兰教所记的故事有相似之处,但李行道却不是从这三个宗教故事中取材。一,三个宗教虽在唐代以前就传入中国,但其时除了佛教有关故事已翻译过来以外,其他两个同类故事是不是已经翻译过来,难以确定;二．李行道是中国的隐士,不是宗教信徒,他受中国传统化的影响,《风俗通义》是宋元习见之书,他见到的可能性更大;三,元杂剧创作中普遍存在着吸取历史故事、小说等材料进行创作的倾向．李行道所在的平阳是当时杂剧创作的中心之一,他当然会受到这个倾向的影响。因此,我们认为,他是从中国本土的故事受到启发,创作了《灰阑记》。中国本土故事就是见载于《风俗通义》中的黄霸断两妇人争子的故事。《灰阑记》的故事情节、宗旨．与之极为一致。世界几种化中都存在着《灰阑记》式的故事,这一情形值得深入研究。用比较的方法研究中外化及学的相互影响及异同,是有意义的,但应注重事实,不应轻言袭用而贬低一个民族创造化的努力和对世界化的贡献。     

《全唐文》收李知玄《古塔记》辨伪

李知玄《古塔记》是现存记录湘山全真禅师生平事迹的最早文献。经比较《全唐文·古塔记》《湘山事状全集·古塔记》二种文本,围绕所涉地名、籍贯、著述、禅法特色等六方面差异考证,证实《全唐文》所收《古塔记》实际上源自康熙《湘山志》,经过《湘山志》编纂者谢允复系统改编,远非李知玄《古塔记》原本。《湘山事状全集·古塔记》更接近李知玄原本,是反映唐代湘山全真和尚生平、禅法思想的可靠材料。     

清越缦堂抄本《文选楼藏书记》方志目录刊误

清越缦堂抄本《文选楼藏书记》中26部方志目录存在较多问题,既有书名、卷数、册数、著者等失实的硬伤,亦有因抄写凌乱而语义不通之处,为此一一订正。鉴于《文选楼藏书记》问题较多,读者在参考此目录时应慎之又慎。     

Train Ready to Climb to Lhasa

On July 1, express trains starting from Beijing and other cities will pass through Xining and Golmud and finally reach Lhasa. On that date, Tibet＇s long history of having no access to railway transportation will come to an end.     

Rom to Rom/Rom to Gaje

Rena C. Gropper. Gypsies in the City. Princeton: The Darwin Press, 1975. xi + 235 pp. Tables, figures, maps, illustrations, appendix, glossary, bibliography and index. $9.95

Farnham Rehfisch, ed. Gypsies, Tinkers and Other Travellers. London and New York: Academic Press, 1975. x + 303 pp. Figures, tables, glossary and index. $15.25.

Anne Sutherland. Gypsies: The Hidden Americans. New York: The Free Press, 1975. x + 330 pp. Tables, figures, appendices, glossary, bibliography and indices. $13.95.     

注重继承努力创新--读《惠州志·艺文卷》

首轮新方志的编修出版,在广东省乃至全国已接近尾声.首轮志书设艺文志的极少,造成这种情况的原因,固然有首轮志书编修过程中对人文重视不够的氛围,更有着面对汗牛充栋的古代的乃至当代的著述,如何选择记载的难题.于是,付之阙如不失为权宜之计,但因此也就使首轮修志留下了一个普遍的遗憾.近日,<惠州志*艺文卷>一卷付梓惠州市惠城区地方志编纂委员会编,邹永祥、吴定球编纂:<惠州志*艺文卷>,中华书局2004年版.,笔者阅后感到耳目一新.     

Algonquin Revisited: Biography to Hagiography to Label

Entitled “Canada and the United States: Principles for Partnership” and prepared at the behest of American President Lyndon Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson, the so-called Merchant–Heeney report set out a series of guiding principles for the smooth conduct of bilateral relations. Drawing on their vast experience at managing this relationship, Arnold Heeney and Livingston Merchant, two former ambassadors, devised their guidebook by tracing the nature of Canada–US relations, examining areas where problems commonly arose, and offering suggestions towards building a more successful partnership. “Principles for Partnership” may have been their swansong but it was not Merchant and Heeney's sole statement on the Canadian–American relationship. Drawing on speeches, memoranda, and diplomatic cables, this article shows how Merchant and Heeney each conceived of the partnership between their two countries and how they viewed the influence of factors such as Canadian nationalism and the United States' preponderant power.     

志于道 据于德 依于仁 游于艺

志于道、据于德、依于仁、游于艺是古人圣贤对一个有着整全修养的日常生活比较全面的概括.志于道是向远处的企望引导,志于天道,使生活有超出日常繁琐事务的眼界;据于德是向近处的落实出发,据于人道,修行以达远方;依于仁是友人互相讲习促进,以明道修德;游于艺则是在六艺的领域中悠游自乐,在优游涵泳中成德达道.这些思想在中国的绘画、书法中也有充分的体现.     

Obstacles to women's progress to be addressed in Beijing

Speakers at the Third Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee Assembly held in December 1994 maintained that power sharing between women and men is still intolerably low and that economic hardship, abuse, and discrimination remain. One speaker announced that society needs to do more to challenge obstacles to women's advancement: poverty, violence, access to resources, women's rights, education, and health. She asserted that, for this reason, the Fourth World Conference on Women scheduled for September 1995 in Beijing must succeed. Discussions and action at the December assembly will constitute a major part of the groundwork for the Beijing Conference. The Committee debate centered on the advancement of women as a cause and effect of development. The 1994 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development shows that economic development may be complexly connected with advancement of women. In societies where women have progressed, the economy tends to grow steadily, while, in societies where women cannot fully participate in development, the economy is stagnant. The Assembly called on the Commission on the Status of Women to ensure that the Platform for Action recognize and incorporate older women's concerns and contributions to development into its strategies, programs, and policies. It also called for countries to protect women migrant workers from violence and corrupt recruitment practices. It condemned the illegal trafficking of women and girls across borders for sexual or economic oppressive and exploitative purposes and for other illegal activities (forced domestic labor, false marriages, clandestine employment, and false adoption).