舞龙运动的文化内涵与中华民族的精神纽带

Cultural Connotation of Dragon Dancing and Spiritual Tie of the Chinese Nation

从舞龙运动的文化特征入手,探讨中国舞龙运动与中国传统文化的密切关系,以及在当今社会中如何发挥其在华夏民族中的精神纽带作用。研究认为:舞龙运动作为一项民族传统的体育项目,在几千年的发展历程中它已跨出了体育的范畴,成为凝聚华夏民族精神的一种象征。另外,舞龙运动作为一种普遍的文化现象,千百年来在华夏民族中代代传承,它与中国传统的节日文化、民俗文化,以及宗教文化等等都有着千丝万缕的联系,是中国优秀传统文化的重要组成部分。同时,中国舞龙运动所反映出来的这种文化纽带的实质,就是华夏民族文化的凝聚力问题,它也反映出一个民族传统文化的先进性。

Starting from the cultural features of dragon dancing, the paper explores the close relations between the Chinese dragon dancing and traditional Chinese culture as well as how to play its role as a spiritual tie in the Chinese nation. The research finds that dragon dancing, as a folk event, has gone beyond the scope of sports in the thousand-of-year development and become a symbol of the Chinese nation. Besides, as a popular cultural phenomenon, it is inherited over generations and connected closely with traditional Chinese festivals, religions and folk cultures, thus becoming important ingredient of Chinese culture. What's more, dragon dancing reflects the nature of the unity and advancement of the Chinese nation.