祈雨是传统社会人类在旱灾发生时的一种祭祀与礼仪活动。《清代南部县衙档案》保存有大量主题集中、内容连贯、以颂扬神灵及官员自省为主的祈雨文献。这些文献围绕南部县衙展开,县官在祈雨过程中处于上传下达的核心地位,县衙官役是祈雨活动的重要参与者与筹办者。晚清西学东渐的时代背景中,知县对求雨方式产生质疑,但因祈雨活动能减轻民众恐慌、维护地方统治而依然存在。 Praying for rain is a sacrifice and ceremonial activity of human beings in traditional society during a drought. The Southern County Archives of the Qing Dynasty preserved a large number of prayers of rain-focused literature with a focused theme and consistent content, praising the deities and officials for their introspection. These documents focus on the southern county Ya, county officials in the process of praying for rain at the heart of the upload, the official officer of county Ya is an important participant and organizer of rain prayer activities. In the background of the gradual progress of Western learning in the late Qing dynasty, prefectures queried the way of seeking rain, but because of prayers, they could reduce public panic and maintain local rule.