客家文化与彭祖文化

与“客家民系的形成时期为五代至赵宋年间”的看法不同,本文认为汉民族客家民系的渊源和形成,可追溯到远古时期。因为客家人的祖先就是中原汉族先民,至今先秦两汉的古汉语仍活在客家方言之中,相关的中原民俗文化仍活在南方的客家民间。这以彭祖文化为参照,可以看得很分明。毛泽东论及的彭祖,是黄帝的八世孙,他的开拓创新精神和养生文化,在客家人心中有着长久的影响。用客家话阅读与《彭祖经》相关的养生学著述,特别方便,因而彭祖养生文化在客家民间形成一定的习俗,西方学者视为“中国种族和文化长期绵延的原因”。“客家人是中国的犹太人”与“彭祖是中国的麦修彻拉”这两个比喻,有着深刻的内涵,表明有生命力的传统文化,是国家民族的命根子,为世界文明进步作出更大的贡献。

The Culture of Hakkas and the Culture of Peng Ancestor

Different from theviewpoint that Hakka .groups formed in the period fromFive Dynasties.to Zhao and Song Dynasties, this thesis. argues that the historical origins,ofHan nationality's Hakkas can be traced back to remote antiquity.Because both the Han andthe Hakka shared the same ancestors, the language,spoken by the people of pre-Qin peri-od and the Western and the Eastem Han Dynashes has ekisted till now in Hakka. dialects,and some relative traditional customs and cultutes fo Central Plain have also ekisted insouthern Hakka groups.It is. cleary seen that this comparison is made with the culture ofPeng Ancestor. The Peng Ancestor mentioned in some .of Mao Zedong, s articles were the8th generation descendent of the.Huangdi(legendary ruler of China in remote. antiquity),whose pioneering spirits and regimen culture had great effects on Hakka groups. It. is .easy toread writings about the ways to care for life in Peng Ancestor literature in Hakka dialects.Sothe Peng Ancestor's cultute of regimen has formed certain customs in Hakka groups,whichis regarded as the "cause of the continuance of Chinese race and culture". by some westernscholars. "Hakkas are Chinese Jews," and "The Peng Ancestor is the Chinese Methuse-lah." Both of the metaphors have deep connotations that the traditional cultures with greatvitality are the lifeblood of a nation and will make greater contributions to the progress ofthe world civilization.