中英双语话中国民风民俗 第144期:价值转变

The Change of Value

价值转变

Jade articles induced by a primitive and hazy sense of beauty appeared and have undergone twists and turns in their development of more than 7 000 years from simple decorations to sacrificial 5 ritual articles in ancient times and to symbolic fittings for lofty morality , and finally for art works of various types and varieties. They profoundly reflected the social consciousness of different historical stages. Especially in a certain stage of development, people made the natural properties of jade moralized, enabling it to play special role in political, religious, ideological and cultural spheres and develop a unique function that other art works could not do. In the world cultural history,this cultural phenomenon has never been known in other countries and regions,and embodies a distinctive national character.

玉器的出现始于原始感和朦胧感，并且都经过了曲折的超过7000年的发展，由简单的装饰品演变成古时5种祭祀物品，并象征高尚的道德境界，最后成为不同类型和品种的艺术作品。它们深远的意义反映了不同历史阶段的社会意识。特别是在发展对一定阶段，人们把玉的自然属性道德化，使其能够在政治，宗教，意识形态和文化领域发挥的特殊作用，形成了其他艺术作品没有的独特功能。在世界历史文化中，这一文化现象从未在其他国家和地区熟知，和体现了鲜明的民族性格。