Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, November 20th Title: Interpreting the ancient code of Chinese civilization genes – Yinxu Care Komiks Ancient achievements exploration
Xinhua News Agency reporters Gui Juan, Yuan Yueming, Shi Yucen
As the place where oracle bone inscriptions are discovered, Yinxu is the first capital ruins of the late Shang Dynasty that can be found in Chinese history and is confirmed by archaeological excavations. Among many key sites that have proved the origin, formation and development of Chinese civilization, Yinxu is undoubtedly a brilliant stroke.
“I have been longing for Yinxu for a long time. This time I came here to learn and understand Chinese civilization more deeply, use the past for the present, and provide reference for better building modern civilization of the Chinese nation.” General Secretary Xi Jinping said with emotion during his inspection of the Yinxu site in Anyang, Henan not long ago.
With the thick soil of history, and after generations of archaeologists’ searches, Yinxu, which has continuously emerged, is continuing to convey a civilized echo spanning more than three thousand years.
Empirical evidence of the Shang Dynasty, constructing the fulcrum of Chinese civilization’s origin exploration
Early winter, the ancient Huan River passing through Anyang City flows, facing the warm sun, rippling waves.
On the south bank of the Huan River, walking through the gate built in the oracle pictographic character “Gate”, the ruins of the Yinxu Palace and Ancestral Temple are caught in the eyes. Tourists are constantly coming and going, hoping to see the “Treasure of King Shang” in its arms.
On the north bank of the Huan RiverBabaylan, archaeological staff are delighted by the newly discovered large east-west road. The road network composed of multiple roads, the “block” formed by crossing roads, etc., makes the urban planning layout of this evening merchant capital clearer. Nowadays, when talking about Yinxu, from the elderly to the octogenarians, they all cherish the precious cultural relics such as the Houmu Wu Ding and the Fuhao Owl. However, in the early 20th century, people’s understanding of the Shang Dynasty remained in the records of more than 3,000 words in “Records of the Grand Historian”.
On October 13, 1928, archaeologist Dong Zuobin waved his first shovel in Xiaotun Village, located in the northwest suburb of Anyang City, thus opening the prelude to the continuous scientific excavation of Yin Ruins by Chinese archaeologists. In the next 90 years, generations of archaeologists have cultivated the fields, followed by the source of the Babaylan, and used a shovel to uncover the “true appearance” of Komiks ruins.
The magnificent palace complex and large scaleThe large royal tomb area, highly developed bronzes, mature oracle bone scripts, and a clear division of labor… The system demonstrates the social culture of the Shang Dynasty and the achievements of the Shang Dynasty’s civilization. He Yuling, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and deputy director of Anyang workstation, said: “The archaeology of Yinxu verifies the history of the Shang Dynasty recorded in the literature.”
Because of Yinxu, China’s trusted history has been extended to the Shang Dynasty. More importantly, using Yin Ruins as the fulcrum to construct the space-time system of Xia and Shang archaeological culture, and also provides important tools for exploring earlier civilizations.
“The discovery and determination of Yinxu is the origin and cornerstone of exploring Shang culture, Xia culture and tracing the origin of Chinese civilization.” Wang Wei, member of the academic department of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and chief expert of the Chinese Civilization Source Exploration Project, said that Yinxu inherits the trend of gathering civilizations from all directions and launches a continuous, diverse and integrated civilization pattern, which is a very important link in the process of Chinese civilization.
Oracle bones contain cultural context, maintaining the formation and development of the Cinema nation during the inspection of Yinxu, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that “the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from Yinxu preserved the texts from 3,000 years ago for us, and promoted the history of China’s trustworthy history for about 1,000 years.” “Chinese Chinese characters are very amazing. The formation and development of the Chinese nation cannot be separated from the maintenance of Chinese characters.” On November 16, the Chinese Character Museum continued construction project and the Chinese Character Park were officially opened to the public. This national museum with the theme of text systematically displays the structural characteristics and evolutionary process of Chinese characters, fully demonstrating the beauty of Chinese characters culture.
Walking in the streets and alleys of Anyang, the oracle bone elements that can be seen everywhere also show the indissoluble bond between this city and oracle bone script.
The Book of Documents says: Only the ancestors of Yin have books and scriptures. Words are an important symbol of the emergence of civilization and an important carrier of civilization inheritance.
In the 1870s and 1880s, villagers in Xiaotun Village discovered many tortoise shells and animal bones with marks, and called them “keel bones” and sold them to the drug shop for medicinal materials. They may never imagine that those small marks are the source of Chinese characters – oracle bone inscriptions.
