| dc.description.abstract | Abstract
Being the mythical animal in the ancient legend, the dragon has fearless spirit, always striving and striding forward, which is the ideal symbol of the Chinese nation.The dragon symbolizes the beginning of the Chinese nation and Chinese culture; the dragon has witnessed the great fusion of Chinese nation. And Chinese people are often proud of being the descendants of the Dragon, which is the cohesion for the Chinese all over the world.
The keynote of this thesis is to study the dragon myth in “Shan Hai Jing,＂ based on ＂Notes of Shan Hai Jing” by Yuan Ke, “Commentaries on Shan Hai Jing” by Hao Yi , and ＂Classics of Shan Hai Jing＂ by Guo Pu.
The research methods are mainly literature analysis and historical research methods. First, find out from the ＂Shan Hai Jing＂ the information associated with dragon myths, deliberately combine ancient literature, and then analyze the dragon myth of ＂ Shan Hai Jing＂ through mutual argument, comparison, and generalization.. The thesis is to present viewpoints on the origin of the dragon, the revolution of its image and its development. Also, it will explore the meaning of the dragon on historical relics in the hope of glimpsing the whole picture of the dragon myth through discussions, expounding the profound Chinese dragon culture, and then pointing out its great effect on Chinese culture and its connection with people’s lives.
This thesis is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter is an introduction, discussing the motivation and purpose, the scope of the study, research methods, and the results of previous studies. The second chapter analyzes the origin of the dragon, the evolution and development of the dragon image, and the classification of dragons.The third chapter first outlines ＂Shan Hai Jing＂, and then discusses mountain gods associated with dragons, landscapes named after dragons, which are prolific in animals and plants. Chapter Four focuses on the god riding on two dragons, the Xiahou Qi (ON), the ice barbarians, and then on the relationship between Dragon fish and Ling fish. Finally the discussion goes to dragon candle, candle shade myth, and the elaboration on their various interpretations, criticism and argument.
Chapter 5 focuses on Ye ropy, Raytheon, Brontotherium, should dragon appearing on ＂Hai Jing＂. Based on ＂Shan Hai Jing＂, this chapter uses the information on dragon myth in ancient literature to explore the origin and the value of the dragon myth in ＂Shan Hai Jing＂. The sixth chapter analyzes the various versions of “The Dragon’s nine sons.” The seventh chapter is the conclusion, summarizing the main points of the preceding chapters, re-examining its research value, reviewing the defects, and looking to the future.
【Keywords】:山海經 Shan Hai Jing、龍 dragon、神話 myth、龍形象 dragon image、龍生九子 the dragon’s nine sons | en_US |