想象的旅行:《穆天子传》所记穆王行程析论  

An Imagined Travel:An Analysis of the Itinerary in Mutianzizhuan

作　　者：罗瑞霞 LUO Ruixia

机构地区：[1]山东大学儒学高等研究院,山东济南250100

出　　处：《民俗研究》2025年第2期72-80,158,共10页Folklore Studies

摘　　要：《穆天子传》的文体性质一直存在史、子之争议。书中所记天子周穆王的征行兼具现实纪行色彩与神话传说性质。通过对书中行进方向、日数、里程记述较为完整行程段进行局部分析,可推算出穆王在征行时一般保持日行一百五十里上下的稳定行速。结合书中两次出现穆王驾乘八骏“日行千里”的神奇旅程,可知《穆天子传》的作者应是在战国时期现实地理资料与精密计算的基础上,主观建构出了看似接近真实的穆王行程,这一行程其实是作者基于穆王好远游之史实与穆王神骏之传说创造出的想象旅行。The nature of Mutianzizhuan(穆天子传)has always been a subject of debate.A significant basis for considering it as a true record of King Mu's expedition was that the names and distances of the places visited by King Mu seem to be verifiable.Upon re-examination of the travel records in this book,it is observed that the speed of King Mu's travel was stable and remarkably uniform,regardless of the terrain and weather conditions,with a daily travel distance of about 150 li.This level of stability and uniformity in travel speed is highly improbable in the early Western Zhou period,especially in the vast and sparsely populated western regions with complex terrain.This implies that the journey described in Mutianzizhuan is not based on reality but is an imagined travel.This conclusion provides crucial evidence for the theory that the book is a fictional novel from the Warring States period.

关 键 词：《穆天子传》 日行里距 文体性质 神话地理 

分 类 号：I207.41[文学—中国文学]