双语视界丨中国过蛇年还是猫年？湖南壁画是否揭示十二生肖隐藏副本？

新湖南客户端 2025-01-17 14:48:07

The 2025 Chinese New Year falls on January 29th, marking the beginning of the year of the Snake, but will you be surprised to find overnight that the "Snake" may have been replaced by the "Cat"? A mural from the Weishan Tomb in Hunan province displays a unique variation of the Chinese zodiac. It also consists of twelve animal signs, but strangely, there's a cat instead of a snake! Some netizens quipped, "The Year of the Cat is near." Others joked, "'Snakes', people born in the year of the snake, may now be 'Cats'." Experts said the exact meaning of the mural is still under research. While the modern zodiac is well-established, this ancient mural offers us a glimpse into the diversity of ancient Chinese culture.

春节即将在1月29日到来，这标志着蛇年的开始。但一觉醒来，发现蛇可能被猫顶替？湖南维山墓的一幅壁画展示了一个独特的生肖版本——它同样展示了十二个动物形象，但奇怪的是，里面竟然有猫而不是蛇！网友纷纷调侃“马上猫年”，还有人开玩笑“属蛇改属猫”。相关专家称，关于壁画的具体内容还在研究。现代的生肖已经定型，但这一古老的壁画为我们提供了了解中国古代文化多样性的窗口。

策划：禹振华秦慧英冒蕞

视频：唐煜斯王柯沣王月

翻译审校：欧阳凤

责编：唐煜斯

一审：唐煜斯

二审：秦慧英

三审：禹振华

来源：新湖南客户端

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