说说阎锡山的窄轨铁路

• 作 者: 申学山
• 出 处: 文史月刊
• 发表日期: 2010年08期
• 关键词: 窄轨铁路 阎锡山

和外地人说起阎锡山,很多人的第一反应就是保守,就说到窄轨铁路。外面最流行的说法是阎锡山为了巩固他在山西独立王国的地位,专门修建了和全国其他地方不一样的窄轨铁路,阻止外来势力进入山西,保持经济、政治、文化上的相对独立,因而,这窄轨铁路也就成为山西保守闭塞的象征。即便在很多山西人眼里,这件事也成为阎锡山打小算盘、精明算计的一个例子。其实,在这件事情上,阎锡山还真是被冤枉的。

Speaking of Yan Xishan with outsiders, many people’s first reaction is conservative, when it comes to narrow gauge railway. The most popular argument outside is that Yan Xishan, in order to consolidate his position in the independent kingdom of Shanxi, specially built a narrow-gauge railway that is not the same as the rest of the country to prevent foreign forces from entering Shanxi and maintaining its relative economic, political and cultural independence. This narrow-gauge railway has also become a symbol of Shanxi’s conservative blockade. Even in the eyes of many people in Shanxi, Yan Xishan also become a matter of course, playing a smart example. In fact, in this matter, Yan Xishan really was wronged.