[Commentary] On May 7, a press conference for the major archaeological discoveries of the Duyi ruins in the ancient country of Shuanghuaishu in Gongyi, Zhengzhou, Henan Province was held in Zhengzhou. After years of archaeological excavations, experts confirmed that the Shuanghuaishu site was a mid-to-late mega settlement in Yangshao culture around 5,300 years ago, and was named "Hello Ancient State" by experts.
[Commentary] Wang Wei, a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and chief expert of the Chinese Civilization Prospecting Project, said on the 7th that the discovery of the Shuanghuaishu site filled key materials for the critical period and key regions of the Chinese civilization.
[Same period] (Wang Wei, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and chief expert of the Chinese Civilization Prospecting Project) The Shuanghuaishu site has made major discoveries after several years of work. I think it is of great significance. In my words, it was at a critical period when the origin of Chinese civilization was formed. Just 5300 years ago, the central region of the Central Plains and the Central Plains of the Middle Yellow River had such a key site. The scale is large, the rank is high, and the connotation is rich. It is the largest and highest-ranking site in the entire Yellow River Basin around 5,300, so we call it the Yiyi Site. Looking at the whole country, sites of this scale are very rare nationwide.
[Commentary] According to reports, the Shuanghuaishu site of 1.17 million square meters has found many "China's most": "Big Dipper Nine Stars" large-scale ruins and related buildings are early typical representatives of ancient Chinese civilizations that attach great importance to the characteristics of the fate of heaven; unearthed Of the earliest bone silkworm sculptures in China and the earliest silk objects unearthed in the surrounding ruins at the same time. It is proved that the ancestors of the middle reaches of the Yellow River have been engaged in raising silkworms and silk reeling around 5300. The earliest representative of the times; the size, layout and ceremonial nature of the giant center site with an area of 18,000 square meters have begun to take on the characteristics of the early large palace buildings in the Chinese civilized society; The large cemetery and three altar remains are the first discoveries of the ruins of the Yangshao Culture Period in the Yellow River Basin.
[Explanation] As one of the four major civilizations in the world, the Chinese civilization is the only civilization that has not been interrupted so far. How it originated and developed has attracted much attention.
Li Boqian, a professor at Peking University and chief scientist of China's Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Project, said that the major archaeological discovery of this site is the key to unlocking the origin of civilization in the Yellow River Basin, especially the "Big Dipper Nine Stars" and many phenomena that highlight etiquette and civilization. Xia, Shang, Zhou and other dynasty civilizations inherited and carried forward.
[Same period] (Li Boqian, a professor at Peking University and chief scientist of China's Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties Project) The discovery of this site can be pushed up (tested) from the subsequent construction of the capital city, and it can be seen that it has developed in the same line. So I said that this discovery is important as a ruined city, and it is also related to the development of ancient Chinese civilization. It has been passed down through generations. The 5000 years of Chinese civilization has not been broken. The beginning began with the Shuanghuaishu site.
[Explanation] It is understood that after the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, China launched the Chinese civilization source exploration project, which aims to reveal the origin and early development of the Chinese nation's 5,000-year civilization. Wang Wei said that major archaeological discoveries at the site have found the source for Chinese civilization.
[Same period] (Wang Wei, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and chief expert of the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project) I think from the perspective of discussing the origin of Chinese civilization, the discovery of the Shuanghuai Village site is of incomparable significance. We found Huaxia The source of civilization. Because the Chinese civilization is the core of the Chinese civilization, in this sense, we have also found the source of the Chinese civilization, which has continued for more than 5,000 years. In fact, China, China, and the Central Plains have created a cultural tradition, its ritual system, its The idea of harmony between man and nature has been widely recognized.
Reporter Li Chaoqing from Henan
Editor in charge: [Chen Haifeng]