关于蒙古人起源的《蒙古秘史》中有“苍狼白鹿生蒙古人”的族源神话。在历史长河中,蒙古人一直以狼作为自己的图腾。以此图腾文化为背景,中国作家姜戎创作的《狼图腾》和日本作家井上靖创作的《苍狼》在各自的时代一经问世就引起了巨大的反响。两部作品虽都以中国蒙古族的“狼图腾”的图腾文化为主线,但却展现了不同的文化和民族特质。中国和日本作为一衣带水的邻国,在漫长的跨文化历史交流中相互影响,呈现出无数相关的文化视野,但却大相 The Myths about the Origin of the Mongolian Manchurian Secret History in Mongolia In the long history, the Mongols have been using wolves as their own totem. With this totem culture as its background, “Wolf Totem” written by Chinese writer Jiang Rong and “Wolf” created by Japanese writer Inoue Yasuharu aroused great repercussions in their own time. Although both works are based on the totem culture of “Wolf Totem” in Mongolian China, they show different cultures and national traits. China and Japan, as neighboring countries in the strip of water, have interacted with each other in their long cross-cultural exchange of history and have shown countless relevant cultural visions,