民间传说与区域历史建构

酉水是古“五溪”之一，在酉水河流域生活着以土家族为主体的众多民族，生活在该区域的各民族创造了千姿百态的文化，民间传说是其中之一。民间传说表面看来充满着时间、空间错置，实际上它是生活在该区域民众的一种历史记忆。在王朝典章制度的背景下，结合文献资料，将这种历史记忆放在湘西特定的区域社会的具体的时间序列，分析它得以存在、流传的历史情境，这将有助于对湘西社会区域发展历史的“真理解”。

Folklore and the Constitution of a Regional History

Youshui River has been one of the five main rivers in Xiangxi since the ancient times.There are many different ethnic groups,mainly Tujia,living here.These groups have created colorful culture,and folklore is among them.On the surface of it,folklore is filled with disorders in time and place.However,it belongs to the residents’ historical memory.Based on the regulations of the feudal dynasties and the literature data,this paper puts such historical memory of this region into a chronological order,and analyzes its historical context,which will help to get a better understanding of the development in Xiangxi region.