论“人面桃花”的文化意蕴

A Discussion of the Cultural Implication of "the Fair Face and Peach Blossom"

人面桃花的故事屡见明清小说、戏曲当中,其源出自唐诗《题都城南庄》,作者崔护。这个动人的故事得以长期流传和搬演,主要原因有两个方面:其一,中国文人的"人面桃花"情结;其二,文学形式的演进规律和商贾娱乐文化的推动。

The story of ＂the Fair Face and the Peach Blossom＂ often found in the fiction and drama in the Ming and Qing Dynasty originates from the Tang Dynasty poem ＂South Side of the Capital City＂ by Cui Hu.The main reasons of this moving literary story can stood the test of time and adaptions lie in the Chinese literati’s love for the story of ＂the Fair Face and Peach Blossom＂,the law of literary forms evolution and the promotion of the commercial entertainment culture.