节气神话叙事的时间谱系与中华文明的创新性

The Time Pedigree of the Solar Term Myth Narrative and the Innovative Characteristics of Chinese Civilization

中华创世神话是探索和建构中华早期文明的重要切入点。节气神话是中华创世神话的重要组成部分,其时间谱系的建构过程反映了中华文明创新性的形成过程。以燧人氏观大火星叙事为代表的节气发生神话表明求真务实地解决生存问题是早期中华文明的创新动力;以神农正节气叙事、黄帝迎日推策叙事、少设节气官叙事、帝尧敬授人时叙事为代表的节气体系确立神话表现了中华先民创新思维的多元性和开放性特征;从夸父追日测影到大禹治水测影,再到周公测影定都,节气测定神话展示了早期中华文明创新传统的形成,甚至“中国”一词的产生也与先民善于创造、勇于创新的传统密切相关。在科技创新日益成为国际竞争焦点的今天,应大力发掘中华创世神话的创造创新传统,引导民众充分认知和应用中华文明的创新性,增强中华文明的竞争力。

The Chinese creation myth is an important entry point for exploring and constructing early Chinese civilization.The solar term myth is an important part of the Chinese creation myth,and the construction process of its time lineage reflects the formation process of the innovative characteristics of Chinese civilization.The myth of Sui-jen Shih observation of the Great Mars shows that pragmatically solving the problem of survival is the driving force of innovation in early Chinese civilization.The myth of the solar term system establishment,represented by the myth of the calendar promulgated by Emperor Yao,showed the pluralism and openness of the innovative thinking of the Chinese ancestors.The solar term measurement myth shows the formation of an innovative tradition in early Chinese civilization.The emergence of the word"China"is also closely related to the tradition of the ancestors who were good at creativity and brave in innovation.Today,when scientific and technological innovation has increasingly become the focus of international competition,we should vigorously explore the creative and innovative traditions of the Chinese creation myth,guide the public to fully understand and apply the innovative characteristics of Chinese civilization,and enhance the competitiveness of Chinese civilization.