召陵之盟及其历史意义

“召陵之盟”是先秦史上的大事件，尤其是春秋时期齐、楚关系史上的大事件。它是管仲和齐桓公精心谋划且费尽心机的成功会盟，反映了管仲和齐桓公的政治气度、远见、才能和成就，具有巨大而深远的历史意义。它确立了当时齐国的天下霸主地位，实现了楚人“观中国之政”的宿愿，避免了一场社会大战乱，还树立了天下霸主的典范，从而使得中国南北政治、经济和文化在春秋时期日益密切地联系在一起，并且因对春秋霸主及争霸的诸侯有着示范作用而影响了春秋历史的发展。

The Alliance in Shaoling and Its Historical Significance

The alliance in Shaoling is a great event in pre-Qin history period, especially for the relation between Qi state and Chu state in Spring and Autumn period. This was a successful alliance schemed carefully and took great pains by Guan Zhong and Qi-Huangong, which reflected their political tolerance, for sight, talent and achievement. It was of great and far-reaching historical signifance. Qi state established its position of overlord in that time through this alliance. Chu state fulfilled its dream of engaging in the politics of central China. The society avoided a turbulence and established a model of being an overlord through this alliance. The politics, economy and culture between the south and north of China was contacted closely through the alliance in Spring and Autumn period. The event influenced the development of this time history, because of the function of the demonstration for the overlord in this time or for the Dukes states in contending the position of the overlord.