宋云、惠生西行考论

内容摘要：北魏宋云、惠生西行在文化史上具有重要意义。然二人西行时间、是否同行、由谁派遣等问题，学界至今仍存在較大争议。综合传世文献与历史遗迹，深入考论宋云、惠生身份问题，以纠史籍抵牾，揭示《洛阳伽蓝记》春秋笔法所深蕴的史实，进而厘清西行背后复杂动因，并就相关问题进行讨论。

关键词：北魏;西域;宋云;惠生;文化

中图分类号：K852  文献标识码：A  文章编号：1000-4106（2021）05-0026-08

Research on the Western Travels of Song Yun and Hui Sheng

LI Xiaobai LIU Zhiwei

（School of Art， Zhengzhou University， Zhengzhou， He’nan 450001）

Abstract：The journeys taken by Song Yun and Hui Sheng to the West during the Northern Wei dynasty are of great significance in the cultural history of China. Disputesabout some details of their journeys remain among academics， however， including issues pertaining to the date of their departure， the identity of the person that sent them to the West， and whether they traveled together or alone. By combining historical documents and extant historical sites， this paper presents an in depth textual study of the identities of Song Yun and Hui Sheng， in an effort to shed light on certain ambiguities among historical records and clarify the complicated motivation behind their journeys. In addition， the researchers reveal the historical truth contained in the “chunqiubifa” （春秋笔法， using ambiguous words to express multiple meanings） used in the writing of Temples of Luoyang.

Keywords：tNorthern Wei dynasty; Western Regions; Song Yun; Hui Sheng; culture

学界普遍认为，宋云、惠生出使西域在东西方交流史上具有里程碑式意义，有关此行记载也为研究古代中亚地理历史及中外文化交流提供极宝贵的史料。