Image Narration Of King Shun And Its Localization Construction

King Shun was not only the moral ancestor of the Chinese nation,but also a legendary figure.The story of King Shun is between myth and legend.It has experienced a long process of historization,legend and localization of ancient myths.Starting with the images of King Shun in different historical periods,combined with their written and oral inheritance,the study of the evolution of myths and legends will help to reveal the symbols formation and narrative functions of King Shun in social changes.For thousands of years,King Shun culture has spread all over the country.Influenced by local culture,its folklore and image narration have gradually become localized,resulting in different narrative themes and local images.The revival of the folk custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors in contemporary places,and the restoration and reconstruction of the images of King Shun in Shandong,Shanxi,Hunan,Guangxi,Zhejiang and other places have reshaped the significance of their cultural symbols,showing the diversity and local characteristics of King Shun culture.King Shun culture is closely related to Dongyi culture,Qilu culture.King Shun was lived in the period of Longshan culture.King Shun relics and folklores were widely distributed in Southwest,central and Southeast Shandong,especially had a far-reaching impact on Zou Lu culture.Confucian scholars such as Confucius,Zengzi and Mencius all explained and spread the deeds of King Shun,and gradually incorporated them into the Confucian filial piety ethics system.From the Han Dynasty stone reliefs in Shandong,we can see that the images of King Shun have the typical narrative characteristics of ethical education,which has derived filial son stories and images in Shandong in the future,and constructed the simple folk customs and filial piety cultural tradition in the cities and villages.Heze area is one of the important birthplaces of King Shun culture.Heze is the main activity area of the two Kings of Yao and Shun in ancient times.Up to now,there are still many relics of King Shun,and rich and colorful legends of King Shun are spread.These King Shun cultural heritages have multiple narrative forms and functional attributes such as text,oral,image and ceremony.After thousands of years of historical accumulation,they have become valuable local cultural resources.Over the past two decades,the local government has successively rebuilt Yao temple and Lishan King Yu temple,built a scenic spot of Yao and Shun’s hometown,restored the ceremony of Yao and Shun’s sacrifice,and actively declared the intangible cultural heritage project of Yao and Shun legend with the joint efforts of the government,the people and scholars.Image reconstruction is the key to promote the revival of King Shun culture in Heze area,and the construction of Shungenglishan community is a typical case of revitalizing rural culture around the image reconstruc Stion of King Shun.The above measures walk out of a new road of rural cultural revitalization.Sishui and Pingyi areas are rich in King Shun cultural resources.Ancient books and local chronicles of the past dynasties have rich records of the relics of King Shun in Sishui and Pingyi,and there are folklores about the birth of Zhufeng,farming in Lishan by Shun and the visit of King Yao to shun.The revival of King Shun culture in Sishui and Pingyi began with the reconstruction of rural temples such as King Shun temple.King Shun culture square was built in both King Shun temple village and Lishan village.In addition,Sishui county also has Shengyuan Lake Park and Sishui waterfront park with the theme of King Shun culture.These temples,parks and squares show King Shun relics and folklore in the form of images and landscapes,further affect local customs and enhance the connotation of local cultural traditions.Rural elites,local governmentand descendants of King Shun are the narrative subjects of contemporary King Shun images in Southwest Shandong.In the image reconstruction of King Shun in Southwest Shandong,rural elites promoted the restoration of King Shun temples.Local governments and scholar groups have become official support and academic guidance.Design companies,sculpture enterprises and folk craftsmen are responsible for the final implementation of image landscaping.The root seeking and sacrificial activities of the descendants of King Shun have become an important external driving force to promote local economic development.Image reconstruction also leads to the benefit distribution,resource competition and right game of various forces.At the same time,it also faces the pressure of the decline of rural culture,and is deeply trapped in many difficulties,such as village relocation,insufficient funds and low artistic level.To this end,the local government actively explored ways to solve difficulties,strengthened multiple measures such as the protection of traditional villages,the reconstruction of local culture and the revitalization of rural culture,making the image of King Shun as an important cultural form to meet the religious and cultural and spiritual needs of the people.In short,King Shun is not only a specific “God” or “man”,but a symbolic image symbol.Its true value is the "moral ancestor" or "cultural hero" constructed by the people of all ethnic groups,which has the symbolic function of gathering people’s hearts and expressing public opinion.Returning the mythological image narration of King Shun to the local society for investigation can restore the strong vitality of King Shun’s“born in the people and prospered in the people”,and show his pluralistic and integrated cultural identity.The local narrative of King Shun images can enhance the soft power of local economy and culture,continue the traditional context of local culture,and reflect the rich interpretation and diversified revival of King Shun culture in the contemporary era.