中国古代环境观念中的国家意识

An Interpretation of National Consciousness in the Context of Ancient Chinese Environment

"中国"国名是与地理联系在一起的。中国古代文献《山海经》《诗经》等从地理、神话、百姓生活等诸多方面强调中国古代的国土观念和国权观念。中国古代关于环境的概念,不仅有侧重于哲学意义的"天地"和侧重于审美意义的"山水",还有侧重于国家主权意义的"山河""河山"和"江山"。中华民族固有的爱国主义精神就根植于以国土为本的国家意识之中。

China,as a country name,is connected with its geography. The ancient Chinese books like Shan Hai Jing( The Classic of Mountains and Rivers) and Shi Jing( Book of Songs) all emphasized the concept of land and state power in ancient China in terms of geography,myth,and peoples life. The concept of environment in ancient China included not only "the heaven and the earth"from its philosophical perspective,but also "scenery"from its aesthetic dimension,and as well as "rivers,mountains and nationhood"with a focus on its national sovereignty,which shows the inherent patriotism of the Chinese nation is deeply rooted in the national consciousness based on land.