Three thousand years ago, bronze artifacts from Jin and Mongolia were exhibited in Shanxi, presenting a scene of grassland ethnic integration
On the 18th, more than 400 bronze artifacts from the Jin and Mongolian dynasties, dating back two to three thousand years, were exhibited at the Shanxi Bronze Museum. They outline a picture of the migration, war, communication, and integration of grassland ethnic groups for the people, witnessing the historical development process of the diversified integration of Chinese civilization.
The exhibition, entitled "Under the Sky - Ordos Bronze Culture Exhibition", gathered more than 400 collections from five cultural and museum institutions, namely, Shanxi Museum, Ordos City Museum, Inner Mongolia Museum, Otog Front Banner Cultural and Museum Research Institute, and Inner Mongolia Mingbo Grassland Culture Museum, which lasted from the Shang Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty.
A "snake dagger" unearthed in Houlanjiagou Village, Shilou County, Shanxi Province, is the same as the bronze dagger collected by the Inner Mongolia Mingbo Grassland Culture Museum. It is a life tool more than 3000 years ago. The handle is decorated with a snake head and equipped with a movable tongue. According to Xue Ping, a staff member of the Shanxi Bronze Museum, many Ordos style bronze artifacts have been unearthed along the Yellow River in Shanxi. This exhibition of bell shaped sword, tiger shaped sword, three hole shaped sword, snake shaped dagger and other artifacts selected by Shanxi Museum reflects the grand occasion of ethnic and cultural exchanges and integration in Shanxi at that time.
Sword wearing is an important etiquette in ancient Chinese society, and the formation of this cultural phenomenon is closely related to the early grassland men carrying short swords with them. Grassland animals such as cows, sheep, horses, rabbits, tigers, and snakes are common creative elements in Ordos style bronze ware. With the deepening of cultural exchanges, they have to some extent promoted the formation of the twelve zodiac signs in the Central Plains region. The number of tiger shaped cultural relics in Ordos style bronze vessels is considerable, and they have been jointly worshipped by the Han and ethnic minorities in China since ancient times, becoming a cultural gene rooted in the depths of the Chinese nation.
According to Zhang Rui, deputy curator of Shanxi Bronze Museum, the bronzes of northern Nomad are mainly practical tools, and many bronzes are for use in battle or life. The bronze artifacts unearthed in the Central Plains region are mostly in terms of ritual systems, such as Ding, Gui, Pan, etc. This shows the cultural similarities and differences between Jin and Mongolia in ancient times.
This exhibition is divided into three units: "A Plain and unrestrained Bronze World," "Interesting and Natural Bronze Art," and "Diversified and Integrated Civilization Inheritance." It showcases the artistic style and production techniques of Ordos style bronze ware, including weapons, production tools, daily necessities, decorations, and chariots and horses. The aim is to explore the profound impact of Ordos style bronze ware on the formation and evolution of Chinese civilization.
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