In china, the presence of the Xia Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty was very weak. For example, for most people, the impression of the Xia Dynasty may only be that Ofu Zhishui (Dayu Zhishui is considered to be the scope of the Xia Dynasty, in fact, it is the reign of Emperor Shun), and a few people may know that Taikang lost the country; and in Western Zhou, many people only remember the Wu King and the Beacon Theatre Princes, as for the death of King Zhao, the westward journey of King Mu, and the republican rule, they are not concerned.
However, the shang dynasty has a strong sense of existence in China's folk, in the final analysis, because the story of Jiang Ziya's sealing of the gods is well-known in China's folk.
In the story of Jiang Ziya's fengshen god, the two place names of Xiqi and Chaoge almost run through the story, which also makes people who do not understand the history of The Shang Zhou also know that during the Shang Zhou period, there were two place names of Xiqi and Chaoge.
So, where are the ancient Xiqi and Chaoge today?
Qishan: A witness to the rise and fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty
The so-called Xiqi is named after "Qishan". Qishan refers to the Phoenix Mountain in the territory of today's Qishan County in Shaanxi Province, which was called Qishan Mountain in ancient times.
Xiqi, which can be understood as the Zhouguo region of the Shang Dynasty centered on Qishan, roughly ranged from Qishan County in present-day Baoji City, Shaanxi Province.
Regarding Qishan, there is a legend of "Fengming Qishan": legend has it that when King Wen of Zhou lived near Qishan, he saw a phoenix roost in Qishan. This sign of "Fengming Qishan" was seen by posterity as a sign that the Western Zhou Dynasty was about to rise up and replace Yin Shang.
Since ancient times, the Chinese ancestors have believed in the feng shui of Kanyu. For example, during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty blocked the outside of the Guanwai and forbade the people of Guannei to go to the outside of the Guanwai, on the grounds that the Changbai Mountain outside the Guanwai was the holy mountain of Manchuria, which was related to the qi number of the Qing Dynasty, so in order to prevent anyone from destroying the Qi number of the Great Qing, the Qing Dynasty banned the Guanwai.
Similarly, in the concept of the Zhou people, Qishan was the holy mountain of the Zhou Dynasty, which was related to the qi number of the Western Zhou. The rise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there is "Fengming Qishan" as a sign, and the decline of the Western Zhou, but also let people see the signs in Qishan: in the second year of the Zhou Youwang (780 AD in the Western Calendar), an earthquake occurred in Qishan, when the officials in charge of divination and sacrifice in the Zhou Dynasty believed that this was the zhou you king was absurd and constantly for the king, and finally the heavens warned the king of Zhou You, hoping that the king of Zhou You would be able to restrain himself.
Unexpectedly, King Youwang of Zhou did not pay any attention to the earthquake of Qishan, the sacred mountain of the Zhou people, and continued to go his own way, eventually, leading to the demise of the Western Zhou, and although the Eastern Zhou continued for hundreds of years, for hundreds of years, the Zhou Dynasty only existed in a state of extinction in name only.
Asaka: A mysterious city
The mystery of the chao song still haunts the Chinese historical community today.
In 1046 BC, King Wu of Zhou led hundreds of princely states of the Zhou Dynasty to form an ally to attack the King of Shang. As for the reasons for the failure of the Shang Dynasty, there are many opinions at present - some believe that this is the internal ghost of the Shang Dynasty colluded with the Zhou Dynasty to plot to overthrow the King of Shang, and eventually overheated and led to the demise of the Shang Dynasty; some believe that this is the reason why the main force of the Shang Dynasty conquered Dongyi in the east, resulting in the emptiness of the domestic military strength, while the traditional view of history believes that this is the reason why the King of Shang is unpopular.
In short, in the final analysis, the Shang Dynasty collapsed, and the King of Shang committed suicide at Lutai in Chaoge.
Contemporary historians and archaeologists believe that Chaoge was located in the territory of present-day Hebi City, Henan Province, and archaeologists have found a large number of Chaoge era sites (including The Lutai Site) in hebi City.
The history books record that since the Shang Dynasty moved the capital of the country to Yin Capital (殷都, in modern Anyang, Henan), the Shang Dynasty has never moved the capital again, and when the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty obviously used Chaoge as the capital.
This makes Asaka an enigmatic city, adding more mystery.
To this end, the historical and archaeological circles have been very controversial, and a variety of theories have been produced: some believe that during the reign of the Shang kings before the Shang King, taking into account the changes in the natural conditions of the Yin capital, and moving the capital to the song, there are also those who believe that the song itself is also part of the Yin capital, in short, there are many opinions.