印地安人会是我们的远亲吗  

Are Indians Remote Relatives to Chinese?

作　　者：钟婴 

出　　处：《文化交流》1998年第2期48-51,共4页Cultural Dialogue

摘　　要：没见到印地安人时,对这个遥远的民族是很陌生的;可是见到他们之后,却似有缘,自有几分亲情在。 难怪哥伦布会弄错 哥伦布发现了新大陆,但不论美洲或美国都不以哥伦布作为美洲或美国的名字。美洲全称为亚美利加洲,美国全称为亚美利加合众国。Before I set my eyes on the legendary Indians living on another continent, I thought of them just as another people. When I saw them, I immediately felt an affinity existing between them and me.I ran into Indians by chance on July 4, 1992 when the library of California University at Los Angles was closed for the Independence Day and I decided to spend the day doing some sightseeing around the city. In the downtown area, many Indians were dancing. Their cock - up plumes were very eye-catching. Indian women wore dresses similar to the Chinese Qipao (a long gown) , straight down to the ankle with slit on each side. Women wore big neck rings and ear rings while men had short pants with decorations about the waist. Bare - foot, they all had dozens of little bells wrapped around their legs, producing pleasant sounds. It was my first encounter with the American Indians and they struck me as looking like Chinese: yellow skin, black hair, black pupils, flat face, nose not too tall.I did not know why but I was deeply touched by these strange dancers. Maybe it was their resemblance to Chinese, or it was something else I could not put my finger on, that made my heart thump at the sight of these Indians. My curiosity swelled and Ibecame attracted to these people.From then on I have always been fascinated by anything associated with Indians. What I have read and seen has made me believe these Indians are really our cousins.High totem columns are seen in places where Indians live. I saw various kinds of Indian totems across America. Some totems are engraved with magnificent patterns and garishly colored while some are very simple and plain. At first sight, these totem pillars gave me deep fascination, but a closer look made me think they were very similar to the Chinese Huabiao (such ornamental columns can be seen in the Tian ' anmen Square, Beijing). Though upright and towering, a Huabiao is made of stone and usually decorated with dragons and clouds, while an Indian totem column, made of wood, is sculptured with human heads a

关 键 词：安人 白令海峡 西伯利亚 夸父逐日 哥伦布 玛雅人 玛雅文化 大夏人 《朔方备乘》 炎族 

分 类 号：C95[社会学—民族学]