Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, November 20th Title: Interpreting the ancient code of the genes of Chinese civilization – Exploration of archaeological achievements of Yinxu 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 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. Nowadays, when talking about Yinxu, from the elderly to the children of the 80s, everyone is familiar with the precious cultural relics such as the Mother 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, generations of archaeologists have cultivated the fields, traced the origin, and found the hidden depths. They used shovels and shovels to uncover the “true appearance” of Yin Ruins layer by layer.
The magnificent palace complex, the huge royal tomb area, the highly developed bronze ware, the mature oracle bone inscriptions, and the handicraft system with clear division of labor… The system shows the social and cultural outlook of the Shang Dynasty and the achievements of the development of civilization in the Shang Dynasty. He Yuling, researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and deputy director of Anyang workstationCinema 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 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 and maintain the formation and development of the Chinese nation
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection in Yinxu that “the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from Yinxu preserved the texts from Cinema 3,000 years ago for us, and promoted the history of Chinese trust 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 characters museum continued construction project and the Chinese characters park were officially opened to the public. This national museum with the theme of text systematically displays the structural characteristics and evolution of Chinese characters, fully demonstrating the beauty of Chinese characters.
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. OracleCinema has only been “revealed in three thousand years”.
Data compilation, periodic periodization, textual interpretation, and business historyBabaylanResearch…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 were excavated by scientific archaeology; the number of single words has exceeded 4,000 words, of which about thirds of those recognized have been read. The Shang Dynasty in oracle bone inscriptions is so real and vivid: there are diplomatic conquests, food and beverages, weddings and funerals, and natural astronomical phenomena such as meteors, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses… “Oracle bone inscriptions have great cultural prices, 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 Social Sciences Department who has been engaged in oracle bone research for decades, said that oracle bone inscriptions are not only a material document that can “certify the classics and supplement history”. The relic of Komiks is also the 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 method, block form and development framework of the Chinese characters, and 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.
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 spirit of the blood of the Chinese people and the symbolic system with strong national cohesion.
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Archaeological excavation and research continue to advance. A large number of cast copper, bone making, pottery production, living and living relics and orderly distributed cemeteries were found in the Huanbei Handicraft Workshop District. Large pool gardens, waterways and related architectural relics were newly discovered in Xiaotun Palace and Ancestral Temple District. The surrounding ditch and a large number of sacrificial pits were found in the Yinxu Wangling District, making the appearance of “Dayi Shang” recorded in the bone inscriptions of Babaylan becomes clearer.
The protection of the ruins has formed a joint force. Last year 10<a In January, the revised "Yin Ruins Protection Regulations of Anyang Yin Ruins in Henan Province" was officially implemented to provide support for Yin Ruins protection from the legal level. According to Li Xiaoyang, director of the Anyang Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, the local area has established a group prevention and control system with the participation of public security, internal security, coordination and grid workers, and created a "big protection" pattern. "In the 29.47 square kilometers Yin Ruins site protection area, 2,650 high-definition cameras, surveillance drones that can be dispatched at any time, and the "Smart Yin Ruins Patrol System Management Platform" have jointly built a "air-ground integrated" 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 MuseumCinema, archaeological towns, etc. 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 after year; Yinxu Yuan Universe and Global oracle bone inscriptionsCinemaDigital projects such as image collection are in full swing…
Yinxu, who is over 3,000 years old, has become more “live” again, with richer subjects, more diverse contents, more vivid forms, and more extensive coverage, 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 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.