“安土重迁”新解——读孔飞力《他者中的华人》

• 作 者: 舟人
• 出 处: 大学生
• 发表日期: 2016年19期
• 关键词: 汉语字典 沿海省份 山区居民 可耕地面积 小生境 西方殖民者 沿海地区 商人群体 经济文化发展 生活圈

“安土重迁”在汉语字典中的解释大意是:安于本乡本土,不愿迁移。这种特性长期被公认为是中国人的传统习性,然而,在哈佛大学著名历史学家孔飞力离世前的最后一部著作《他者中的华人》中,他对华人的“安土重迁”提出质疑,并做出新解。从明朝起,我国就出现了移民。这些人几乎都是福建、广东、浙江等沿海省份的山区居民,由于当地可耕地面积不足以养活不断增长的人口,一部分居民开始产生了出洋谋生的念头。

“Safe Land” In the Chinese dictionary explanation to the effect is: secure hometown, do not want to relocate. This characteristic has long been recognized as the traditional Chinese habit. However, in the last book before the death of Confucius, a well-known historian of Harvard University, “the Chinese among the Other” "Questioned, and made a new solution. Since the Ming Dynasty, immigrants have emerged in our country. Almost all of these people are mountainous residents in coastal provinces such as Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang. As the local arable land is not large enough to support the growing population, some residents began to think of making a living abroad.