《诗经》与《楚辞》中的龙意象

Dragon Image in the Book of Songs and the Songs of Chu

龙是中华文明中举足轻重的存在。《诗经》中的"龙"有的隐含着龙与水的关联,有的点明了龙与上天的密切,还有的是图腾意识的残余和礼乐制度的标识。《楚辞》中的"龙"较之《诗经》,种类更为多样,内蕴更为丰富,在延续并发展了《诗经》中三种意象的同时,又为龙增添了君子的化身、忠诚的代表、危险的象征这三种蕴藉。中华龙文化中"龙"所包含的几乎所有含义,在这两部作品中均已现端倪。

Dragon plays an important role in Chinese civilization. In the Book of Songs, dragon is associated with water, related to Heaven, regarded as a symbol of totem worship and the system of rites and music. In the Songs of Chu, the type of dragons is more diverse. Besides the above-mentioned meanings,dragon is also a representative of gentleman, loyalty and danger. Almost all of the meaning of dragon in Chinese culture has been involved in these two works.