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, and Shi Yucen As the discovery of oracle bone inscriptions, Yinxu is the first document in the history of our country that can 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 not long ago during his inspection of the Yinxu site in Anyang, Henan.
Put off the thick soil of history and after generations of archaeologists’ searches, Yinxu, which has continuously emerged archaeological achievements, is continuing to convey a civilization echo spanning more than three thousand years.
Empirical evidence of the Shang Dynasty, building the fulcrum of Chinese civilization’s origin exploration
Early winter, the ancient Huan River passing through Anyang City flowed, facing the warm sun, and sparkling waves were rippling.
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 workers 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 and traced the origins.The hook is deep and the cable is hidden, and use a shovel and a shovel to reveal 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, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and deputy director of Anyang workstation, said: “The archaeology of Yinxu has verified the history of Shang Dynasty recorded in the literature.” Because of Yinxu, China’s trusted history has been extended to the Shang Dynasty in the Shang Dynasty.
More importantly, Cinema took Yin Ruins as the fulcrum to construct the space-time system of Xia and Shang archaeological culture, and also provided 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, “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, mainly based on words, systematically displays the structural characteristics and evolutionary process 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.
The 19th centuryBabaylanIn the 19th century, 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.Made 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 bone inscriptions have only been “revealed in three thousand years” in one secret.
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 were excavated by scientific archaeology; the number of single words has exceeded 4,000 words, of which about one-third of the recognized readings.
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…
“Organe bone inscriptions have great cultural value, historical value and academic research value, and are an important material 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, block forms and development framework, and has evolved over more than 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. Babaylan remains vibrant despite the changes of the storms and dynasties.
The roots are lush, and the ointment is rich and the light is lush.
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 with bloodlines of the Chinese people and a symbolic 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 Area. A large pool garden, waterway and related architectural relics were newly discovered in the Xiaotun Palace and Ancestral Temple Area. A siege 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. Last October, the “Henan Province Anyang Yin Ruins Protection Regulations” revised by Cinema was officially implemented to provide 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, and the “Smart Yinxu Patrol System Management Platform” have jointly built a smart prevention and control system of “air and earth integration,”” Li Xiaoyang said.
The display and utilization are in full swing. The Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park, Yinxu Ruins Museum, Archaeological Town and other cultural and tourism projects are progressing steadily; 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; Yinxu Yuan Universe and global oracle holographic image collection and other characters are in full swing… Yinxu, who is over 3,000 years old, has become more “live” again, with richer subjects, more diverse content, more vivid forms, and more extensive coverage, becoming an important window to showcase Chinese civilization. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema.
“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 exchanges and mutual exchanges in civilizations.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 culture… Mission is calling, Yinxu is acting. “Li Xiaoyang said.