Master Archaeologist

Chapter 374 Zhengshuo
Is the emoji text counted as text?

This is just an amusing question.

But this question brought a lot of thought to the experts on the scene.

The original text, perhaps the same as the emoji, can only simply express some "scenes", and use it to express what you want to say.

Although this kind of "character text" is very primitive, it cannot be said that it is not a text, because it already has part of the usefulness and importance of a text.

Participating in this endless discussion made Chen Han very emotional.

Although, it was not discussed in the end, whether Liangzhu had writing or not, this is not a topic that can be discussed in one discussion.

But in the process of participating in the meeting, Chen Han felt the charm that Liangzhu brought to all archaeologists.

As Mr. Shi Xingeng, the discoverer of the Liangzhu civilization, said in the preface of the "Liangzhu Archaeological Report" written in that chaotic era.

"Our ancient ancestors persevered in opening up this vast land and created a culture that will shine through the ages. When we look back at the past today, how should we conscientiously continue the life and glorious culture of our nation?"

"However, our descendants now see that the land left by our ancestors is being destroyed day by day, and our culture is also being crazily destroyed by the enemy. This is the critical moment of survival."

"However, China is definitely not something that other nations can conquer. History clearly tells us that we are living in this difficult and great era because of our long-standing, broad and strong culture. Only by not destroying the culture of our culture, can everyone have a firm and unshakable confidence!"

With the further deepening of the understanding of Liangzhu civilization, Liangzhu civilization should return to its normal position in Chinese history and become the pride of all Chinese people.

Judging from the current archaeological results, Liangzhu was the only country on the land of China 5000 years ago!
5000 years ago, there were as many cultures in China as stars, but there was only one country, which was the Liangzhu civilization.

For a long time, some people in the international academic circles believed that Chinese civilization began in the Shang Dynasty (national civilization) about 3500 years ago.

However, the successive revelations of the Liangzhu ruins mean that the origin of Chinese civilization and the formation of the country 5000 years ago are being confirmed.

Why Liangzhu?

How does Liangzhu confirm the 5000-year Chinese civilization?
A large number of archaeological discoveries have shown that Liangzhu, as a country, has already met the mature conditions for discussing its form.

Not only exquisite jade wares, lacquer wares, silk wares, ivory wares, and pottery, but also superb wooden buildings mean that the social division of labor in Liangzhu is very developed, and there is a definite division of labor between agriculture and handicraft manufacturing.

Numerous burial materials also reflect that the stratification of Liangzhu society is very obvious, and it is already a class society.

A series of new discoveries, including Liangzhu ancient city and dams, have greatly enriched the understanding of the development of Liangzhu society.

Liangzhu has highly developed science and technology, profound social mobilization ability and efficient organizational management ability, and clear urban-rural differences. The ancient city of Liangzhu has formed an inseparable economy with the vast surrounding areas.

Although, according to the so-called three elements of civilization in the West, no bronze ware has been found in Liangzhu.

However, it is undeniable that Liangzhu definitely has the standard of civilization - the form of a country.

Westerners believe that entering the Bronze Age is the standard of "civilization".

It's just that from their own point of view, they have never seen a civilization that already had a national form before entering the Bronze Age.

The three elements of civilization are already an outdated term.

According to the General History of the World, the characteristics of civilization include: urban centers, national political power established by institutions, payment of tribute or taxes, writing, social division into classes or ranks, huge buildings, various specialized arts and sciences and many more.

The Liangzhu civilization undoubtedly met these characteristics.

The most important thing is that Liangzhu Ancient City is composed of Mojiaoshan Ruins, Liangzhu Ancient City and Waiguo District, covering an area of ​​8 square kilometers.

The famous Sumerian city of Ur covers an area of ​​only 0.6 square kilometers.

Even Sumer could be a civilization, and Liangzhu, whose city is ten times larger than Sumer, isn’t it a civilization?

No Western archaeologist can refute this.

Our Liangzhu is really too hard.

Liangzhu culture reached an unprecedented level of social development.

In the area around the Taihu Lake where Liangzhu is distributed, the settlement levels are clear, and the religious beliefs and ritual systems centered on jade articles are widely consistent.

Therefore, the academic community generally believes that the Liangzhu society basically conforms to the definition of a "civilized" society in Chinese archaeology, and formed a high-level political system that is more mature than the general "ancient state" and can be called an "early state".

Moreover, the Chinese civilization is a direct continuation of the Liangzhu civilization.

From the existing evidence plus certain reasoning, it is easy to conclude that the Liangzhu civilization is the earliest Chinese civilization that can be traced back to now.

One of the most important evidence, in fact, comes from a sentence.

"The major event of the country lies in the sacrificial and military affairs"

"The major affairs of the country are sacrifices and military affairs" comes from "Zuo Zhuan·Cheng Gong 13th Year", which means: the major affairs of the country are sacrifices and wars. Zuo Zhuan is one of the Four Books and Five Classics, and one of the spiritual cores of the Chinese nation.

This is the "axiom" accepted by all dynasties and dynasties in China since it was proposed.

In other words, Sacrifice and Rong are the main essence or characteristics of Chinese civilization, and they are the main indicators for judging whether it is the correctness of Chinese civilization.

Sacrificing heaven and earth is the most important sacrifice from common sense, and its importance should at least not be weaker than that of other sacrifices combined.The use of Congbi to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth was stipulated by Zhou rituals, and Congbi is currently recognized as an invention of Liangzhu.Therefore, from the perspective of sacrificial offerings, Liangzhu has made the greatest contribution to Chinese civilization, and it is the beginning of Chinese civilization.

In Zhou rituals, the jade ax is the main representative of military power, and the jade ax is also the most developed in Liangzhu.Therefore, from the perspective of Rong, Liangzhu also made the greatest contribution to Chinese civilization, and it is the beginning of Chinese civilization.

To sum up the above two points, it is almost impossible for another culture to have a greater influence on Chinese civilization from the perspective of Si and Rong or the country. Although Zhou people probably didn't know about Liangzhu culture.

Strictly speaking, Liangzhu civilization is definitely not the origin of Chinese civilization, nor is it the main civilization of Chinese civilization.

Perhaps the academic circles are still debating whether the Songze culture is the origin of the Chinese civilization, the Jiahu culture, or the Hongshan culture. In short, it is definitely not the Liangzhu civilization.

However, it is undeniable that the Liangzhu civilization played an important role in linking the past and the future.

They inherited the early primitive tribal civilization of China, and inherited the main Chinese civilization of the "Yan-Huang" system. They are a force that cannot be ignored in the process of the origin of Chinese civilization!
The most important embodiment of "Sacrifice and Rong" in Liangzhu culture lies in the altar.

Next, Chen Han will go to the altar of Liangzhu civilization to find out.

(End of this chapter)