图书馆杂志

图书馆杂志 ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 112-122.

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晚清民国时期海南民间苏州码子应用及其文化内涵

李文化1, 2 陈 虹1
(1 海南大学图书馆 2 海南省外文海南文献与舆情研究中心)
  

  • 出版日期:2022-12-15 发布日期:2023-01-03
  • 作者简介:李文化 海南大学图书馆馆长、教授。研究方向:计算机应用与数字人文。作者贡献:论文框架设计、内容撰写、田野调查、数字人文综合分析。E-mail:wenhli@ainanu.edu.cn 海南海口 570228 陈 虹 女,海南大学图书馆,助理馆员。研究方向:海南与南海历史文化。作者贡献:文献收集与数据核实。海南海口 570228

The Folk Application and Cultural Connotation of Suzhou Numerals in Hainan During the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China

Li Wenhua1, 2, Chen Hong1(1 Hainan University Library; 2 Research Center for Overseas Studies and Media Reports on Hainan)   

  • Online:2022-12-15 Published:2023-01-03
  • About author:Li Wenhua1, 2, Chen Hong1 (1 Hainan University Library; 2 Research Center for Overseas Studies and Media Reports on Hainan)

摘要: 脱胎于中国古代算筹、起源于苏州的商业体数字——苏州码子曾广泛流传全国各地,因其主要为民间百姓所用,故保存下来的相关文献资料并不多见。晚清至民国时期,海南民间所立金石中至少有21份石碑560余处数字采用苏州码子,海南渔民苏德柳抄写的三个小册子有近100处苏州码子,海南渔民林树教所用《癸亥年更流部》有33处采用苏州码子记录“更”数与海域深浅,另有一份新加坡入境证和一份民国时期的家谱也发现有苏州码子,这些均是江南文化在海南民间广泛传播的有力证据。苏德柳小册子涉及苏州码子的计算方法科学、准确度较高,更路簿中的苏州码子计算结果高度可信,但也发现相关文献对金石中的苏州码子解读多处有误。结合东南亚各国亦存在苏州码子的历史背景,或可寻找出新的海南作为古代海上丝绸之路中转站的文化印迹。

Abstract: Suzhou numerals, a commercial number born in ancient China and originated in Suzhou, has been widely spread all over the country. It is mainly used by the common people with little relevant literature preserved. From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, 560 Suzhou numerals were found in at least 21 types of stone tablets in Hainan. There were nearly 100 Suzhou numerals records in three pamphlets copied by Hainan fisherman Su Deliu, and 33 pieces of Suzhou numerals in Guihai Nian Gengliubu used by Lin Shujiao, a fisherman of Hainan Province. In addition, he has a Singapore passport and a family tree from the Republic of China, noted with Suzhou numerals. It is strong evidence of the folk heritage of Jiangnan culture in Hainan. The calculation method of Suzhou numerals in Su Deliu’s pamphlet is scientific and accurate, and the calculation results of Suzhou numerals in Genglubu are highly reliable, but there are many mistakes in the interpretation of Suzhou numerals in Jinshi. Combined with the historical background of Suzhou numerals in Southeast Asian countries, maybe we can find a new cultural imprint of Hainan as atransit station in the ancient maritime Silk Road.