中国古代很早就有了神话传说和对仙人世界的想象。它虚构的是一个神人之间的魔幻世界,幻想人可以通过修炼而得道成仙长生不死,或幻想死后仍可以通过升仙的方式而进入仙界得以永生,因而升仙也就成了人们向往的目标,这就产生了与神话相类的“仙话”。秦汉时期仙话的盛行,不仅与统治者的喜好与倡导有关,也与方士们的推波助澜大有关系。汉代是仙话泛滥的时代,对民俗民风和宗教、政治、文化、艺术等各个领域都产生了广泛而深刻的影响,也是绘画、雕塑、建筑、工艺等着意宣扬和表现的主题。仙话在汉代丧葬中成了不可缺少的重要内容,各地的墓主无不通过仙话来寄托死后升仙的愿望与向往,其表现形式大致可以归纳为五类,堪称丰富多样。 Ancient China had long ago myths and legends and the fairy world imagination. It is fictional is a magical world between the gods, fantasy people can practice immortal immortality, or fantasy can still be immortal way after immortal immortal immortality, and therefore immortal also became people Aspire to the goal, which produced similar to the myth “Fairy ”. The prevalence of the fairy tales in the Qin and Han Dynasties not only related to the preferences and advocacy of the rulers, but also greatly contributed by the alchemists. The Han Dynasty was a time when the fairy tale spread. It had a broad and profound impact on folk customs, religions, politics, culture and arts. It was also the subject of deliberate publicity and performance such as painting, sculpture, architecture and crafts. The fairy tale became an indispensable and important part in the funeral of the Han Dynasty. All the local burial masters relied on the fairy tale to pin their aspirations and longing for the immortal ascended the fairy tale. Their manifestations can be roughly classified into five categories, which are rich and varied.