《吳郡歲華紀麗》的地方知識與風土書寫

Regional Knowledge and the Representation of Local Customs in Wu Jun Sui Hua Ji Li

風俗民情的觀察，是文人文化的傳承，也是庶民生活的在地體現；地域書寫與文化想像的叩問，不僅是地方性的記憶銘刻，也涉及文學技藝與公共議題的層次。袁景瀾《吳郡歲華紀麗》共十二卷，是一部記述蘇州歲時風土之作。是書以月為序，以節令民諺為題，薈萃群書，廣引史料，並附以前人及作者袁景瀾的詩作，鋪叙了蘇州的風土人情，內文多有體察民情之敘寫。本文以《吳郡歲華紀麗》為研究對象，從袁景瀾撰述的發想、資料編纂之方式指出這本筆記的文獻特質與文本意義；再由和辻哲郎的風土視角探討這本書的氣候、水文與農事書寫；並探討常民生活與社會觀照。本文藉由《吳郡歲華紀麗》一書探析其社會脈絡與在地經驗的流動與互涉，看見清代士人的在地觀察與現實關懷，呈現吳中地域空間的生活紋理。

Wu Jun Sui Hua Ji Li (吳郡歲華紀麗, Wújùn SuìhuáJìlì), compiled by Yuan Jinglan (袁景瀾, also known as Yuan Xuelan袁學瀾), is a twelve-juan work documenting the seasonal customs and local milieu of Suzhou. Organized by calendar months and structured around seasonal festivals and popular sayings, the text draws extensively on historical sources and incorporates poems by earlier writers and by the author himself, thereby constructing a rich representation of local customs and everyday life.
This article examines the work’s compilation methods and documentary character, and employs the concept of fūdo (風土) to analyze representations of climate, water systems, and agricultural practices. It further explores depictions of common people’s lives and social observation, demonstrating how regional knowledge and local experience intersect in the text. Through this analysis, the study reveals Qing-dynasty literati’s grounded engagement with lived realities and the social space of the Wu region.