终南山赵公明财神传说及其文化意象

The Legend of Fortune Bringing God Zhao Gongming in Zhongnan Mountain and Its Culutral Connotated Symbol

终南山赵公明财神传说的形成,经历了漫长的历史演变过程,赵公明由汉代的日之精到晋代的督鬼之神人,元明时开始和财神联系起来了,慢慢变为今天普遍信奉的财神。关于终南山赵公明及其故里的传说广泛见于历代典籍和民间故事之中,其不仅是我们农耕文明求财祈富的符号,而且被塑造成愈来愈丰满的财神形象,成为中华文化中从人到财神的独有的文化意象,影响遍及海内外。赵公明财神文化作为我国文化软实力的重要组成部分,在经济建设、文化建设和社会发展中,将发挥越来越重要的作用。

The formation of the legend of fortune bringing god Zhao Gongrning has undergone a long historical process of evolution. From the quintessence of the sun in the Han dynasty to the man in charge of the supervision of ghosts in the Jin dynasty, Zhao Gongming began to be associated with god of fortune in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, which gradually developed into the fortune bringing god worshipped by people generally. The legend about Zhao Gongming living in Zhongnan Mountain and in his hometown can be widely found in historical books, records, and folk stories. The legend is not only the symbol of seeking wealth and fortune in the agricultural civilization, but also made his image of wealth and fortune more and more complete. His image has become a peculiar cultural implied symbol from human to god and his influence has reached both domestically and internationally. The culture of Zhao Gongming＇ s image of fortune bringing god as a vital constituent part of our country＇ s soft power will play a more and more important role in the economic and cultural construction as well as social development.