“群鼠”异象:北宋中晚期社会生肖观念的复苏

On the Revival of Chinese Social zodiac Concept in the Middle and Late Northern Song Dynasty:a Strange Phenomenon of "Groups of Rats"

生肖文化始于东汉,盛于隋唐,五代以后一度衰落,直到北宋中晚期,才渐有复苏的迹象。通过考察相关文献与考古资料,拟从神宗出生时出现的"群鼠"异象切入,来勾勒北宋生肖文化发展的大致脉络,并对北宋中晚期社会生肖观念的转变原因作一简要分析。

The Chinese zodiac culture can and Tang Dynasty, declined in the Five be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, prospered in Sui Dynasties, but revived in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty. Through studies on related literature and archaeological materials, this article begins with the strange phenomenon of ＂groups of rats＂ when Emperor Shengzong was born, tries to outline briefly the development of the Chinese zodiac culture, and analyzes reasons for the change of the Chinese zodiac concept then.