The origin of Chinese civilization reflects an evolutionary process from plurality to unity.The Central Plains region is one of the key areas in the genesis of Chinese civilization.In particular,recent archaeological ...The origin of Chinese civilization reflects an evolutionary process from plurality to unity.The Central Plains region is one of the key areas in the genesis of Chinese civilization.In particular,recent archaeological discoveries in western Henan Province and southwestern Shanxi Province have significant implications for revealing the pathways and patterns of this origin.The process of civilization in western Henan and southwestern Shanxi during the Neolithic period is primarily represented in two major stages:the mid-phase of the Yangshao culture and the second phase of the Miaodigou culture,as well as the Longshan period.The former resulted from long-term cultural development and gradual social progress,indicating that early civilization in the Central Plains followed a progressive developmental model characterized by secular values and pragmatic thought.This laid the foundational orientation for the fundamental traits and aesthetic tone of ancient Chinese civilization.The latter,exemplified by the Qingliangsi cemetery,is marked by pronounced social stratification and widespread religious superstition,with distinct traits of external cultural integration.It embodies the convergence of surrounding cultural elements into the Central Plains and the early process of unifying diverse civilizations.These two modes of civilizational evolution reveal the early developmental characteristics of the pluralistic and unified nature of Chinese civilization.Through the diversified development and the convergence and integration of peripheral cultural elements into the Central Plains,Chinese civilization advanced to a higher stage of development,culminating in the flourishing and mature civilization of Xia,Shang and Zhou,the three earliest dynasties in Chinese history.展开更多
文摘The origin of Chinese civilization reflects an evolutionary process from plurality to unity.The Central Plains region is one of the key areas in the genesis of Chinese civilization.In particular,recent archaeological discoveries in western Henan Province and southwestern Shanxi Province have significant implications for revealing the pathways and patterns of this origin.The process of civilization in western Henan and southwestern Shanxi during the Neolithic period is primarily represented in two major stages:the mid-phase of the Yangshao culture and the second phase of the Miaodigou culture,as well as the Longshan period.The former resulted from long-term cultural development and gradual social progress,indicating that early civilization in the Central Plains followed a progressive developmental model characterized by secular values and pragmatic thought.This laid the foundational orientation for the fundamental traits and aesthetic tone of ancient Chinese civilization.The latter,exemplified by the Qingliangsi cemetery,is marked by pronounced social stratification and widespread religious superstition,with distinct traits of external cultural integration.It embodies the convergence of surrounding cultural elements into the Central Plains and the early process of unifying diverse civilizations.These two modes of civilizational evolution reveal the early developmental characteristics of the pluralistic and unified nature of Chinese civilization.Through the diversified development and the convergence and integration of peripheral cultural elements into the Central Plains,Chinese civilization advanced to a higher stage of development,culminating in the flourishing and mature civilization of Xia,Shang and Zhou,the three earliest dynasties in Chinese history.
