祖先崇拜与中华文明的连续传承

Ancestory-worship and Chinese Cultural Heritage

中华文明连续不断的传承在世界文明史上是一个奇迹,它一直吸引着各领域研究者的目光,中外专家都对这个问题进行过很有见解的分析,大体主要有三种观点:地理环境、人口规模、文明程度,这三种观点对中华文明的连续传承作了卓有成效的论述。但我认为都未触及到本质,中华文明连续传承是根植于黄土地上的信仰———祖先崇拜。下面我就中华文明的连续传承与祖先崇拜的关系作一些论述。

It is a wonder that Chinese Civilization has been passed down from generation to generation, winch has been attracting the researchers in all fields. The experts home and abroad have made insightful and fruitful analyses of this issue in terms of three aspects, they are ： geographical conditions, the size of population, and degree of civilization. However, these analyses have not dealt with the essence. It is because of the Chinese ancestry - worship that Chinese Civilization has been passed down. Next a discussion is conducted in terms of the relationship between the passing down of Chinese Civilization and the Chinese Worship of their ancestors.