Solicitation and Donation:A Discussion of the Ways to Raise Private Funds for Bridge Construction in the Southern Regions of the Song Dynasty  

作　　者：QI Chenyun 

机构地区：[1]School of History and Culture,Henan University,Kaifeng 475001,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of History in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities》2024年第2期142-168,共27页中国高等学校学术文摘·历史学（英文版）

基　　金：This paper is a result of“Research on Rural Governance and Social Order in Ancient China”(No.18ZDA171),a major project of the National Social Science Fund of China.

摘　　要：As important infrastructure,bridges are public resources that the government should provide.The view that the“government is in charge of bridges and roads”was clearly put forward in the Song Dynasty.In the practice of primary-level social governance in the Song Dynasty,however,local finances were generally tight under the impact of the trend of financial centralization.As a result,the construction funds for many public infrastructure projects,including bridges and roads,were mainly raised from the private sector.Especially in the southern water towns where there were many bridges,private wealth was the most important source of bridge construction funds.Private funds were incorporated into the construction funds mainly by three means:officials soliciting donations,monks collecting donations,and donations from wealthy families.It was with the integration and support of private wealth that the bridge construction in the southern water towns maintained a good development momentum for a long time in the Song Dynasty.

关 键 词：Song Dynasty southern regions private funds bridge construction 

分 类 号：F512[经济管理—产业经济] F812[历史地理—历史学] K244[历史地理—中国史]