Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1487 Sun God

After the research ship entered the lock, the entrance gate was closed. As the water level dropped, the dam that everyone was overlooking just now gradually became eye-level. Then the cement wall of the lock became like a growing city wall and stood upward. , and soon you have to look up.

Everyone in the open tea garden on the third floor of the research ship was yelling at such a spectacle, which made the masters on the small steamer towing the coal ship beside them extremely happy. Look, these people have never seen the world. Looks like!

Coming out of the ship lock with unfinished thoughts, we reached the final destination of this expedition, Yiling.

The entire cultural protection work of the Three Gorges Project has been divided into two major regions according to region, one is Bashu District and the other is Ehan District.

The central city of Bashu District is Yuzhou, and the central working city of Ehan District is naturally Yiling.

This place was called Yiling in ancient times. It was here that Lu Xun of the Eastern Wu Dynasty defeated Liu Bei at Xiaoting, allowing Liu Bei to flee Baidi City and entrust Zhuge Liang to start the final chapter of the Three Kingdoms story.

Of course, the story of the Three Kingdoms here is far more than just this one. There are a total of thirty-six major historical events, all of which took place in this battleground for military strategists at the junction of Wu and Shu.

In order to accommodate the large number of cultural relics collected through rescue excavations in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, Yiling City merged or abolished the library, cultural management office, regional museum and other public institutions into one place, and changed its name to "Yiling City Museum". Externally, it is a museum. The two brands of the Cultural Preservation Institute actually have one team internally.

The new museum was completed just one year ago and is said to have been put into use. In fact, a large number of cultural relics have not yet been put on display. The warehouse of the YC City Museum is now filled with things rescued and excavated from the reservoir area.

Curator Gao warmly received everyone, and Zhou Zhi also saw here the cultural relic that he had been thinking about for a long time and had not yet been exhibited to the outside world - the stone sculpture of the Sun Man sent from Zigui.

This is a very peculiar cultural relic. It was unearthed at the Dongmentou Neolithic Cultural Site in Zigui County. More than 400 cultural relics including pottery, stone, copper, porcelain, and jade were unearthed at that time. They are basically well preserved and will still be preserved thousands of years later. Lifelike.

In this site that dates back more than 7,000 years, the archaeological team excavated a large stone slab in the shape of a stele. The stone slab was carefully polished to have a very smooth surface and a regular rectangular shape.

The stone slab is 105 centimeters long, 20 centimeters wide and 12 centimeters thick. A simple-line portrait is engraved on it with incised lines.

A sun pattern with twenty-three rays is engraved on the top of the figure's head, and a pattern of stars is also engraved on the figure's waist, as if the figure is standing in space.

The body of the character is very thick, but the limbs are just thin lines like noodles. The shape is simple and weird, and the facial expression is solemn, and he seems to be praying to the sun with his heart.

Human thinking in ancient times was relatively backward, and their understanding of the world was very one-sided. They had no understanding of the changing laws of natural phenomena such as the sun. Therefore, witchcraft with deified ideas began to appear.

This stone carving is obviously one of the remains of the witchcraft activities of sun worship at that time. Ancient humans chiseled and carved images of tribal leaders or wizards praying to the sun with worship. Judging from the smoothness of the stone carvings, it was possible that after it was erected, it became the object of worship and caress by ancient humans. The role of the sun god in the human world Endorsement. The shape of this statue is very unique. The face is in the shape of an inverted drop of water, the body is tall and tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The shape of the body reminds Zhou Zhi of some Sanxingdui bronze figures.

"However, there are currently different opinions on which ancient god this sun god belongs to." Curator Gao introduced.

"That's true," Zhou Zhi did not dare to be arbitrary now: "The sun god in ancient China is much older. If the geographical factor is taken into account, the fire god must also be added."

"Yes, the most famous sun god in ancient China is Xihe." Director Gao said: "Xihe is a goddess who gave birth to ten suns with Emperor Jun. It became an invention in "Yao Dian" The people of Li belong to the astronomical officials, and Dayi, Taihao, Shaohao, Boyi, etc. are all her descendants."

"If the legend is transformed into tribal culture, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness South Classic" records: 'Beyond the Southeast Sea, between the sweet waters, there is the country of Xihe; there is a woman named Xihe, the wife of Emperor Jun, who was ten days old "Fang bathed in Gan Yuan". This is what Director Fang just said. "Zhou Zhi explained to his friends: "The "Book of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wild East" says: "There is a big valley outside the East China Sea." In the Kingdom of Hao, Zhuanxu, the Confucian emperor of Shaohao, abandoned his harp and harp; there was Gan Mountain, where Gan Yuan was born, and the sweet water came out of it.' Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty made an annotation for this and said: 'This passage through Gan Yuan is actually the "Great Wilderness South" Sutra "Xihe Yuri's Ganyuan".

"We now know that Shaohao is the name of a tribe from the late Dawenkou Culture to the middle Longshan Culture. Although the order of Xihe and Shaohao is unknown, according to the "Book of Mountains and Seas", the kingdom of Shaohao and the kingdom of Xihe were in the same period. The geographical consistency is unquestionable.”

"That place is now called Rizhao. There are ruins of King Yao's city. Sun worship originated there. It is consistent with the geographical location and records in the classics."

"In addition, there is a god called the Lord of the Sun, the seventh of the eight gods of Qi in the pre-Qin period. "Historical Records·Fengchan Book" says, "The Lord of the Sun has temples in the mountains, and mountains rise into the sea, and he lives in the northeastern corner of Qi. , to welcome the sun and the rising clouds;”

Zhou Zhi nodded: "According to the geographical knowledge and the concept of Kyushu when "Yu Gong" was written, that area belonged to Qingzhou at that time, the Jiao Lai Plain was still an ocean or swamp land, the Shandong hills were islands, and the Rizhao area was located in the easternmost part of China. Duan is the first place to welcome the sun, and there is a geographical reason for sun worship to occur here.”

"But these are all northern systems." Zhou Zhi picked his chin and looked at the statue: "The shape of this stone statue is so unique. Although the Dawenkou culture also has an eight-pointed star pattern that symbolizes sun worship, it is different from the head of this stone statue. The image of the twenty-three-rayed sun is completely different. Is it more appropriate for us to look for the context from the gods of the southern system? "

"That's it!" Curator Gao seemed to have met a close friend: "Look, everyone, although the Dawenkou Culture worships the eight-rayed sun and the Longshan Culture has the form of talisman engraving, both of them look somewhat similar to the craftsmanship and symbolism of this figure. Similar places, but from a time perspective, this figure is actually earlier than the Dawenkou Culture, and three thousand years earlier than the Longshan Culture. Can we understand that its appearance is actually more advanced than the sun worship of the Dawenkou Culture? Early? Or is it more likely to be an independently developed totem worship?"

"If it's a southern system, then you have to consider the possibility of Dongjun, well, and Zhurong." Zhou Zhi said.

"Just like Xihe was called "Dongmu" in Lu Province, Dongjun is the sun worship in ancient Chu mythology; "Nine Songs of Dongjun" written by Qu Yuan is actually a sacrificial speech to worship the sun god. "Director Gao said: "In "Nine Songs", Dong Jun is a hero, symbolizing justice and light. He not only gives light and hope to the world, but also often fights against the power of evil. Moreover, he is Sichunzhi. God brings warmth and growth to the world.”

"This figure has a very solemn and kind expression."

(End of this chapter)