大同地区祈雨仪式与权威的建构

清末至民国时期，在大同北部长城沿线村落中每逢旱季上演的祈雨仪式，是村落中最为普遍，也是影响最大的仪式。这种仪式的规模在大多数时候超出了一个村落的范围，是在长城沿线城堡带动下的几个甚至十几个村落的集体行动。长城沿线城堡作为地区文化中心的地位，也在仪式中凸显出来。城堡在仪式中不仅是参与者，而且承担着组织者、规范者和主祭者的重任。城堡的权威也在祈雨仪式实施的过程中建构起来。

The Rain-praying Ceremony and the Authority of the Castle

The rain-praying ceremony during dry season was the most common ceremony at the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China in the northern villages of Datong along the Great Wall. And it was also the biggest ceremony. The ceremony was beyond the scope of a village at the most of the time, but sometimes it led by a few or even more villages. The castle along the Great Wall was also highlighted as a regional cultural center by the ceremony. In the ceremony, the castle was not only the participants, but also a master and a main altar. The authority of the castle was also build up.