An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism

Zhang Yunhe

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

| Peer-Reviewed

An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism

Zhang Yunhe

Published in International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 10, Issue 5)

Received: 20 September 2022 Accepted: 29 September 2022 Published: 18 October 2022

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

In recent years, the world has undergone profound changes: The natural geographical environment on which human beings depend for survival has been deteriorating, relations among countries and peoples in the world are in constant tension and conflict, and the spiritual beliefs of human beings have been alienated and collapsed, leaving a harmonious ecological world in urgent need of restoration. As a spiritual food for human beings, world literature has a significant role to play in dissolving antagonistic relationships, rebuilding ecological ethics, and helping people return to the Garden of Eden. Dazhen is one of the most important writers in Ganzi Prefecture, whose novels, for example Khampa and Destiny reflect the magical land of Khampa Plateau, the ancient tea-horse road of the Han- Zang convergence and the production and life style of Khampa people. In this paper, through literature search and close reading, we focus on the following aspects: ecological holism contains the triple ecological system of spiritual ecology, social ecology and natural ecology; the natural ecology of the harmonious coexistence of people and the Khampa Plateau is represented by Khampa people’s paying homage to cruel natural environment; the social ecology of the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures is represented by Khampa people’s dissolving ethnic boundaries to carry the historical mission; and the spiritual ecology of the richness and uniqueness of the subject’s perception is represented by Khampa people’s holding up the culture of animism and the compassion of altruism. It is concluded that Da Zhen’s novels have a deep ecological thought that focuses on the universe, a loving heart, and the harmony and equality of all life, which has important implications for the harmonious development of ecological, material and spiritual civilizations in China and the whole world today.

Published in	International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 10, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
Page(s)	298-301
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Dazhen, Ecological Holism, Natural Ecology, Social Ecology, Spiritual Ecology

