吴文化对日本史前稻作的影响

Wu Culture's Influence on Rice-growing in Prehistoric Japan

派生于拉丁语的“文化”一词,其原来的意思是人在改造外部自然界使之适应满足食住等需要的过程中,对土壤、土地的耕耘、加工和改良,后来才发生转义。而生活在以太湖流域吴地为中心的勤劳而智慧的百越族人民创造的举世闻名的吴文化,不仅对中国文明,而且对世界文明,特别是对日本史前的稻作文化产生了深刻的影响,从而也对日本民族的发展产生了巨大而深远的影响。

Originated in Latin, the word ＂culture＂ originally means people＇s improvement of the soil as they made the living conditions more suitable for them to live in. Later, this meaning changed. The hardworking people of the Baiyue race, who lived around the Taihu Lake created the world-famous Wu Culture, which has had a deep influence upon China＇s as well as the world＇s civilizations, with a typical example of its profound influence on rice-growing in prehistoric Japan and, in turn, on Japan＇s development.