“照叶树林”文化理论和稻作文化理论都试图从本质上阐释东亚季风带的文化特征。两者都以植物命名,但“稻作”远比“照叶”更能说明东亚季风带的文化本质。另外,稻作不仅是一种文化,还支撑过一个伟大的古代文明,即尚未被世界文明史认可的“长江文明”。
The theory of the evergreen broad-leaved forest and the theory of the rice culture to clarify the features of the monsoon region in East Asia. Both are named by typical plants. This paper arguers that the rice cultivation can more clearly explain the essence of the monsoon region in East Asia than the evergreen broad-leaved forest. In addition, as a culture, the rice cultivation had supported a great ancient civilization, the Yangtze River Civilization, which is not approved yet in the world civilization history.