China's culture developed early, so there is no long epic, right?

Why don't Han people have long epics? 1, the integration of politics and religion, and the influence of Confucianism are all mythical and religious. Although there were creation myths (such as Nu Wa and Pangu) in early China, there was no complete deity system (Taoist deity system was invented later), but it was just compared with Greek mythology. In addition, religion in China has embarked on the road of the integration of politics and religion. They value political morality rather than religion, and advocate "emperors" and "ethics" rather than ghosts and gods. The participation of Confucianism accelerated the politicization and moralization of myth. Confucianism is an anti-mysticism, and The Son of God does not talk about Machamp's confusion. For example, Confucianism changed the meaning of reburial from offering sacrifices to the dead (mysticism) to mourning for relatives (morality). By the way, in the Iliad, I always feel that Ares, the god of war, is responsible for ... interesting ... 2. The traditional epic of the moderate agricultural culture that is not martial is also called the heroic epic. If you want to say a hero, you can't help but tell the story of slapping the other side. Ancient Greece was a small country with frequent wars. The Greeks are a commercial people with frequent foreign exchanges, while the Han people are farming people and must live and work in peace and contentment, so the Han people are not martial. Let's look at a description of Achilles in the Iliad: ┌—————————————————— With a strong desire to kill the outstanding hector, Achilles waved a spear in his right hand, and the tip of his gun flashed like a star, walking through the starry night sky. The brightest star in the night sky is Haitz Palmer. He scanned Hector's huge body with his eyes, looking for the best place to attack, but what he saw was his whole body armor package, the bright bronze armor, and the battle ceremony of undressing and robbing after killing the powerful Patroclus ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The dividing line of my house is not so cute. Let's take a look at Hou Ji's achievements in his life: ┌ The grass is rich, yellow and lush. Solid square and solid bud, solid seed and solid seed. Really beautiful, solid and good. The real clever chestnut is to have a family. └——————— The dividing line of my family is not so lovely ————— This can also explain why Tibetans and Mongolians, as nomadic peoples, have epic poems. If there is no war and adventure in the epic, there is only the management of people's livelihood and the cultivation of crops, which is a bit tasteless ... Imagine that there is no commercial task, and the heroes chat and brag together: I forgot one thing: my engine oil and I are the earliest monster hunters on record. Rama: I killed the devil to save my wife. King Gelsall: Speaking of killing demons, well, don't forget me. Achilles: I am a war hero. I stabbed the general of Troy with a spear. Beowulf (the protagonist of the English epic Beowulf): I killed the dragon. Siegfried: I killed the dragon, too! Hou Ji: I can grow soybeans and rice. ..... you're serious, right? ! This can only be attributed to the fact that there were no plants against zombies at that time. Of course, not all the poems of the Han nationality are gentle, courteous and frugal. The battle of Zhou Wenwang was written in Yi, which is less than that. Strangely, China's writing developed too early. The nation that developed the characters earlier is not suitable for the development of epic. Epic was originally a kind of oral singing culture, similar to storytelling, and was later recorded as a poem volume by literati. China characters appeared earlier, and written records and oral singing are mutually exclusive (good memory is not as good as bad written records). It is "history books" rather than "epics" that are used to record the achievements of heroes and ancestors. At the same time, the culture of rational thinking and abstract thinking developed earlier in the nations where writing appeared earlier, and this way of thinking was prepared for prose rather than poetry. However, I always feel that this does not mean that cuneiform was a long time ago, nor does it mean that it was forgotten in which tree ... = = = = = = = The following is just a fabrication, just to broaden my mind. Unbelief = = = = = = = = = The practical function of poetry. The Book of Songs is not a folk story sung as a narrative poem, but a collection of folk songs, sacrificial songs and entertainment songs (such as banquets). Its function is mainly to express emotions, or (is considered) to have some mysterious ability, and its narrative function is relatively weak. If it is not for narrative purposes (telling stories or recording history), it won't be long. Let a wizard or musician sing thousands of lines at a banquet. This is not murder (not only the singer, but also the audience). = = = = = = = = The above is made up. I can't make it up now, and I refuse to cross provinces = = = = = = = = 4. The lyric tradition of China's poetry is short, euphemistic and lyrical. Epics need detailed and objective descriptions, which are all China's.