《离骚》首章四句新解

New Interpretation of the Four sentences in the First Chapter of Lisao

通过对《离骚》首章四句的考释,可以看出屈原率先使用最先进的历法成果,太岁纪年、月建、干支纪日……他博学强识的大学问家的地位无可动摇。屈原以帝系王统的血脉向人炫耀,以虎年虎月虎日所生而自豪,这是《离骚》首章四句的主题。

On the basis of the analysis to the four sentences in the first chapter of Lisao, it is believed that Quyuan was the first to use the most advanced calendric achievement such as taisui calendar, yuejian（month terming）, ganzhi calendar and so on. He was really a learned man. He boasted of his imperial origin and the birthday of the tiger day, tiger month and the tiger year. That is the topic of the first four sentences in the first chaper of lisao.