重庆市忠县正致力于打造“忠”文化之都,那么,对于忠县“忠”文化的起源与演变应该有比较清楚的认识。对于该问题,虽有人论及,如耕夫的《关公文化与忠文化比较》~(1)等,但论述尚不够深入。本文选取忠县从古到今与“忠”文化相关的、具有代表性的人物和事件进行考察,对该问题做稍显深入的探讨。本文所论之“忠”文化主要局限于道德的范畴。一“忠”的含义及其演变要想弄清忠县“忠”文化的起源与演变,首先应该对“忠”的含义 Zhongxian County, Chongqing is committed to creating a “loyal ” cultural capital, then there should be a clearer understanding of the origin and evolution of Zhongxian “loyal ” culture. Although some people have discussed this issue, such as Geng Fu’s “Comparison of Customs and Loyalty Culture” ~ (1), but the argument is not deep enough. This paper chooses the representative figures and events related to “loyal” culture from Zhong since ancient times to the present, and makes a rather in-depth discussion on this issue. The “loyalty” culture discussed in this article is mainly confined to the category of morality. The Meaning and Evolution of “Loyalty” In order to find out the origin and evolution of loyalty in Zhong County, we should first of all interpret the meaning of loyalty