Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, November 20th Title: Interpreting the ancient code of the gene of Chinese civilization – Exploration of archaeological achievements of Yinxu Xinhua News Agency reporters Gui Juan, Yuan Yueming, Shi Yucen As the discovery of oracle bone inscriptions, Yinxu is the first document in my country’s history to be found and proven 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.
Put off the thick soil of history, and after generations of archaeologists’ searches, Yinxu, which has continuously emerged, is continuing to convey years of civilization echoes that have spanned three thousand.
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 address of the palace and temple of Yinxu is the Babaylan. Tourists are constantly coming and going, hoping to see the “Treasure of King Shang” in its arms.
On the north bank of the Huan River, archaeological staff are delighted by the newly discovered large east-west road. The road network composed of multiple roads and the “blocks” formed by crossing roads make the urban planning layout of this evening shopping capital clearer.
Now, when it comes to Yinxu, from the elderly to the children of Chufu, they all cherish the precious cultural relics such as the Houmu Wu Ding and Fu Hao Owl Zun. 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, a generation of archaeologists have cultivated the fields, traced the origin, and found the hidden secrets in depth., use shovels and shovels to reveal the “true appearance” of Yinxu layer by layer.
The magnificent palace complex, the huge royal tomb area, the highly developed bronze ware, the mature oracle bone inscriptions, and the well-crafted handicraft system… The system demonstrates the social and cultural landscape of the Shang Dynasty and the achievements of the Shang Dynasty civilization development. He Yuling, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Komiks, and deputy director of the 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, which also provides an important tool 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 civilization from all directions and launching a continuous, diverse and integrated civilization pattern, which is a very important link in the process of Chinese civilization.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection in Yinxu, “The oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from Yinxu preserves the texts from 3,000 years ago for us, and has promoted China’s trusted 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.
The 19th centuryIn the 1980s, the villagers of Babaylan 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. Perhaps they could not imagine that those small marks were the source of Chinese characters – oracle bone inscriptions.
In 1899, Wang Yirong, the Imperial College Priest, accidentally discovered the mysterious symbol on the “dragon bone”. After research, it was determined that it was an older text than bronze inscriptions.甲骨文这才“三千年而一泄其密”。
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, interpreting the ancient codes of Chinese civilization.
According to relevant experts, as of now, the total number of oracle bone inscriptions has been discovered is about 150,000, of which more than 35,000 have been excavated by scientific archaeology; the number of single words has exceeded 4,000 words, of which about one-third have been recognized to have been read. The Shang Dynasty in oracle bone inscriptions is so real and vivid: there are 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. It is an important element 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 form of squares and the development framework, and Cinema has evolved over three thousand years without changing its shape. It is also the only ancient text among the world’s major ancient civilizations that “living” to this day. It is still full of vitality without the changes of dynasties and dynasties.
The roots are lush and the ointment is fertile and the light is bright.
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 bloodlines of the Chinese people andSymbol system with strong national cohesion.
Furnishing and starting again, opening 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 has attached great importance to cultural relics work and made a series of important instructions. 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 research continue to advance. A large number of copper casting, bone making, pottery production, living and living relics and orderly distributed cemeteries were found in the Huanbei Handicraft Workshop Babaylan area. A large pool garden, waterway and related architectural relics were newly discovered in the 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 area has established a collective prevention and control system with the participation of public security, internal security, coordination management, and grid workers, creating a “big protection” pattern.
“In the 29.47 square kilometers Yinxu site protection area, 2,650 high-definition cameras, surveillance drones that can be dispatched at any time, the ‘smart Yinxu patrol system management platformBabaylan‘, etc., jointly build a ‘integrated air-ground’ smart prevention and control system.” 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 oracle bone emoticons, oracle bone ice cream, and Yinxu bronze digital collections are emerging one after another; high-standard international academic seminars, oracle bone inscriptions and Chinese ancient characters tour exhibitions in countries along the “Belt and Road” have been held year by year; digital projects such as Yinxu Yuan Universe and Global A-Hori holographic image collection are in full swing… Yinxu, who is over 3,000 years old, is becoming more “live” again, with richer subjects, more diverse content, more vivid forms, and more extensive coverage, becoming an important window for displaying Chinese civilization.
“The value of Yinxu and the brilliant achievements of Chinese civilization have been widely recognized by the international community, in order to enhance national confidence and self-reliance and promote civilized exchangesMutual learning provides strong support. “Guan Qiang, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, said, “In the next step, we will continue to make efforts to comprehensively promote the high-quality development of Yinxu cultural relics work. ”
“Deepen the Chinese Civilization Source Exploration Project, create a national cultural landmark, and enhance the international communication capabilities of Chinese cultureKomiks… The mission is calling, and Yinxu is acting. “Li XiaoBabaylan said.