Abstract: The age-old Chinese characters accumulate a profound information about Chinese culture. The Chinese mythology that has undergone much change and reflects the history of the Chinese national thought development. In this paper we interpret the Nuwa myth according to the ancient meanings of Chinese characters and explain the meanings of Chinese characters on the basis of the evolution of the Nuwa myth. We give new explanations for some problemes that arose in the cultural history of ancient Chinese women.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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