Is it a pig or a dragon? This little jade beast proves that Chinese civilization is more than 5,000 years old
Chinese civilization has a long history of more than 5,000 years
But why is it “more than 5,000 years”?
The first thing that comes to mind is probably its air of soaring into the clouds and mist.
This Hongshan culture jade pig dragon is chicken bone white in color
It is the largest and most regular piece of its kind known.
The Niuheliang site in the Xiliao River Basin was unearthed more than 5,000 years ago.
Its prototype has undergone highly abstract artistic processing
From 7,600 years ago to more than 5,000 years ago
There is a very round hole on the back of the Jade Pig Dragon
With Tao Zunwen, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Bronze Inscriptions, and Qin Zhuanzhong
This small hole is also a carefully calculated suspension stabilization point.
Our ancestors had superb jade-making technology
The Hongshan Culture is of the same age as the Liangzhu Culture in the south.
The jade pig dragon is an important symbol and representative of Hongshan culture
Another representative cultural relic of Hongshan Culture - C-shaped jade dragon
From the 7600-year-old Chahai stone dragon in Fuxin
To the Hongshan Jade Pig Dragon that dates back more than 5,000 years
It was an important culture in the north during the late Neolithic Age.
Mainly distributed in southeastern Inner Mongolia, western Liaoning and northern Hebei
The discovery of the Niuheliang site of the Hongshan Culture in the Xiliao River Basin
Etiquette is the foundation for the development and establishment of order in Hongshan society
The trinity layout of the "tanks, temples and tombs" of the Niuheliang ruins group
This was later reflected in the Temple of Heaven, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Imperial Tombs.
△Restoration map of the trinity of the "Tan Miao Tomb" of the Niuheliang Site Group
Hongshan Cultural Temple and Tomb is a symbol of Chinese civilization.
This is the origin of "ritual" in traditional Chinese culture