中国史前并不存在“英雄时代”

Heroic Age" Does Not Exist in Early Chinese History

针对史学界认为中国史前有个“英雄时代”的说法,本文考察了英雄、英雄史观的产生过程,认为殷商时期不存在滋生英雄、英雄史观的条件;西周时虽已开始对人间英雄的歌颂,但和英雄史观有着.本质的区别。在中国,英雄史观实际形成于战国时,完备于秦汉时,它是中国封建专制主义的伴生物。并认为,理性地观察这个问题,对于中国文明起源史、文化史的研究应具有正本清源的意义。

In some opinions of history community, 'Heroic Age' existed in early Chinese history. This paper surveys the birth process of heroes and the historical view of heroes and concludes that there didn' t exist historical conditions producing heroes in the Yin and Shang Periods. Although in the period of the Western Zhou Dynasty heroes were praised, they were different from the real heroes in history. In China, heroes really appeared in the Warring States Period and perfected in the Qin and Han Dynasties, companions with the Chinese feudalism and absolutism. Surveying this problem reasonably will be of great significance in studying the original history of the Chinese civilization and culture.