[如果我们要考察猴文化的来源,就可以从中国古籍中寻找线索。时至今日,中国西南和西藏地区仍然流传着不少以猴为始祖或民族英雄的传说。] 猴作为灵长类动物,浑身透着一股机灵活泼、滑稽有趣的劲儿,所以人们都很喜欢它。在我们耳熟能详的十二生肖中,“猴”泛指猿猴类动物,而动物学上的“非人灵长类”都可以归到“猴”中。古代典籍提示我们,猴的形象早已进入了人们的 [If we want to examine the origins of monkey culture, we can look for clues from ancient Chinese books. To this day, many tales of monkeys or ancestors are still circulating in southwest China and Tibet. As a primate, a monkey is full of wit and fun, so people love it very much. Among the twelve zodiac animals that we know well, “monkey” refers to apes, while zoological “nonhuman primate” can all fall into the “monkey.” Ancient books prompt us, the image of the monkey has long been into people’s