scholarly journals Generation of a Historical Weapon Ge and Its Impacts on Huaxia Culture

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Zhuo Lu
Keyword(s):  
River System ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Euphrates River ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Nation ◽  
The World ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
History Of

The history of Huaxia (Chinese: , a historical concept representing the Chinese nation and civi-lization) is full of wars. Various weapons were developed that are suitable for ground combat with horse-drawn vehicles. The weapon Ge (Chinese: ) was already used before 221 BC (before the Qin Dynasty, ca. 221–206 BC), and disappeared in around 25 AD (at the end of Western Han Dynasty). In most other regions in the world, this type of weapon has hardly been used. The weapon axe was used in the ancient wars (in the same period) outside Ancient China (also called the Middle King-dom), such as in Mesopotamia (the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system). However, the weapon axe is different from Ge, although there seem some similarities. This article provides an in-depth study and analysis of the reasons for the historic use of this unique weapon Ge, of its development in Ancient China, and of its influence on (military and civil) culture.

A Study of Musical Instrument Pictographs on Zuojiang Huashan Rock Arts

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Huang Yu [黄羽]
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Music History ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Musical Instruments ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Historical Materials ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
History Of

The Huashan Rock Arts represent the rock pictographs in the Zuojiang River Basin. They record the unique sacrificial scenes by Luoyue people from the 5th century BC to the 2nd century AD. Historical materials, unearthed cultural relics and existing folk customs all prove that the distinguishable musical instrument pictographs on the rock arts include bronze drums, sheep-horn knob bells, ling (small bells with a clapper), etc. All of these also explains why these musical instruments appear on those pictographs, further emphasizing the importance attributed to them on dividing the history of the rock arts into certain periods. This study has found out that after the Western Han Dynasty, the sheep-horn knob bells gradually lost the function of ceremonial and musical instruments due to the destruction of the rite system, thus withdrawing from the historical arena. On the other hand, the artisanship of bronze drums has become more and more exquisite, highlighting its three-fold use for rites, rituals and musical instruments. The drums also continue to occupy a significant part of the music history of the Luoyue ethnic group. Through an in-depth study of the musical instrument pictographs, the music history of the Luoyue is further, clarified and understood.

scholarly journals ĐẶC ĐIỂM HỆ THỐNG SÔNG CỔ VÀ TÁC ĐỘNG NHÂN SINH DỰA TRÊN KẾT QUẢ MÔ HÌNH TIẾN HÓA TỈ LỆ LỚN KHU VỰC CHÂU THỔ SÔNG HỒNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-478
Author(s):  
Mai Duc Dong ◽  
Phung Van Phach ◽  
Nguyen Trung Thanh ◽  
Duong Quoc Hung ◽  
Pham Quoc Hiep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
River System ◽  
River Network ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Red River ◽  
River Systems ◽  
Red River Delta ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The Simclast model has been verified and applied effectively in simulating the delta development for some major deltas in the world. In this study, we applied the model Simclast for simulating the history of the Red river delta development in late Pleistocene-Holocene. Results of the model reveal that the mainland of study area had reduced rapidly during transgression period (10,000-8,000 BP). The morphology changed significantly in the paleo-Red and Day river systems, but slightly in the paleo Thai Binh river system. The paleo-river network had been active in upper part before 11,000 BP and then shifted seaward until 2,000 BP. The river-sea interaction causes erosion and accumulation; as a result the morphology changed remarkably. The paleo-Thai Binh river had been inactive until 5,500 BP and then it was active but the morphology had not varied remarkably. The recent coastline generated from Simclast is relatively in accordance with the present coastline.

The excavation of the burial M8 at the Zhoujiazhai Cemetery in Suizhou, Hubei

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-114 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
Lower Ranking ◽  
Game Board ◽  
Grave Goods

Abstract The burial M8 excavated at the Zhoujiazhai Cemetery in Suizhou City, Hubei Province in 2014 was a vertical earthen shaft pit burial with one coffin chamber and one coffin. The grave goods unearthed from this burial were mainly lacquered and wooden wares, including flask, eared cup, lian-cosmetic case, figurines, bi-disc, ladder-shaped object, T-shaped object, liubo-game board, bamboo case, etc. The occupant of this burial is estimated to be a lower-ranking official in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. In the bamboo case unearthed from the burial, ink-written “gaodishu (letter informing the underground)” on wooden tablets are found, and hundreds of bamboo slips with text of“ rishu (almanac) ” were also unearthed, which are significantly meaningful for the studies on the rishu of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the date-selecting system in ancient China.

