英文摘要 |
Dianshizhai Pictorial, a magazine issued in the late Qing dynasty, with beautiful pictures and letters, has a unique historical value, and the rain-praying customs contained in the Pictorial also span all times and all lands, have rich contents. The behaviors and connotations related to rain-praying in the Pictorial, as well as the general situation of Chinese traditional rain-praying customs, leave us a large study space. This paper analyzes and researches the customs concerning rain-praying from the perspectives of the settings of images and phenomena, personnel roles, ancient customs, and new methods, with the expectation of further excavation on the rain-praying customs and other customs reflected in Dianshizhai Pictorial. |