中国古代神话传说具有人与自然、社会矛盾斗争的突出特点,彰显了自然界的强大和恐怖,以及先人的苦难生活和悲剧命运,借此昭示先祖的自我牺牲精神和悲天悯人的情怀,具有悲剧意识。晋城古代神话传说众多,具有英雄特质的女娲神话、神农传说,以及具有地域特点的有凤来栖、桑林祷雨等,无不具有浓郁的悲剧意识。 Ancient Chinese myths and legends have the salient features of struggle between man and nature and social conflicts, highlighting the mighty and terrible nature of nature, the misery life and the tragedy of ancestors, and revealing the ancestral self-sacrifice and compassionate feelings with tragic consciousness . There are many ancient myths and legends in Jincheng, Nüwa legends with heroic traits, Shennong legends, and praying for rain with their own unique geographical features, all of which have rich tragedy consciousness.