Yanyuan Bronze Civilization is a product of the intersection of North and South cultures
It is reported that a large number of remains related to horses have been discovered at the Old Dragon Head Site, mainly including sacrificial horses and harness, as well as carriages and bronze horses. The custom of burying sacrificial horses and harness is commonly seen in northern China and the Eurasian grasslands. The Shangma style in the Yanyuan Basin demonstrates a strong northern grassland cultural style. The Old Dragon Head Site also unearthed small horse ornaments, bead decorations, and bronze mirrors with handles, which are also marks of the influence of northern grassland culture.
The culture represented by Yanyuan bronze ware is the product of the intersection of northern and southern cultures. During that era, the western Yunnan and southwestern Sichuan regions reached the peak of bronze culture development. Various different cultures and tombs appeared in the Yanyuan Basin, which also demonstrates the importance of this place. It is a good place to travel from south to north Professor Sun Hua said during his previous visit to the roundtable forum of the seminar.
Sun Hua noticed that there are both common copper drums from the southwest region and artifacts with traditional northern craftsmanship in Yanyuan bronze ware. Among them, the bronze drum unearthed in Yanyuan is simple in shape and simple in decoration. There is a Sunburst in the middle of the drum face, and there are four flying herons around the Sunburst. "Seeing the pattern of the copper drum, we can think of the sun bird unearthed at the Jinsha site, that is, the four birds circling the gold foil," said Sun Hua.
Zhou Zhiqing, vice president of the Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and head of the Archaeological Project of the Old Dragon Head Site, said that the Yanyuan Basin is an important node on the north-south cultural exchanges and migration routes in the eastern part of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, as well as an important part of the Tibetan Yi Corridor on Ethnology. The special geographical and cultural location makes the ancient culture in this area show the characteristics of diversity and complexity.
The unique burial form and customs of Laolongtou Cemetery, as well as the cultural relics with distinct historical and regional characteristics, demonstrate the complex and diverse cultural connotations of Yanyuan Bronze Culture, highlighting its unique regional bronze culture in the Southwest region.
Yanyuan bronze culture has a strong feature of diversity, which is influenced by the bronze culture of Eurasian grassland, northern China, Xirong, Zhongyuan culture, Yunnan, western Yunnan and even Southeast Asia.
The Yanyuan Old Dragon Head Site highlights the unique, inclusive, and diverse characteristics of Yanyuan bronze culture, enriching the pattern and cultural connotation of the diverse and integrated Chinese civilization. The excavation of the Yanyuan Old Dragon Head Site has become a key key to studying the intersection, integration, and evolution of diverse civilizations in the eastern Qinghai Tibet Plateau, with high academic value.
In addition, the archaeological achievements of the Old Dragon's Head Site have demonstrated the history of exchanges and exchanges among various ethnic groups in the southwest, provided important cases for "discovering China from the border", and enriched the integrity and commonness of History of China and culture.
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