On The Swan-maiden-type Story In China

The swan ?maiden ?type story circulates all over the world. It has a long history and abounds in China. Hence, the research on this international subject will not only help to enhance the excellent our traditional culture, but also improve the exchange betyieen different international folk cultures. Basing on the text, the paper below tries to make a study with the knowledge of Cultural Anthro~5ology, Folklore and Psychology. This paper begins with the reasereh of evolving process and type of the story at the diachronie angle. Then, by analyzing those motifs appeareneing in the story repeadly, like bath ?marry and testing problem, it taps their cultural backgrounds; lastly, it obtains a pioneering significance by investigating the fairy archetype and primitive brief and by revealing their profound cultural implications. In order to promote the constructing of Chinese Folk story, it urges us to investigate them from different aspects.