秦陇地方的姜炎文化纪念遗存

姜炎传说体现了人们对远古时代一个特殊时期文明进步的纪念。历代纪念姜炎文化的遗存,主要分布在陕西、山西、湖南等地,而以陕西宝鸡地方为中心的秦陇文化圈最为集中。讨论姜炎文化纪念遗迹,忽略渭北“姜泉”、“姜水”、“姜氏城”等地名透露的信息,是不妥当的。然而,关注这些遗存与“相距并不太远”的宝鸡“姜城堡和清姜河”的关系,显然也是十分必要的。甘肃天水地方和陕西宝鸡地方的原始文化面貌有接近之处,当时应相互有所联系,甚至有共同的文化渊源的可能性是存在的。论说姜氏源流者,大都关注天水作为这一氏族发展重心的人文地理意义。姜氏在天水集聚并发达的历史事实,确实值得古史研究者注意。位于天水的“火炎山”,亦不能排除其得名与“炎帝”崇拜有某种关系的可能。

The Commemorative Remnants of Jiang-Yan Culture in Qin and Long Regions

The legends about Jiang--Yan （Emperor） show the Chinese peoples commemorauon of the cultural progress during a special period of antiquity in the Chinese history. The remnants of commemorating the Jiang--yen culture is mainly distributed in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hunan provinces with Baoji, Shaanxi as the center of Qin and Long regions. When we discuss this topic, we should not ignore the information reflected in the names of some native places in this region, and we should also clarify the relations between the remnants with the local places of Baoji. The primitive culture of Tianshui has a lot in common with that of Baoji, which indicates a common cultural origin. Concerning the origin of the Jiang family, many scholars just pay much attention to Tianshui as the center of the Jiang--yan culture. It should not be ignored that Tianshui might have been a very important place for the worshiping of Yan Emperor, considering the fact there is a mountain named after Yan.