“九头鸟”的形象流变及其文化内涵

The Development and Cultural Connotation of The Bird of Nine Heads

九头鸟原型是楚人的九凤神鸟。九头鸟出现之时并非是面目狰狞的不祥鸟,而是楚人理想和智慧的结晶,是能庇佑楚人永远安宁祥和的神祉。从九凤到鬼车的流变是一个复杂的过程,在这一流变过程中包涵了诸多复杂的因素,正是这些复杂因素的共同作用,才使得九头鸟形象由誉而毁,其性质发生了根本性的转变。

The Chinese saying said. ＂The bird of nine heads over the sky, the underground man in Hubei＂. As a matter of fact, the term was not derogtory in meaning in the beginning, but to indicate the great intelligence of the people in Hubei. The process of turning the phoenixes of nine heads＇ into Guiche was a complicated one that contained many factors which interacted with each other and brought about the change in meaning.