字谶文化考辨

On Chinese Character Prophecy Culture

字谶文化在中国源远流长,虽然它并不是以科学作为依据的,但它自古却在官民朝野无不广泛制作运用。为什么它能有这样悠久的历史和看好的市场,其实并不仅仅因为它的谶纬方术的＂灵验＂,而是因为它作为中国传统文化的一个分子,一个蕴含了丰富精彩文化意味的文化品种。

Chinese character prophecy culture has a long history in China.Although Chinese character prophecy is not based on science,it was widely created and used in both the court and public since the ancient time.Why does it have such a long history and promising market？ It is,in fact,not only due to the prophecies＇ efficaciousness,but also because it is a part of Chinese traditional culture,the cultural species full of rich cultural significance.