试论遗民文化

古代文化发展史表明,历史上任何一个王朝的兴废、政权的更迭与一个民族文化的兴灭决不会是同步的。周武王灭商后,大量的商遗民依然沿袭着商文化传统。在洛阳和曲阜所发现的西周时期的殷遗民墓,说明了这一点。在湖北江陵纪南城所发现的战国晚期后段的楚遗民墓,说明秦将白起占领楚都以后,大量楚人依然保留着本民族的文化习俗。遗民文化保留在历代王朝的更替过程中,是一个值得重视的考古学现象。

On the Culture of Adherents of a Fomer Dynasty

The history of ancient culture indicates that the rise and fall of any dynasty, the change of regime were not in step with the rise and extinction of national culture in history. That the culture of adherents of a fomer dynasty was kept up in the course of replacement of dynasties is archaeological phenomenon that merits much attention.