楹联中的道德与道德文化

Morality and Moral Culture in the Couplets Hanging on the Pillars

民居楹联中有大量的道德内容。它不是以道德理论的形式而是以文学的形式出现的。这些内容不是进行理论灌输,而是讲述道德生活、道德情感,表达了中国人特有的道德情结与生活方式。道德文化是存在于其他文化形式中并渗透于楹联中的有着浓郁道德气息的思维方式。

The couplets hanging on common family＇s pillars contain rich contents of people＇s moral and life consideration. However, those considerations are revealed in the form of literature instead of moral theory. They do not give an direct account of moral theory, but present people＇s moral life and moral feelings, which is the specific moral complex and way of thinking of Chinese people. Actually, the above-mentioned moral life and moral feelings are the presentation of the moral culture in literature.