“昆仑彩石”到“昆仑玉”的母题文化追溯

The Trace of the Motif Culture from "Kunlun Color Stone" to "Kunlun Jade"

在《中国民间故事集成·青海卷》中,收录了一则《昆仑彩石的传说》民间传说,其中角色的变化和母题的转换中,隐含着昆仑玉文化从神圣到世俗的演化内涵。本文结合历代文献中玉文化及其相关母题,探讨"昆仑彩石"为代表的昆仑玉文化主题。

A folk legend called The Legend of Kunlun Color Stone,which is recorded in Integration of Chinese Folktales·Qinghai Volume,based on the narrative of the male and female protagonist's marriage and deformation,highlights the legendary characteristics of the Kunlun colored stone.It implies the evolutionary connotation of Kunlun jade culture from sacred to secular through the change of the character and the conversion of the motif.Combining the traces of jade culture and related motifs in the past literatures, the theme of Kunlun jade culture represented by "Kunlun Color Stone"is based on the belief of West Queen Mother and plenty of folklore remains,constantly showing the development trend of folklore.