References

[1]	Yang Ji. Dazhen: “Cultural Intersection Having Made Khampa Writers” [EB/OL]. [2018-12-21] (2022-09-09). https://www.tibetcul.com/people/mrzf/22762.html.
[2]	Cai Dongfeng, Yin Yangbao. “Humanity, Faith, or the Interplay of History: On Dazhen’s Destiny” [J]. Alai Studies, 2020 (01): 85.
[3]	Hu Yanqiu. “Triple Ecology and Its Spiritual Dimension: A Comparison of the Ecological Wisdom of Lu Shuyuan and Félix Guattari” [J]. Modern Literary Magazine, 2021 (01): 188, 189.
[4]	Lu Shuyuan. “Thirty Years’ Research of Spiritual Ecology: The Reconciliation of Heaven and Man in the Postmodern Perspective” [J]. Modern Literary Magazine, 2021 (01): 7, 8.
[5]	Lu Xiaoming, Chen Hui. “The Epic of Destined Khampa: On Dazhen’s Novel Khampa and Destiny” [J]. Modern Literary Magazine, 2013 (02): 27.
[6]	Lu Shuyuan. “The Meaning of Nature in Ecocriticism”[J]. Journal of Guangxi Minzu University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), 2009, 31 (03): 8.
[7]	Li Yanqing, Zhang Lei. “On Building an Ecological Community for Chinese nation: Theoretical Origins, Basic Connotations and Value Implications” [J]. Qinghai Social Science, 2022 (01): 42.
[8]	Zengji Zhuoma. “On the Ecological View of Zang People and Its Characteristics” [J]. Journal of Ethnic Teachers College, Qinghai Normal University, 2020, 31 (01): 59.
[9]	Derong•Zeren Dengzhu. “On the Ecological Values in Zang Cultures” [EB/OL] [2022-07-27] (2022-08-11). http://www.amdotibet.com/ecology/zhuanti/2022-07-27/22022.html
[10]	Dazhen. Khampa [M]. Hangzhou: Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House, 2009: 2, 308, 346.
[11]	Dazhen. Destiny [M]. Chengdu: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, 2011: 26, 313.
[12]	Rueckert, William. “Literature and Ecology: An Experiment in Ecocriticism” [A]. The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmark in Literary Ecology [C]. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996.
[13]	Nan L. “Returning to the Garden of Eden: On the Ecological Holism in The Secret Garden”[J]. Journal of Hohai University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2010.
[14]	Sahil Gambhir. “Rooted in Spiritual Ecology”[J]. Alternatives Journal, 2020, 45 (3/4): 84-10.
[15]	Devendra Nath Tiwari. “Spiritual Ecology and Environmental Ethics”[J]. Cultura International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology, 2016, 13 (1): 49-68.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Zhang Yunhe. (2022). An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism. International Journal of Literature and Arts, 10(5), 298-301. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Zhang Yunhe. An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism. Int. J. Lit. Arts 2022, 10(5), 298-301. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Zhang Yunhe. An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism. Int J Lit Arts. 2022;10(5):298-301. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15,
  author = {Zhang Yunhe},
  title = {An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism},
  journal = {International Journal of Literature and Arts},
  volume = {10},
  number = {5},
  pages = {298-301},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijla.20221005.15},
  abstract = {In recent years, the world has undergone profound changes: The natural geographical environment on which human beings depend for survival has been deteriorating, relations among countries and peoples in the world are in constant tension and conflict, and the spiritual beliefs of human beings have been alienated and collapsed, leaving a harmonious ecological world in urgent need of restoration. As a spiritual food for human beings, world literature has a significant role to play in dissolving antagonistic relationships, rebuilding ecological ethics, and helping people return to the Garden of Eden. Dazhen is one of the most important writers in Ganzi Prefecture, whose novels, for example Khampa and Destiny reflect the magical land of Khampa Plateau, the ancient tea-horse road of the Han- Zang convergence and the production and life style of Khampa people. In this paper, through literature search and close reading, we focus on the following aspects: ecological holism contains the triple ecological system of spiritual ecology, social ecology and natural ecology; the natural ecology of the harmonious coexistence of people and the Khampa Plateau is represented by Khampa people’s paying homage to cruel natural environment; the social ecology of the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures is represented by Khampa people’s dissolving ethnic boundaries to carry the historical mission; and the spiritual ecology of the richness and uniqueness of the subject’s perception is represented by Khampa people’s holding up the culture of animism and the compassion of altruism. It is concluded that Da Zhen’s novels have a deep ecological thought that focuses on the universe, a loving heart, and the harmony and equality of all life, which has important implications for the harmonious development of ecological, material and spiritual civilizations in China and the whole world today.},
 year = {2022}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism
AU  - Zhang Yunhe
Y1  - 2022/10/18
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
T2  - International Journal of Literature and Arts
JF  - International Journal of Literature and Arts
JO  - International Journal of Literature and Arts
SP  - 298
EP  - 301
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2331-057X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
AB  - In recent years, the world has undergone profound changes: The natural geographical environment on which human beings depend for survival has been deteriorating, relations among countries and peoples in the world are in constant tension and conflict, and the spiritual beliefs of human beings have been alienated and collapsed, leaving a harmonious ecological world in urgent need of restoration. As a spiritual food for human beings, world literature has a significant role to play in dissolving antagonistic relationships, rebuilding ecological ethics, and helping people return to the Garden of Eden. Dazhen is one of the most important writers in Ganzi Prefecture, whose novels, for example Khampa and Destiny reflect the magical land of Khampa Plateau, the ancient tea-horse road of the Han- Zang convergence and the production and life style of Khampa people. In this paper, through literature search and close reading, we focus on the following aspects: ecological holism contains the triple ecological system of spiritual ecology, social ecology and natural ecology; the natural ecology of the harmonious coexistence of people and the Khampa Plateau is represented by Khampa people’s paying homage to cruel natural environment; the social ecology of the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures is represented by Khampa people’s dissolving ethnic boundaries to carry the historical mission; and the spiritual ecology of the richness and uniqueness of the subject’s perception is represented by Khampa people’s holding up the culture of animism and the compassion of altruism. It is concluded that Da Zhen’s novels have a deep ecological thought that focuses on the universe, a loving heart, and the harmony and equality of all life, which has important implications for the harmonious development of ecological, material and spiritual civilizations in China and the whole world today.
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Zhang Yunhe

