蚩尤与中国戏剧的发生

Chi You and the Beginning of the Opera in China

上古黄帝蚩尤之战,是文明起源的表征。从此,军事成为生活的重要事项,祭祀仪式或生活行为有了对战斗行为的模仿,金文之"戏""剧"二字正是其写意象形的符号。同时,黄帝创制傩仪,战神蚩尤成了除疫逐鬼的开路先锋。上古戏剧由此发生。

In Chinese ancient times, the war between Chi You and Huang Di is one of the notable events, from which the Chinese civilization originates. And from then on, the military affairs has became the vital part of people's life. Furthermore, imitating the battle even becomes one of the main sections of the sacrificial ceremony. And Chinese opera is called Xi Ju in Jinwen (inscriptions on ancient bronze objects). If you pay more attention on these Chinese ancient characters, you will find that they are hieroglyphics. So it will be clear that they express Xi Ju by showing the fighting scenes in the battle. At the same time, Huang Di created the ceremony of Nuo (one of Chinese local opera). Chi You, a god of war, becomes a pioneer who could let people free from disease and ghost. So, that is regarded as the beginning of ancient opera in China.