On the prehistoric sites of the "starry sky" of Chinese civilization, the unearthed artistic relics are even more star-studded. These "high-value" prehistoric arts have influenced each other, borrowed from each other, and laid deep roots for the continuous development of Chinese culture for five thousand years. Thick veins.
As one of the representative works of prehistoric Chinese art remains, the pottery unearthed at the Xinglonggou site in Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, about 5,300 years ago, is the first complete restoration of the whole body pottery of Hongshan Culture, and it is also the Hongshan Culture. The largest and most complete pottery figurine ever discovered.
According to Liu Guoxiang, a researcher from the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who is leading the archaeological excavation, restoration and research of the Aohan pottery, this super-realistic pottery sculpture is an important archeological demonstration of the "living" ancestor image 5300 years ago. The late mountain culture has formally entered a civilized society and is one of the important sources of the Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years.
For example, the long strip of "Maozheng" on the top of the hat in the middle of the forehead of the Aohan Taoist people has continued. "Maozheng" is an ornament of ancient emperors, princes and ministers with high status. It was even more than 5,000 years ago. Appeared on the Tao Ren.
The Aohan pottery is a clay red pottery that has been fired at a high temperature and has a hard texture. The pottery is 55 cm high and has a maximum bust width of 65 cm. The head and face are relatively complete. They wear a complete crown and a hat on the forehead. Things, and a curled up bun, eyes wide open, nose is high, especially the lips of the mouth protruding, the cheeks are sunken in a shout-like shape, the arms are bent, the left hand is held in the right hand, and the legs are sitting cross-legged.
From the perspective of costume, the imposing Taoist was a ruling class or manager who enjoyed a high social status during the Hongshan Culture period, and seemed to be the king of the late Hongshan Culture period; from the perspective of sitting and oral movements, it is likely to be again A sorcerer at that time, showing the movements of primitive sorcery.
Through this pottery man, it can be proved that the late Hongshan culture was a social type that combined divine power and royal power.
Liu Guoxiang analyzed and pointed out that sculpting and firing Aohan pottery people reflect that the late Hongshan culture has possessed certain professional and technical capabilities and superb artistic creativity.
At the same time, the Aohan pottery wears crowns, pans, and wears "hats" and other clothing that shows status and status, which proves that the hierarchical social stratification has formed in the late Hongshan culture.
It is understood that the Aohan Taoists are now collected in the Inner Mongolia Museum of Prehistoric Culture (formerly the Aohan Museum of Prehistoric Culture), which is the treasure of the museum.
(Reporter Sun Zifa produced Guo Shihao)
Editor in charge: [Song Fangcan]