契丹木葉山地望新探——兼談遼太祖阿保機葬所之傳聞

A New Study on Mt. Muye’s Geographical Location

遼朝木葉山與契丹民族發源及宗教信仰密切相關，但由於各種文獻記載齟齬不合，其地望問題長期以來存在著很大爭議，主要分歧意見在於祖州說、永州說之爭。本文利用新出土的重熙七年〈蕭紹宗墓誌〉並結合遼朝文獻和輿地文獻，最終探明木葉山應位於永州，絕非祖州。永州木葉山亦稱「南樓」，是遼太祖冬捺鉢之所在。在徹底弄清木葉山地望問題的基礎上，本文深入辨析遼太祖阿保機葬所傳聞，探究木葉山祖州說產生的來龍去脈。

During the Liao dynasty, Mt. Muye 木葉山 was a place closely related to the religious beliefs and origins of the Khitan. Because of various discrepancies in the documentary records, however, there has long been disagreement over the location of the mountain; one view claims that Mt. Muye is situated in Yongzhou 永州, while the other view argues that it lies in Zuzhou 祖州. This paper draws on the “Xiao Shaozong Epitaph 蕭紹宗墓 誌” of 1038, which was unearthed in 2011, together with Liao dynasty documents and territorial records, to ascertain that Mt. Muye’s true location is in Yongzhou, and not in Zuzhou. Also known as Nanlou 南樓, the mountain was the location of Liao dynasty Emperor Taizu’s field headquarters. Having completely resolved the question of Mt. Muye’s location, this paper then thoroughly dissects the legend relating to the burial on the mountain of Khitanese leader Abaoji, who later became Emperor Taizu, the founder of the Liao dynasty. This paper also investigates the origin and development of the view that Mt. Muye is situated in Zuzhou.