先秦秦汉时期的轩辕黄帝与国家认同——轩辕文化研究系列之二

Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan and the National Identity——Xuanyuan Culture Study Series(Ⅱ)

先秦秦汉时期的历史文献表明,黄帝制衣冠、造舟车、立法纪、设兵营、播五谷、建屋宇、制器乐、创文字,以道义为本,一统天下。以此为基,其时帝王、士大夫通过对华夏文明的追根溯源,认同黄帝的华夏人文始祖地位,进行对黄帝的尊祖敬宗活动,描绘以黄帝为祖先的华夏谱系,以此强化其正统、甚至一统地位,为后世一再效仿。

Historical documents tell us that Yellow Emperor made hats and clothes, created vessels and vehicles,set up law and discipline, established barracks, grew five cereals, built houses, created instrumental music, invented Chinese characters, and then unified the whole country based on moral principles. The people at that period, by hard and thorough search of Chinese civilization, agreed on Yellow Emperor＇s status of first ancestor of Chinese people,carrying out different activities to show respect for him.