To Explore The Influence Of Chinese Culture, From The Evolution Of The Legend Of Urashima

Legend of Urashima Taro is a household name in Japan. Since the eighth century, the legend firstly recorded in the "Leaves Collection ", it has always been active in the Japanese literature. Many of the literature has recorded it, and eventually form a seal Of "Urashima" chain in the memory of the Japanese nation. However, this legend is not static in Japanese history, it has been in an open, mobile context, and changed with the effects of exotic cultural factors. From ancient times, many scholars have always tried to explain the chains and come to a conclusion that the root of the affect is ancient Chinese culture. This article is based on the succession of senior scholars, focusing on the five classic text of "Urashima" chain, exploring cultural factors in different periods of China and the way to Japan, as well as the deep reason that this Chinese cultural factor eventually implanted in the Japanese legend.This paper make up by five parts but the third and forth are the main point.The first part is an introduction, mainly on the research purpose, meaning and dynamics, determine the research——five classic text of "Urashima" chain.The second part discusses the spirit of sea worship and the concept of life and death,which embodied in the prototype of Urashima. The prototype of Urashima Taro is that the ancient literature of "Leaves Collection·Water Urashima ", which firstly recorded in a text recording.because the level of geographical and navigational restrictions, foreign culture factor has not spread to Japan at this time, therefore, "Leaves Collection " stored are the ancient customs, spiritual worship, Traces of life, faith and culture of Japanese. Through the " Water Urashima " text, I found that Japan's ancient ancestors, "deliberately"to pump the birthplace of legendary island of choice in Mexico Jihai Bay, the legendary heroine of pump island is set to Poseidon daughter, this is the nationality Direct manifestation of the sea worship spirit. The symbol of immortality is not often the world and, ultimately, Urashima World countries die of old age miserable end Japan's ancestors is yearning for immortality but do not believe that "life is short, death is easy to " life and death concepts of indirect display.The third part discusses the legend which is influenced by spirit turtle worship and Taoism in China. I first compare the two text, lists the new cultural factors that can not be ignored-Turtle girl, Penglai, and the new ending. Further explore these cultural factors implied in the Chinese culture factor, obtained during the pump island legend Nara change is turtle directly involved in worship and Taoism culture results. And on this basis, to explore the Chinese culture during the Qin and Han Dynasty to Japan's carriers-Wu Yue and naturalization to Chinese Taoist culture-based, Shamanism and successfully implanted for the commonality of the fact that Japanese literature.The fourth part discusses the legend which is influenced by Chinese Taoist culture and the parallel love affairs cave I focused on the three legend text, this section will be divided into two sections. First of all, based on the changes of the text, explore the Sui and Tang Dynasty Taoist continuing impact on the. Secondly, from the pump island of the legendary image of the fictional hero and heroine, Penglai underwater scenery and life on the imagination and Pu Island Son "back hesitated, swallowing tears hovering, wiping away his tears song called "The outcome of setting a new start, looking for love affairs with the Chinese The similarity of the novel text cave, come this time the change is to pump the Chinese legend of the island caves fiction, especially the Tang Dynasty, "Visit the Cave"is a typical meal of this, and to further absorb the Nationalization of the conclusions. And on this basis, further explore the Chinese culture during the Sui and Tang Dynasty to Japan's carriers-and love affairs emissary cave novel "sorrow" and "brilliant" success of the aesthetic tendency of the facts involved in Japanese literature.The fifth part is the conclusion, based on the study in this paper and summarized the different Chinese cultural factors on the legend.