[Explanation] Unique wings, naive expressions... Recently, two "cute beasts" unearthed at the Sun Dayuan Jundui site in Heze, Shandong have attracted widespread attention.

These two pottery beasts, with their faces like beasts and wings inserted, are rare ceramic relics that the ancients combined birds and beasts. Because of their peculiar shapes, they were nicknamed "cute beasts" by many netizens.

While the "cute beast" in Heze sparked heated discussion, precious cultural relics such as the "Little Yueyue" Yachouyue, which is known as the treasure of Shandong Museum Town Hall, also went out of the circle again with their "ugly cute" appearance.

　　[Explanation] On April 24, the reporter saw Ya Chou Yue displayed in the exhibition hall at the Shandong Museum.

The shape of the bronze yue resembles an axe. It was an instrument used by the ancients in rituals and funerals, and it may also be a torture instrument.

It is understood that Yachouyue has a history of more than 3,000 years. It was unearthed in the Shang dynasty tomb at Subutun No.1 in Qingzhou, Weifang, Shandong. It is famous for its resemblance of a human face and the inscription of "Yachou" on its utensils.

Zhang Chaoqun, an interpreter at the Shandong Museum, told reporters that although the appearance of Ya Chou Yue left modern people with a "cute" impression, in ancient times, it symbolized majesty and power.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Chaoqun, instructor of Shandong Museum

　　This bronze yue is carved with human faces and beasts, with big round eyes, and the corners of the mouth are raised, revealing teeth like the crenels of a city wall.

Although everyone sees Ya Chouyue and thinks its image is very cute, in fact, when people in Shang Dynasty saw it, they were terrified in their hearts.

Yue is also a symbol of power, and Yachouyue represents the power of the "Yachou" tribe.

　　[Explanation] On the same day, the reporter also found two sets of pottery dings and black pottery tripods resembling birds in the prehistoric exhibition hall of the Shandong Museum.

It is understood that these two groups of cultural relics belong to the Longshan culture, and they are pottery cookware and container.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Chaoqun, instructor of Shandong Museum

　　These two groups of cultural relics are from the prehistoric period of Shandong, the Neolithic period, and the Longshan cultural period.

In the black pottery tripod we saw here, the tripod of the tripod is decorated with a bird's beak.

Including Tao Wei, its overall shape is also very similar to the pattern of a bird waiting to fly, which together illustrates the idea of ​​totem worship of the Dongyi people, the indigenous people of Shandong in prehistoric times.

Dongyi people worship bird totems as their aesthetic worship.

　　[Explanation] At present, more and more uniquely shaped cultural relics such as the fragments of the golden mask in Sanxingdui, Sichuan, and the pottery beasts from the Kundui site in Sun Dayuan, Heze, Shandong, have received widespread attention from the society.

Archaeologists are also intensively studying their unique shapes and historical value, and strive to uncover the secrets behind these cultural relics as soon as possible.

Regarding the phenomenon that the image of cultural relics is hotly debated, Professor Wang Qing from the Department of Archaeology of the School of History and Culture of Shandong University believes that although this is a good thing and can arouse people’s interest in archaeology, people should know more about what cultural relics embody. cultural connotation.

　　[Concurrent] Wang Qing, Professor, School of History and Culture, Shandong University

　　In the information age, our unearthed cultural relics will attract more and more people's attention, which is a good thing.

However, we must also strengthen our guidance and not join in the fun, or we view the ancients' aesthetic viewpoints from the current aesthetic viewpoint.

Everyone (should) acquire historical knowledge and archaeological knowledge through formal means, and have a correct understanding of it (cultural relics) through ancients and traditional Chinese culture.

　　Baiyang Jinan Report

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]