Characteristics of ethnic and cultural integration of the Silk Road ethnic group in The Transformation Text of Zhang Yichao
《张议潮变文》中的丝路民族文化交融特质

摘要

《张议潮变文》是敦煌遗书中的一部以唐代归义军首领张议潮收复、经营河西走廊的历史事实为基础创作的讲唱文学作品，更是丝路各民族交往交流交融的见证。变文中歌颂张议潮收复河西、安抚各族的行为，体现了丝路各族人民对于统一政权的认可与期盼。本文从变文所反映的丝路民族文化交融的角度出发，试图揭示出丝绸之路地区“华夷之辨”以及多种民族文化共存的现象，在此基础上进一步研究变文文体、语言以及审美的交汇之处，探讨中华文明“多元一体”的结构是如何在唐宋之间逐渐形成的问题。

Abstract

The Transformation Text of Zhang Yichao, a genre of storytelling literature discovered among Dunhuang manuscripts, takes the historical deeds of Zhang Yichao, leader of the Guiyi Army in the Tang Dynasty, who recovered and governed the Hexi Corridor as its core subject. It serves as a vivid literary record of ethnic integration along the Silk Road. Eulogizing Zhang Yichao’s achievements in reclaiming Hexi territory and pacifying local ethnic groups, the text reflects the aspiration and recognition of diverse Silk Road ethnic groups toward unified political governance. This paper explores the characteristics of ethnic and cultural integration embodied in the work, and examines the coexistence of traditional Sino-barbarian distinctions and pluralistic ethnic cultural identity in Silk Road regions. It further analyzes the integrated features in stylistic construction, linguistic expression and aesthetic temperament of the bianwen, and probes into the dynamic formation and historical significance of the pluralistic and integrated pattern of Chinese culture during the Tang and Song dynasties.