从圆文化看中华文明的连续性

On the Continuity of the Chinese Civilization from the Perspective of Circle Culture

中国的圆文化源远流长,是“连续性”最为典型的中国传统文化现象之一。基于历时性角度,舞蹈圆文化、建筑圆文化、祭祀圆文化自新石器时代开始,历经历史长河的洗礼,直至今日仍不断发展演变。就共时性角度观之,史前发现的考古遗址中有圆圈舞蹈、圆形房屋、圆丘的遗迹;在中华民族的历史典籍中,圆圈舞蹈曾于汉唐盛极一时,并流传至明清时期;圆丘祭天之礼完备于西周,发展至隋唐、明清;圆土之制是中国古代监狱制度最早的成文记载,自夏而始,流传至西周。近代以来,各类民族志资料中也有大量以圆为文化特征的舞蹈、祭祀等活动以及建筑物的相关记载。数千年来,中国圆文化延续不断,在21世纪的今天仍然深受中华民族的喜爱,并焕发出新的生机与活力。深入研究中国圆文化,既有利于全面认识历史上的圆文化,也有利于当代圆文化的创造性转化和创新性发展。

With a long history,the Chinese circle culture is one of the most representative phenomena of the traditional Chinese culture of“continuity”.Diachronically,dance circle culture,architecture circle culture,and sacrificing circle culture all have gone through the development process over the various historic periods ever since the Neolithic times.Synchronically,there are relics of circle dance,circle buildings and knolls in prehistoric archeological sites.In historic classics of the Chinese nation,circle dance had been prevalent in the Han and Tang Dynasties,and lasted to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The rite of offering sacrifice to Heaven on knolls had completed in the Western Zhou Dynasty,and further developed the Dynasties of Sui,Tang,Ming,and Qing.The system of circular earthen prisons is the earlies written records of ancient Chinese prison system,and had been adopted from the Xia Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty.Ever since modern times,in various ethnographic materials there are also many records about dance,sacrificing activities and architecture with circle culture features.The Chinese circle culture has lasted for thousands of years,is still deeply loved by the Chinese nation even in 21st century,and is radiating new vitality and vigor.The deep research of the Chinese circle culture not only helps fully understand the circle culture in history,but also promotes the creative transformation and innovative development of modern circle culture.