The Symbol Of Lunar Myths' Motif

Chinese Lunar myths constitute a soring of pearls shinning with charm in our nation抯 cultural heritage. Since Qu Yuan propounded questions over lunar myths in 揤erses in the Chu state-Questioning the Heavens? numerous people have done research into the origin and development of the frog and rabbit, the deified animals in lunar myths, which is, in the past, is represented by Wang Vi, whose authority in the annotation lasted over a thousand years, while in the modem times is represented by Wenyiduo, whose study denies Wang抯 seemingly finalized conclusion, and hence induced new explorations.Various ideas of modem scholars are generally refrained by ancient documents. Relying on the method of digging the meaning of words, they entangle themselves at the phonological level of myths. Each held his own belief, indifferent to the deep meaning of lunar myths. This must be considered as a blemish of Chinese lunar myth study. This thesis apply myth criticism theory, illustrating the synibolic meaning of lunar my the through prototypes and myths, and tracing the path of ancient people抯 mental activities through the Variations of lunar symbols. Thus, the conclusion is drew that mythical symbols and their changes have internal relation with human mental captivities and its evolution various methods are explored to demonstrate the inevitabiling of this logical connection. The thesis also points out that these is no safe grounds for some scholars, who study Chinese myths through digging the meaning of words, to regard the variations of Lunar mth prototypes as 揹istribution of similar sounds?which belongs to the doctrine on that one that one word has more than one spellings.