摘要
中国古代的桑林不仅是蚕桑生产的场所,而且也是进行祈雨求子等重大巫术活动的场所。先民们从桑树中引伸出扶桑神树的概念,认为在桑林中,人们特别容易通过扶桑神树而与上帝鬼神进行沟通,得到神赐。这说明早期蚕业是中国古代文明的重要组成部分之一。
The mulberry forest in ancient China was the place not only for seric- ulture but also for the Shamanistic ritual for rain or reproduction.The people had the concept of Fushang tree,a mythical sun tree,from the natural mulberry tree,and hoped to dialogue with the gods and be blessed by the gods in the mulberry forest.It can be concluded that sericulture in the earlier times is an important part of Chinese aneient civilization.
关键词
桑林
扶桑
蚕业
中国
古代
Mulberry Forest
Fushang Tree
Sericulture
