中国浩如烟海的传说故事,实际上是汇聚着各种知识的百科全书。古时人们讲故事和记录故事,并不是作为一种纯粹的文艺活动来看待的,在故事中也讲历史,讲科学技术,讲可以理解和难以理解的种种奇闻异事。这些故事里,除了那些反映劳动人民的生活、心理,颂扬他们种种美德的优秀之作,可作为一份重要的精神食粮提供给青少年之外,具体还包含着对我们今天研究文艺学、历史学、民俗学乃至科学技术等等具有参考价值的重要资料。也许在那些被目为荒诞不经之说的古老传说里,还潜藏着某种我们至今尚未认识的关于自然与社会的奥秘,如同未被发掘的地下文物一样。英国李约瑟博士多年来撰述《中国科学技术史》,就很 The vast story of China is actually a collection of encyclopedia of all kinds of knowledge. In ancient times, people told stories and recorded stories. They did not regard them as purely literary activities. They also talked about history and science and technology in the stories and told them everything they could understand and could not understand. These stories, apart from those outstanding works that reflect the life and psychology of the working people and glorify their virtues, can be provided to young people as an important spiritual food supplement. They also include the study on the study of literature and art and history , Folklore and even science and technology and so has important reference for reference. Perhaps in ancient legends, which are supposed to be absurd, there is a hidden mystery about nature and society that we have not yet known, just as unexplored underground relics. British Joseph Needham wrote for many years “China’s history of science and technology,” very