孙叔敖故里封地考述——兼论《楚相孙叔敖碑》的真伪与文本时代

孙叔敖作为楚庄王时期的令尹,王室世族显贵,不可能是期思县内的平民百姓,《荀子》等称其为期思之人,当与其先辈的封地食邑在期思一带有关。孙叔敖后人受封之寝丘,在淮河以北的今安徽省临泉县一带,早期文献有明确的记载。唐宋以来,许多文献不辨南北朝时期固始县的沿革变化和治所迁移,将古寝丘定于后来的固始县(即今河南固始县)境内,不足为信。传世《楚相孙叔敖碑》,内容存在明显的矛盾和混淆,并非东汉时期的原作,应是南北朝后期至隋唐期间的续刻或拟托,不能作为古寝丘在今河南固始县一带的论据。     

李公麟故里考

宋代著名画家李公麟,关于他的籍贯问题至今尚有疑义。《宋史》说他是舒州人;《宣和画谱》和《东都事略》（南宋王著）说他是舒城人;新版《辞海》《辞源》以及《大不列颠百科全书》又有舒州舒城人这一提法。为此笔者查阅了有关史料,拜访了一些方志学家并进行了实地考...     

华侨华人与广东侨乡关系的思考

广东是中国第一侨乡。海外华人对广东 ,特别是主要侨乡的影响 ,使其具有鲜明特性。特别是改革开放以来 ,侨乡的现代化建设步伐明显快于其它地区 ,文化发展独具特色。从理论上认识华侨华人与侨乡的关系 ,是海外华人研究的一个重要问题。     

槟城领事谢湘与该地华人社会及其免职风波

藉1931年至1933年《光华日报》及《槟城新报》的报道,讨论了粤籍人士谢湘任中华民国驻槟榔屿领事期内,在履行保护和管理华侨、组织劝导华侨捐款救灾、促进商务交流提倡国货、发展海外华文教育及履行国府任务等职责中的表现,探讨了其上任一年半被免职的原因及该事件所折射出的槟城华人社会的种种侧面。从槟城华文报纸对谢湘免职的不同立场,可以看出这是一个有争议的历史问题,谢湘之被免职不仅与其任内的表现有关,还与槟城华侨社会不同方言群间的复杂权力关系有关,在深层次上凸显了福建方言群与广东方言群在主导当时槟城华人社会中的重要作用。被免职的谢湘极有可能是槟城华人社会帮权争斗下的一个牺牲品。     

A Preliminary Study of the Theatres Built by Cantonese Merchants in the Late Qing*

Around the year 1891, four theatres were established in the Guangzhou Prefecture. Three were located in the provincial city of Guangzhou, and one was in the town of Foshan. For a long time, Chinese operas were, on most occasions, performed either in private gardens or in public outdoor spaces. We may presume that the rise of these theatres as an urban phenomenon in the late nineteenth century would ultimately transform the form and style of opera performance in one way or another. However, material concerning the above-mentioned theatres is too limited for us to understand their buildings, furnishings, stage and seat arrangements, lighting and sound effects, and other related aspects. It is therefore very difficult for us to explore the possible connection between the physical elements of these theatres and the style of opera performances. Fortunately, in the mid-nineteenth century, some Cantonese merchants who were active in San Francisco hired a number of opera troupes from Guangzhou to travel to San Francisco and perform in American theatres. Some years later, they even built their own theatres in China Town especially for the performance of Chinese opera. English materials describing these overseas performances and theatres allow us to have some idea of what a Chinese theatre might be like, and to speculate how these overseas experiences may have left an impact on local opera troupes back in Guangzhou.     

论福建侨乡优势与地缘文化

福建是我国重点侨乡省。改革开放以来,福建社会经济发展的成就,与海外华族尤其是众多的闽籍台胞的作用有密切关系。福建侨乡的这种优势既建筑在地缘经济的基础上,深层次原因更与地缘文化有关。由此出发,作者力图通过对福建地缘文化特征的分析,深化对侨乡优势的认识,进而对开发地缘文化资源,培育侨乡优势的一些认识问题和实际问题进行探讨。