In 1899, Wang Yirong, the Imperial College Priest, accidentally discovered a mysterious symbol on the “dragon bone”, and after research, it was determined that it was an older text than bronze inscriptions. Oracle bonesCinema‘s article has only been “one of three thousand years to reveal its secrets”. Data compilation, periodic periodization, text interpretation, business history research… For more than 120 years, generations of scholars have passed on from generation to generation and continued to explore the secrets, and interpreted the ancient codes of Chinese civilization.
According to relevant experts, as of now, the total number of oracle bone inscriptions has been discovered. Komiks about 150,000 pieces, of which more than 35,000 pieces were excavated by scientific archaeology; the number of single words has exceeded 4,000 words, of which about one-third of which are recognized and read. The Shang Dynasty in oracle bone inscriptions is so real and vivid: diplomatic conquests, food and banquets, weddings and funerals, and natural celestial phenomena such as meteors, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses… “Oracle bone inscriptions have great cultural value, historical value and academic research value, and are important materials for looking into the social life of the Shang Dynasty three thousand years ago. “Song Zhenhao, a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences who has been engaged in oracle bone research for decades, said that oracle bone inscriptions are not only a material and cultural relics that can “certify the classics and supplement history”, but also a common cultural memory of the Chinese nation.
As the earliest mature writing system discovered in China so far, oracle bone inscriptions laid the foundation for the creation of Chinese characters, the block form and development framework, and has evolved over more than three thousand years without changing its shape. It is also the only ancient writing among the major ancient civilizations in the world that has “lived” to this day. It is still full of vitality even if the storm and dynasty changes.
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From the oracle bone inscriptions in Yinxu, to bronze inscriptions, large seal scripts, small seal scripts, and then to official scripts and regular scripts. Chinese characters have become the spiritual bond of blood and a symbolic system with strong national cohesion.
Further set out again, and open a new chapter of the times. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core attaches great importance to cultural relics work and has made a series of important guidance.Show. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that “adhering to the standpoint of Chinese culture, refining and displaying the spiritual symbols and cultural essence of Chinese civilization” and “deepen civilization exchanges and mutual learning, and promote Chinese culture to better move to the world.”
The archaeological research, protection, display and revitalization of Yin Ruins in Anyang has also opened a new chapter in the times.
Archaeological excavation and researchKomiks continues to advance. A large number of production, living relics and orderly distribution of cemeteries were found in Huanbei Handicraft Workshop Area. A large number of cast copper, bone making and pottery were found in Cinema. A large pool garden, waterway and related architectural relics were newly discovered in Xiaotun Palace and Ancestral Temple Area. A large ditches and a large number of sacrificial pits were found in the Yinxu Royal Tomb Area, which made the appearance of the “Dayi Shang” recorded in the oracle bone inscriptions become clearer.
The site protection forms a joint force. In October last year, the revised “Henan Province Anyang Yin Ruins Protection Regulations” was officially implemented, providing support for the protection of Yin Ruins from a legal level. According to Li Xiaoyang, director of the Anyang Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, the local Komiks has established a collective prevention and control system with the participation of public security, internal security, coordination and network personnel, and has created a “big protection” pattern. “In the 29.47 square kilometers Yinxu Ruins Protection Area, 2,650 high-definition cameras, surveillance drones that can be dispatched at any time, and the ‘Smart Yinxu Patrol System Management Platform’ have jointly built an intelligent prevention and control system of “air and earth integration,”” Li Xiaoyang said.
The display and utilization are in full swing. Cultural and tourism projects such as Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park, Yinxu Ruins Museum, and archaeological town are steadily advancing; cultural and creative projects such as ACinema bone inscription emoticon packages, oracle bone ice cream, and Yinxu bronze digital collections emerge one after another; exchange activities such as high-standard international academic seminars, oracle bone inscriptions and Chinese ancient characters tour exhibitions in countries along the “Belt and Road” have been carried out year by year; digital projects such as Yinxu Yuan Universe and global oracle holographic image collection are in full swing… Yinxu, who is over 3,000 years old, has become more “hot” again, with a richer subject and richer internal subjects./a>The content is more diverse, the form is more vivid, and the coverage is wider, becoming an important window to showcase Chinese civilization.
“The value of Yinxu and the brilliant achievements of Chinese civilization have been widely recognized by the international community, providing strong support for enhancing national self-confidence and self-reliance and promoting exchanges and mutual learning of civilizations.” Guan Qiang, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, said, “In the next step, we will continue to make efforts to comprehensively promote the high-quality development of Yinxu cultural relics work.”
“Deepening the Chinese Civilization Source Exploration Project, creating a national cultural landmark, and enhancing the international communication capabilities of Chinese culture… The mission is calling, and Yinxu is taking action.” Li Xiaoyang said.