The Spirit of Zhuangzi and Chinese Utopian Imagination

Through examining Zhou Zuoren＇s ideal of new village and Lin Yutang＇s novel Unexpected lsland, this article analyzes modem Chinese utopian imaginations inspired by Zhuangzi＇s spirit, which complements what has been lacking in the modem utopian dream--individual spiritual liberation that resists any despotism of humanity and a more tolerant and multifaceted cultural mentality that fights against the unification of thought.

楚地宗教与《庄子》中的神异之境

对于"至人"、"神人"等理想人物及其精神境界,《庄子》中有多处神秘主义的描述。将其与《楚辞》相比较可以发现,这些神异之笔明显带有楚地宗教观念的痕迹。但是,借助于既超越又遍在的"道"的思想,庄子改造了脱魂升天的神秘宗教信仰,而他所描写的那些向天界飞升的神异人物形象,则表达了一种个体渴望在低微的生存状态中达致高伟之境的精神理想。