从水用具看人水关系

人水关系是人与自然关系的集中体现，水用具是人水关系的重要媒介之一，它是人在适应自然、改造自然过程中发明创造出来的。水用具不仅具有实际的用途，更承载着文化演进的轨迹。其变化和演进揭示了人类在人水关系中的主导作用，它的改进和提高更为集中地显示了人类在适应自然、改造自然过程中的智慧。而水用具用途的改变则预示着人水关系已走上精神融合的道路。水用具作为一种器物文化，它的发展折射出，在人水关系的历史上，人由被动到主动，由自发到自觉，由人对水的臣服和敬畏发展到人与水和谐相处。

On the Relation between Man and Water from the Perspective of Water Appliances

The relation between Man and nature is the reflection of the relation between human being and nature with water appliances being one of the important mediums in the relation between Man and water.Invented in the process of adapting to nature and transforming nature,water appliances not only have practical use,but also reflect the way of cultural evolution,which indicate the dominant role of human being in man-water relation.The improvement of water appliances embodies the intelligence of human being in the process of adapting to nature and transforming nature and the changes of use of water appliances forecast the spiritual harmony in man-water relation.Water appliances,being a kind of implement culture,reflect the change of the role of human being in man-water relation from being passive to being active,from being spontaneous to being conscious,and from being submitted or awesome to being compatible.