Chapter 1487 Sun God
After the research ship entered the lock, the entrance gate was closed. As the water level dropped, the dam that everyone was looking down at just now gradually became eye level, and then the cement wall of the lock It becomes like a growing city wall that stands upward, and soon you have to look up.
Everyone was shouting at the open tea garden on the third floor of the research ship looking at such a spectacle, which made the masters on the small steamer towing the coal ship beside them extremely happy. Look at this The gangster looks like he has never seen the world!
Coming out of the ship lock with unfinished content, we reached the final destination of this expedition, Yiling.
The entire Three Gorges Project cultural protection work is divided into two regions according to region, one is Bashu District and the other is Ehan District.
The central city of Bashu District is Yuzhou, and the central working city of Ehan District is naturally Yiling.
This place was called Yiling in ancient times. It was here that Lu Xun of the Eastern Wu Dynasty defeated Liu Bei at Xiaoting, allowing Liu Bei to flee Baidi City and entrust Zhuge Liang to start the last chapter of the Three Kingdoms story.
Of course, the story of the Three Kingdoms here is far more than just this one. There are a total of thirty-six major historical events, all of which happened in this battleground between Wu and Shu.
In order to accommodate the large number of cultural relics collected through rescue excavations in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, Yiling City merged and abolished the library, cultural management office, regional museum and other institutions into one place, and changed its name to "Yiling City Museum" "Externally, it is a museum and a cultural preservation institute. Internally, it is actually the same team.
The new museum has just been completed a year ago. It is said to have been put into use. In fact, a large number of cultural relics have not yet been put on display. The warehouse of the YC City Museum is now filled with items rescued and excavated from the reservoir area. something.
Curator Gao warmly received everyone, and Zhou Zhi also saw here the cultural relic that he had been thinking about for a long time and had not yet been exhibited to the outside world - the stone sculpture of the Sun Man sent from Zigui.
This is a very peculiar cultural relic. It was unearthed at the Dongmentou Neolithic Cultural Site in Zigui County. More than 400 cultural relics including pottery, stone, copper, porcelain, and jade were unearthed at that time. They are basically well preserved. , still vivid after thousands of years.
In this site dating back more than 7,000 years, the archaeological team excavated a large stone slab in the shape of a stele. The stone slab was carefully polished and had a very smooth surface, taking on a regular rectangular shape.
The length of the stone slab is 105 cm, the width is 20 cm, and the thickness is 12 cm. A simple-line portrait is engraved on it with incised lines.
The top of the figure's head is engraved with a sun pattern of twenty-three rays, and the figure's waist is also engraved with a pattern of stars, as if the figure is standing in space.
The body of the character is very thick, but the limbs are just thin lines like noodles. The shape is simple and weird, and the facial expression is solemn, and he seems to be praying to the sun with his heart.
Human thinking in ancient times was relatively backward, and their understanding of the world was very one-sided, and they had no understanding of the changing laws of natural phenomena such as the sun. Therefore, witchcraft with deified ideas began to appear.
This stone carving is obviously one of the relics of the witchcraft activities of sun worship at that time. Ancient humans chiseled and carved images of tribal leaders or wizards praying to the sun with worship. Judging from the smoothness of the stone carvings, it was possible that after it was erected, it became the object of worship and caress by ancient humans. The role of the sun god in the human world Endorsement. The shape of this statue is very unique. The face is in the shape of an inverted drop of water, the body is tall and tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The shape of the body reminds Zhou Zhi of some Sanxingdui bronze figures.
“However, there are currently different opinions on which ancient god this sun god belongs to.” Curator Gao introduced.
"That's true," Zhou Zhi did not dare to be arbitrary now: "The sun god in ancient China is much older. If the geographical factor is taken into account, the fire god must also be added."
"Yes, the sun in ancient China The most famous god is Xihe," Director Gao said: "Xihe is a goddess who gave birth to ten suns with Emperor Jun, and became the inventor of the calendar in "Yao Dian". Belonging to the astronomical officials, Dayi, Taihao, Shaohao, Boyi, etc. are all her descendants.” It contains: "Beyond the southeast sea, between the sweet waters, there is the country of Xihe; there is a woman named Xihe, the wife of Emperor Jun, who was born on the tenth day, and Fang bathed in Ganyuan". This is what Director Fang just said. This matter." Zhou Zhi explained to his friends: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Eastern Classic of Great Wilderness says: 'Beyond the East China Sea is a great ravine, in the country of Shaohao. Zhuanxu, the Confucian emperor of Shaohao, abandoned his harp and harp; where there is Gan Mountain, Gan Yuan is born, and Gan Yuan is born." water out Yan'; Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty made an annotation on this and said: 'This passage through Ganyuan is actually the Ganyuan of Xihe Yuri in the "Great Wilderness South Classic""
"Now we know that Shaohao is Dahu. Wenkou Late Culture Although the order of Xihe and Shaohao is unknown among the names of tribes dating from the middle period of Longshan Culture, there is no doubt that the country of Shaohao and the country of Xihe are geographically consistent according to the Book of Mountains and Seas."
< br>“That place is now called Rizhao. There are ruins of King Yao’s city. Sun worship originated there. It is consistent with the geographical location and records in the classics.”
"In addition, there is another god called the Lord of the Sun, the seventh of the eight gods of Qi in the pre-Qin period. "Historical Records: Fengchan Book" says, "The Lord of the Sun has temples in the mountains, and the mountains rise into the sea, and he lives most in the northeastern corner of Qi. , to welcome the sun and the rising clouds;"
Zhou Zhi nodded: "According to the geographical knowledge and the concept of Kyushu when "Yu Gong" was written, that area belonged to Qingzhou at that time, and the Jiao Lai Plain was still an ocean or swamp. ,Mountain The East Hills were an island, and the Rizhao area was located at the easternmost point of China. It was the first place to welcome the sun. There is a geographical reason for the sun worship to occur here. "
"But these are northern systems. Zhou Zhi picked his chin and looked at the statue: "The shape of this stone statue is so unique. Although Dawenkou culture also has an eight-pointed star pattern that symbolizes sun worship, it is different from this stone carving figure." The image of the twenty-three-rayed sun on the head is completely different. Is it more appropriate for us to look for the context from the gods of the southern system? "
"That's right!" Director Gao seemed to have met a close friend: "Everyone. Look, although the Dawenkou Culture worshiped the eight-pointed sun and the Longshan Culture had the form of talisman engraving, the two seem to be somewhat similar to the craftsmanship and symbolism of this figure, but from a time perspective , this figure is actually earlier than the Dawenkou Culture, and even three thousand years earlier than the Longshan Culture. Can we understand that its appearance is actually earlier than the sun worship of the Dawenkou Culture, or that it was developed independently? Is it more likely to be a totem worshiper? "
"If it is a southern system, then we have to consider the possibility of Dongjun, well, and Zhu Rong," Zhou Zhi said.
"Just like Xihe was called "Dongmu" in Lu Province, Dongjun is the sun worship in ancient Chu mythology; "Nine Songs of Dongjun" written by Qu Yuan is actually a sacrificial speech to worship the sun god. "Director Gao said: "In "Nine Songs", Dongjun is a hero, symbolizing justice and light. He gives light and hope to the world, and often fights against the forces of evil. He is also the god of spring, bringing warmth and growth to the world."
"This figure has a very solemn and kind expression. .”
(End of this chapter)