School of Foreign Languages, Sichuan Minzu College, Kangding, China

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Zhang Yunhe. (2022). An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism. International Journal of Literature and Arts, 10(5), 298-301. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Zhang Yunhe. An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism. Int. J. Lit. Arts 2022, 10(5), 298-301. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Zhang Yunhe. An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism. Int J Lit Arts. 2022;10(5):298-301. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15,
  author = {Zhang Yunhe},
  title = {An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism},
  journal = {International Journal of Literature and Arts},
  volume = {10},
  number = {5},
  pages = {298-301},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijla.20221005.15},
  abstract = {In recent years, the world has undergone profound changes: The natural geographical environment on which human beings depend for survival has been deteriorating, relations among countries and peoples in the world are in constant tension and conflict, and the spiritual beliefs of human beings have been alienated and collapsed, leaving a harmonious ecological world in urgent need of restoration. As a spiritual food for human beings, world literature has a significant role to play in dissolving antagonistic relationships, rebuilding ecological ethics, and helping people return to the Garden of Eden. Dazhen is one of the most important writers in Ganzi Prefecture, whose novels, for example Khampa and Destiny reflect the magical land of Khampa Plateau, the ancient tea-horse road of the Han- Zang convergence and the production and life style of Khampa people. In this paper, through literature search and close reading, we focus on the following aspects: ecological holism contains the triple ecological system of spiritual ecology, social ecology and natural ecology; the natural ecology of the harmonious coexistence of people and the Khampa Plateau is represented by Khampa people’s paying homage to cruel natural environment; the social ecology of the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures is represented by Khampa people’s dissolving ethnic boundaries to carry the historical mission; and the spiritual ecology of the richness and uniqueness of the subject’s perception is represented by Khampa people’s holding up the culture of animism and the compassion of altruism. It is concluded that Da Zhen’s novels have a deep ecological thought that focuses on the universe, a loving heart, and the harmony and equality of all life, which has important implications for the harmonious development of ecological, material and spiritual civilizations in China and the whole world today.},
 year = {2022}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Interpretation of Dazhen’s Novels from the Perspective of Ecological Holism
AU  - Zhang Yunhe
Y1  - 2022/10/18
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
T2  - International Journal of Literature and Arts
JF  - International Journal of Literature and Arts
JO  - International Journal of Literature and Arts
SP  - 298
EP  - 301
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2331-057X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijla.20221005.15
AB  - In recent years, the world has undergone profound changes: The natural geographical environment on which human beings depend for survival has been deteriorating, relations among countries and peoples in the world are in constant tension and conflict, and the spiritual beliefs of human beings have been alienated and collapsed, leaving a harmonious ecological world in urgent need of restoration. As a spiritual food for human beings, world literature has a significant role to play in dissolving antagonistic relationships, rebuilding ecological ethics, and helping people return to the Garden of Eden. Dazhen is one of the most important writers in Ganzi Prefecture, whose novels, for example Khampa and Destiny reflect the magical land of Khampa Plateau, the ancient tea-horse road of the Han- Zang convergence and the production and life style of Khampa people. In this paper, through literature search and close reading, we focus on the following aspects: ecological holism contains the triple ecological system of spiritual ecology, social ecology and natural ecology; the natural ecology of the harmonious coexistence of people and the Khampa Plateau is represented by Khampa people’s paying homage to cruel natural environment; the social ecology of the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures is represented by Khampa people’s dissolving ethnic boundaries to carry the historical mission; and the spiritual ecology of the richness and uniqueness of the subject’s perception is represented by Khampa people’s holding up the culture of animism and the compassion of altruism. It is concluded that Da Zhen’s novels have a deep ecological thought that focuses on the universe, a loving heart, and the harmony and equality of all life, which has important implications for the harmonious development of ecological, material and spiritual civilizations in China and the whole world today.
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
ER  -

Copy | Download