3 Surprisingly, more than 3,000 years ago, such a high civilization of the Chengdu Plain
June 10 this year, coinciding with China's first "Cultural Heritage Day", Chengdu Jinsha ushered in the sixth archaeological excavations. Archaeologists hope that through this excavation, can be found more than 3,000 years ago, the ancient Shu kingdom in this glorious civilization mysterious clues. Ancient Shu Kingdom of why such a high civilization? Liangzhu, Sanxingdui, the Jinsha Ruins actually has a kind of relationship? Why is so far still have not found any written records? The mystery of the break, I am afraid only the hopes again Jinsha excavation.
A conundrum: Why is there 3000 years ago, such a high civilization?
10, archaeologists have begun to focus all parties on the sixth Jinsha excavation site. On the same day unearthed more than 130 pieces of precious cultural relics unearthed in the relics of these, the archaeologists accidentally discovered the largest-ever Chinese Shang dynasty chime stones.
The Shang Dynasty were unearthed two chime stones. The longest one in which up to 1.1 meters, rated as the largest China has discovered Shang Shi Qing; it is also lying next to one of about forty to fifty centimeters of the smaller stone chime, chime stones can be found in two a small hole. In the clean-up, the staff also found that one of the chime stones and still characterize the clear Xian Wen.
According to Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher Wang Renxiang introduction, the discovery of this stone chime very surprised he was on the spot, or was he the first one of the chime stones and shouted the name of this discovery to the presence of all very excited.
Qing was the temple of sound, but also China's most ancient traditional musical instruments. It is the ancient Shu Wang ritual is used to playing musical instruments when, according to experts, this instrument is first found in the Sichuan region. The discovery of a true reflection of the scene when the ancient Shu Wang ritual. It also shows that during the festival Sands has had a more perfect system of ritual.
Whether chime stones unearthed in Jinsha, Sun Bird, Yu Zhang, or Jade are all highlights of the highly civilized society at that time. But people still do not understand why the ancient Shu kingdom 3,000 years ago would have such a high civilization, what makes its development?
Institute of Archeology and Museology, Peking University, vice president of Sun Hua believes that the reasons are manifold. Sichuan Chengdu Plain is a basin area, around the time the higher areas are likely to have a very high culture. Chengdu Plain also belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, rainfall, and there are many rivers. At that time a very dense jungle, is fit for human to survive and multiply. Is precisely for this reason, the residents slowly to four weeks to gather people from different regions has also brought a different technology and the arts, culture, where the parties together, here in southwest China has become the most important the political, economic and cultural centers.
Mystery 2: Chengdu Plain Liangzhu, Sanxingdui, Jinsha how inheritance?
In the Jinsha excavation site, archaeologists excavated the artifacts of share a feeling of deja vu, from the shapes of the vessels unearthed in these terms, according to Jinsha Village, many of which are about 60 kilometers Sanxingdui burial pits were excavated artifacts are very similar to . In particular, gold masks, bronze Liren Golden Delicious belts and are surprisingly similar.
Sun Hua introduced bronze unearthed in Jinsha Liren is only 19.6 centimeters, which is the most representative of Jinsha bronze. Sanxingdui unearthed with the 2-meter-high bronze Great Liren very similar in shape context, were all wearing the same gown, assumed the same attitude, one hand to grip the empty fist. The only difference on the disparity in height, but Sands bronze Liren following a small plug-in you can see, it should be inserted in a previous bulky items on a. In addition to the different height, shape point of view, two bronze Liren was virtually no difference.
Jinsha ruins unearthed in the Golden Delicious with engraved fish, birds, arrows, head design, the workmanship is very fine. Even more surprising is that these patterns with the Sanxingdui unearthed gold stick exactly the same pattern above. Sun Hua believes that Golden Delicious belt and gold pole with the royal family are the high power embodied and represented, both basically the same decoration on the surface has the same symbolic significance, reflecting the site of Jinsha and Sanxingdui the close link between the intrinsic.
Sanxingdui site suddenly disappeared, giving people the impression of a lot of mystery to be solved. There is speculation, said: "The disappearance of Sanxingdui may be alien invasion." There is speculation that the invasion is subject to floods, all the relocation due to the tribe. All of these are second-guessing. The discovery of Jinsha seem to unlock the mystery of some of Sanxingdui suddenly disappeared.
In addition, the Jinsha excavation of 22 cm jade Cong in the many Jade is particularly prominent, and it's color is emerald green, carving is very delicate and the surface of the micro-fine hair, and a human form carved tread patterns, the above miniature stunning design, rated as national treasures.
As a whole is divided into 10 Jade, Jade, 40 individuals on the carved surface pattern and a human form patterns, body fat, wearing a crown decorated, arms held flat, his arms all have a feather-shaped decoration on the volume feet deviates, long-sleeved elegant. The jade is green, jade quality is very gentle, was translucent like. From the modeling style to see exactly the same with the Liangzhu culture.
Chengdu Cultural Relics Management Committee Xie Hui, referring to the part of the jade unearthed in Jinsha Some knowledge of when it was said that the Jinsha jade Cong and Liangzhu Culture Jade careful study found that there are still some differences between the two: First of all texture is different from a piece of jade Liangzhu culture mostly chicken bone white is jade Jinsha; followed by statues in different styles, currently not found in Liangzhu relics of the statues jade Cong-style patterns.
Mystery 3: such a high civilization, why not text?
Jinsha unearthed a large number of gold, jade have shown exquisite craft at the time, but such a high degree of civilization so far been unable to find any words, can there was no text?
Wang Renxiang said: "The Late Shang to Western Zhou period, not without the text, the Yin Ruins is the best proof of Oracle." Oracle has not been found in the Yin Ruins, before people do not know the existence of the Shang and Zhou have the text. Unearthed in the Yin Ruins shells, animal bones can be found by the late Shang Dynasty royal family, aristocrats, and other businessmen in the turtle shell, animal bones and other materials, recorded a large number of fortune-telling and divination of matters related to the text, but also including a few notes on the carved bones text. This time there was suddenly realized that the Shang and Zhou not only text, but rather to mature.
Although found in Jinsha Bu A, and did not find any on the text, but it does not mean that there are no words exist, we are now mining is only the tip of the iceberg Jinsha, as well as the Jinsha culture to be more valuable to further explore , the text does not necessarily carved in Pu A, it is likely to be in other lettering on the material. Have not found does not mean there is no future scenario is not hard to say, is not yet a conclusion. There may be due to preservation of the relationship between the loss of a lot. For example possible to the text inscribed on the leaves or trees, although it is seen mostly carved in Pu A, bronze on the list but can not be considered only on the Bronze Bu A or can there be such a text.
Sun Hua believes that there is no text there is a different story. In accordance with the literature would really no written records. Previously there was an argument, a dead child named Shu who had the books said that if there was no word if there could be such an argument. However, this argument has not been confirmed.
Have not been found in Sichuan, as the state of Chu, as of silk manuscripts, bamboo these relics, but the late Shang Dynasty in Sichuan, or there may be written, and then spread with a "Bashu symbols", but this sign really is not text, the current The jury is still
