《烟水气与帝王州》内容简介

　　2023年12月19日，在“长干古城——南京西街遗址重要考古成果专家论证会”上，权威专家认定，在南京西街发现的“越台环壕聚落”应称“长干古城”，始建于3100年前的商、周时期。这是南京历史考古和研究的重大突破。

　　本书开篇从公元前472年越王勾践北图霸业建造越城和长干古城的惊天发现说起，追溯南京文化的源头：从新石器时代到青铜时代，从北阴阳营文化、点将台文化到湖熟文化、吴文化，从商周到春秋战国，从太伯奔吴到楚吴争战，从长江到秦淮河，从长干古城、越城到金陵邑，浩浩荡荡，开天辟地，南京像一颗遥远的星辰，在远古、上古时代隐隐闪耀。

　　然后是秦始皇游秣陵，揭开金陵王气的序幕。从中古到近古，南京屡屡成为龙兴之地，历经东吴霸业，建康风云，南唐偏安，宋元沧桑，大明基业，清代浴火重生，中华民国肇建。在中国的许多历史转折点上，南京都浓墨重彩地登场，成为华夏文明传承不可或缺的环节。它清晰地展现了中国历史的沧桑。

　　除了王气隐显这条主线，本书还重点探索南京绵延不绝的“烟水气”，将文脉绵延、商贸集散及佳丽沉浮等数条历史脉络贯串全书。虽云“人文”，但其中政治、经济、艺术、文学、宗教、建筑、园林、饮食、出版、教育与科举史、城市发展、对外交流、地理变迁等诸方面，大小史事，种种变迁，无所不包，将南京三千年来的沧海桑田——历史与现实、地域与文化、城市的兴废与时代的嬗变、王朝的气运与文化的传承、世道的沧桑与人性的驳杂等——浩瀚而又清晰地呈现于字里行间。

　　著者简介

　　薛冰，学者、作家，现任江苏省地方志学会常务理事。著有长篇小说《城》《盛世华年》，文化随笔集《家住六朝烟水间》《漂泊在故乡》《饥不择食》，专著《南京城市史》《秦淮河》《烟水气与帝王州：南京人文史》等六十余部。

　　

"Smoke and water vapor and Imperial State" content introduction

On December 19, 2023, at the "Changgan Ancient City - Nanjing West Street Site Important archaeological achievements expert Demonstration Meeting", authoritative experts determined that the "Yuetai Huanhao settlement" found in Nanjing West Street should be called "Changgan Ancient City", which was built 3,100 years ago during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. This is a major breakthrough in Nanjing's historical archaeology and research.

The book begins with the shocking discovery of Yue City and Changgan Ancient City built by King Goujian of Yue in 472 BC, and traces the source of Nanjing culture: From the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age, from the northern Yin-yang Camp culture, the Dijandai culture to the Hu-shu culture, the Wu culture, from the Spring and Autumn weeks to the warring States period, from the Taibo Benwu to the Chu Wu war, from the Yangtze River to the Qinhuai River, from the Changgan ancient City, Yuecheng to Jinling City, the mighty, Nanjing like a distant star, in the ancient, ancient times dim shining.

Then the first Emperor of Qin visited Moling, unveiling the prelude to the king of Jinling. From ancient times to ancient times, Nanjing has repeatedly become a place of dragon prosperity, after the eastern Wu overrule, Jiankang, the Southern Tang Dynasty, the vicissitudes of Song and Yuan, the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Republic of China. In many historical turning points of China, Nanjing has played a prominent role, becoming an indispensable link in the inheritance of Chinese civilization. It clearly shows the vicissitudes of Chinese history.

In addition to the main line of the hidden king, the book also focuses on exploring the continuous "smoke and water gas" of Nanjing, which will run through the book several historical threads such as the continuity of context, the concentration of business and the ups and downs of beauty. Although it is called "humanities", it includes politics, economy, art, literature, religion, architecture, gardens, food, publishing, education and imperial examination history, urban development, foreign exchanges, geographical changes, and other aspects, big and small historical events, and all kinds of changes. The vicissitudes of Nanjing in the past three thousand years - history and reality, region and culture, the rise and fall of the city and the evolution of The Times, the succession of dynasties and culture, the vicissitudes of the world and the complexity of human nature - are presented in a vast and clear way between the lines.

Author profile

Xue Bing, a scholar and writer, is the executive director of Jiangsu Provincial Society of Local Chronicles. He is the author of more than 60 novels, such as "City", "Prosperous Age and Huainnian", cultural essays, "Living in the Smokehouse of the Six Dynasties", "Wandering in My Hometown", "Desperation", monograph "Nanjing City History", "Qinhuai River", "Yanshuiqi and the Emperor State: Nanjing People's Literature and History".