日本动漫《十二国记》中的中国文化元素_英语论文

Chinese Cultural Elements in Japanese Anime The Twelve Kingdoms

摘要

中国和日本作为一衣带水的邻邦，从古至今在文化交流上经历了多个阶段，中国唐朝时期，中日往来频繁，日本多次派遣唐使前往中国，中国文化对日本社会各个层面及文化发展产生了巨大影响。然而近代以来,日本经济社会取得了巨大发展，成为世界强国，之后以动漫为代表的日本流行文化更是在中国风靡，深刻影响了中国青年一代。中日文化输入和输出方向的变迁反映了不同时期两国的政治、经济、文化实力之间的相互影响。日本经典动漫作品《十二国记》借鉴了许多中国古代传统文化元素用于其故事创作及艺术表达，体现出中国文化对日本动漫的影响。同时，这部作品也风靡一时，在包括中国在内的许多地区取得了很大的成功。因此，借鉴日本动漫产业的相关经验，对于发展我国文化产业具有积极意义。本文利用文献研究法，搜集查阅相关资料，重点研究日本动漫《十二国记》是如何具体地利用并体现出中国传统文化元素，并以此为例，借鉴日本动漫产业相关经验，讨论如何创造性地利用文化资源发展本国动漫产业。

关键词：中国文化 十二国记 动漫产业 

Abstract

China and Japan are close neighbors facing each other across a narrow strip of water. Their relationship went through many historical stages. During the Chinese Tang Dynasty, their cultural exchange was promoted which influenced Japanese society and culture deeply and significantly. On the other hand, since its modernization, Japan made great success in economy and society and became a powerful developed country. Its pop-culture, represented by cartoon and animation was very prevalent in China and profoundly affected the young generation. The exchange of the two countries’ cultural input and output reflected the interaction of their policy, economy and culture in different times. The Japanese classical anime The Twelve Kingdoms contained many Chinese ancient cultural elements in its plot and artistic expression, which reflected the Chinese culture’s influence on Japanese animation. Meanwhile the animation had been a great success in Chinese market. So, it provided valuable experience for Chinese cultural industry. The thesis took use of the method of literature research, collected related materials and focused on how the Chinese elements were embodied in The Twelve Kingdoms, and took it as an example to discussed how to make good use of the culture resources creatively to develop the Chinese animation industry.

Key words: Chinese culture The Twelve Kingdoms animation industry