China News Service, Lanzhou, May 15 (Reporter Feng Zhijun) Xirong is an ancient tribe with a wide distribution, a long history, and many branches in northwest China. Due to the scarcity of documentary records, all walks of life have known about its historical clues and cultural features for a long time. less.
For more than ten years, Gansu has continued to excavate the Majiayuan site through archaeological excavations, providing a sample for understanding the multi-cultural integration and cultural exchanges between China and the West in the transitional zone of agriculture and animal husbandry during the pre-Qin period.
The reporter learned from the Gansu Provincial Cultural Relics Department on the 15th that based on the fruitful results of archaeology at the Majiayuan site in recent years, Gansu will focus on showing the unearthed warrior carriages to the society, supplemented by more than 100 artifacts unearthed from Majiayuan, and excavated artifacts and carriages from the tombs. The structure and other aspects comprehensively display the Xirong noble cemetery during the Warring States Period, reflecting the political and cultural characteristics it represents in an all-round way, and learn about the history of the Chinese nation with the public and inherit the genes of Chinese culture.
Located in Zhangjiachuan County, Tianshui City, Gansu, the Majiayuan site is the first large-scale archaeological excavation of the Warring States Period Xirong Culture Cemetery in the province. A beautifully preserved Warring States carriage was discovered.
Since the archaeological excavation in 2006, 80 tombs have been excavated continuously and 68 vehicles have been unearthed.
In addition to carts and horses, the funerary goods also include carts and horses ornaments, carts and horses, daily life utensils, weapons, tools, and a large number of human body decorations and clothing.
It is understood that the Majiayuan site with the labels of “one of China’s top ten new archaeological discoveries in 2006”, “national key cultural relics protection unit” and other labels, through the Warring States carriage and a large number of cultural relics unearthed in recent years, it fully shows the late Warring States period in eastern Gansu. The historical outlook of the pre-Qin period reproduces the brilliance of the intersection of Hua and Rong, the intersection of agriculture and animal husbandry, the collision of diverse civilizations, and the convergence of Chinese and Western cultural exchanges.
In the pre-Qin period, with the formation of the fusion of the Huaxia tribe in the Central Plains, the unfused tribes distributed around it were proportional to Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, and Beidi.
As a huge nomadic tribe, Xirong played an extremely important role in the early development of Northwest China, the formation of the Chinese nation, and the cultural exchanges between China and the West.
According to the Gansu Provincial Museum, Che Yu is a master of the highest level of craftsmanship in ancient machinery manufacturing.
In addition to being a combat tool of the nobility and the main force on the battlefield, the car has practical value. It is also regarded as a part of the ritual and music system. Different forms of cars and different numbers of cars show different status and status.
According to the Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the burial of chariots and horses began in the Yin and Shang dynasties, reached a peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, and declined with the rise of cavalry until the Warring States period. As a horse race, Xirong is good at shooting and hunting, brave and courageous. Horse riding and driving are necessary skills for him to live through water and grass and travel long distances. The luxurious vehicles buried in the Majiayuan Cemetery reflect its distinctive feature of combining the Central Plains culture and the northern grassland culture. (Finish)