民俗学是一个古老的学科,也是一个新兴的学科。中国古代保留了许多民俗学方面的资料,这些资料不少保留在文献、绘画与民间风俗当中。在中国历史博物馆的藏品中,就有清人无名氏绘制的《妙峰山进香图》(以下简称《进香图》),这是一件反映清代后期北京妙峰山庙会的民俗绘画作品(见图版贰)。该图为纸本设色,无款,纵205.5、横114.6厘米。图中巧妙地运用了写实记 Folklore is an ancient discipline, but also a new discipline. Ancient China retained many folklore materials, many of these materials remain in the literature, painting and folk customs. Among the collections of the Chinese Museum of History, there is the “Miaofengshan Fragrant Map” (hereinafter referred to as the Fragrant Map) drawn by the Anonymous Anonymous, a folk painting that reflects the Miaofengshan Temple Fair in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty (see Figure II ). The picture shows the color of the paper, no money, vertical 205.5, horizontal 114.6 cm. The figure clever use of a realistic record