两姐妹与蛇丈夫──“蛇郎”故事的中华文化特色

Two Sisters and the Snake Husband -On the Special Chinese Cultural Characteristics of "the Story of the Snake Husband

“蛇郎”是一个覆盖欧亚土陆，以它的奇光异彩与丰富内涵为世界所注目的幻想故事。中国“蛇郎”围绕两姐妹之间的冲突来编织故事，象征男人命运在发生戏剧性转变过程中所引起的婚姻纠葛，具有鲜明中华文化特色。台湾高山族的“蛇郎君”和祖国大陆同型故事形态惊人相似，有力地显示出它们共同的民俗文化根基。

The story of 'Snake Husband'is an imaginary legend which is so popular in Asia and Europe because of its rich cultural connotations. The story in China has its spectacular Chinese Characteristics because it is based on the confrontations between the two sisters. It shows the marriage entanglement in the dramatic course of men's fate.The story of 'Snake Husband' of people in Taiwan is so similar to that in Chinese mainland,and this indicates that they have the same cultural foundation and root.