Study on the Hand Spinning Wheel in a Copy of the Mural Painting Collected by Mr. Liu Xianzhou

2011 ◽  
Vol 282-283 ◽  
pp. 497-504
Author(s):  
Qiang Li ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Xiao Ming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Mural Painting ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Image Information ◽  
Art Works ◽  
History Of ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Complete Investigation ◽  
Shape Changes

Many scholars have too much ignored the studies on the hand spinning wheel in ancient China, they drew some wrong conclusions based primarily on the hand spinning wheel in a copy of the mural painting collected by Mr. Liu Xianzhou. We aim to explain the history of hand spinning wheel in ancient China objectively. We made a complete investigation on the image information on the hand spinning wheel from the art works of the Han Dynasty, at the same time we analyzed referenced materials about the hand spinning wheel in ancient China. It is concluded that the mural painting itself is a counterfeit, and the process of shape changes of the hand spinning wheels in ancient China experienced three stages: the finger spinning wheel rotated by the spokes, the crank spinning wheel rotated by the spokes, the hand spinning cord wheel.

scholarly journals THE POSITION OF WATER AND RIVER IN CLASSICAL PERSIAN LITERATURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Zulyeno
Keyword(s):  
Water System ◽  
Clear Water ◽  
Persian Literature ◽  
Euphrates River ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Water Flows ◽  
Physical Form ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Literature

Water is one of the four elements (water, fire, soil and wind) that are most important in the history of human civilization. In the history of literature and religions in the world, water in the general picture is symbolized as a purification medium for humans to achieve happiness in life. For example, the story of the journey of Iskandar Zulkarnain and the Prophet Khidir in searching for springs of life, as well as the Prophet Moses who was washed away in the Nile, and so forth many stories and legends related to water. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers are two rivers whose water flows for a Mesopotamian civilization, even Babylon which became the capital at that time was built right on the banks of the Euphrates river. Rivers in the water system are included in the physical form of fresh water, in addition to ponds, rain and reservoirs. Where there is a river there must be life flowing with it, so that from clear water also appear phrases and terms like clear mind, light and holy, because the symbol of clarity in all things is always represented by the clearness of water. This paper will discuss how water including the river inspires Persian writers and poets in writing his works. In this paper only two poets focused on Jalaluddin Rumi and Hafez Shirazi.

scholarly journals The Bouse Formation, a controversial Neogene archive of the evolving Colorado River: a scientific drilling workshop report (28 February–3 March 2019 – BlueWater Resort & Casino, Parker, AZ, USA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Andrew Cohen ◽  
Colleen Cassidy ◽  
Ryan Crow ◽  
Jordon Bright ◽  
Laura Crossey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Colorado River ◽  
River System ◽  
Workshop Report ◽  
Scientific Drilling ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Continental Scale ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Intense Debate

Abstract. Neogene deposits of the lower Colorado River valley, especially the Miocene(?) and early Pliocene Bouse Formation, have been the focus of intense debate regarding the early paleoenvironmental history of this important continental-scale river system in southwestern North America and its integration with the proto-Gulf of California. Fine-grained units within these Neogene deposits also hold a promising archive of Pliocene paleoclimate history for this part of the world. Because the depocenter deposits of the Bouse Formation and the deposits that overlie and underlie it are poorly exposed and highly weathered, the formation is ripe for study through collection of drill cores. A workshop was held 28 February–3 March 2019 in Parker, AZ, USA, to discuss how scientific drilling might be employed to help resolve the Bouse controversies and improve our understanding of paleoclimate history in the region.

Headhunting in ancient China: the history of violence and denial of knowledge

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Violence ◽  
Oracle Bones ◽  
Chinese Texts ◽  
Enemy Combatant ◽  
The Way ◽  
Ancient Texts

AbstractHeadhunting has a long and well-documented history in China, but most people are today unaware of this practice, first recorded in Shang oracle bones and regularly mentioned in ancient Chinese texts until the Han dynasty. This ignorance is because headhunting subsequently came to be seen as a barbaric practice and knowledge concerning its long history was destroyed: this was achieved by inventing a new character, guo 聝, which means “to cut the ear of a dead enemy combatant” and using this to replace (and thus confuse meanings with) an older character guo 馘, which refers specifically to headhunting. Ancient texts in which headhunting practices are documented have been misunderstood and misrepresented by imperial era scholars to prevent anyone from seeing that ancient China was a headhunting culture. This study shows how dominant cultural norms can impact on the way in which texts are read.

scholarly journals ROLE OF CHINESE HIEROGLYPHICS IN THE WORLD SOCIOCULTURAL SPACE

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
S.H. Apaeva
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Chinese Translation ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View

The article analyzes the history of the Chinese translation development from Ancient China to the present. Translation is the key to communication between two or more peoples, the key to connect the cultural, historical, political and social aspects of two or more countries. The interpreters recognized in China as an ancient profession, and later a translation science arose, which spread in many areas of the social sphere. The texts of the Buddhist sutras were the very first large-scale translations into Chinese, while Chinese interpreters, in the process, developed criteria and principles for translation from different points of view.

scholarly journals On Characteristics of Chinese Civilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Xiangjun Su
Keyword(s):  
Driving Force ◽  
Chinese Character ◽  
Rapid Rise ◽  
Chinese Nation ◽  
History Of Evolution ◽  
The World ◽  
Man And Nature ◽  
Rise Of China ◽  
History Of

Chinese civilization is the only ancient human civilization existing in the world, with a history of more than five thousand years. Over its long history of evolution, Chinese civilization has developed into a distinct civilization. This article briefly discusses eight main characteristics of the Chinese civilization, including the pluralistic and integrated Chinese nation, the wide use of the time-honored Chinese character, and the philosophy of being people-oriented and seeking harmony between man and nature, etc.. Moreover, it is pointed out that Chinese civilization is the fundamental intrinsic driving force for the rapid rise of China in recent decades and the Chinese national rejuvenation, and China is destined to take its own path of development due to its unique civilization.

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