On January 17, the Second China Tibet Ali Lhasa Zhangxiong Cultural Academic Seminar opened in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. 100 experts and scholars from all over the country conducted a three-day discussion and exchange on the themes of the role of Zhang-zhung culture in forging a solid sense of the Chinese national community, the exchange and integration of Zhang-zhung culture among various ethnic groups, and the Great Passage between Zhang-Zhung culture and South Asia.
The picture shows the scene of the seminar Photo: Wang Jiahao
The study of Zhang-zhung culture has entered an unprecedented era
The picture shows an expert and scholar exchanging speeches at the seminar Photo: Wang Jiahao
It is understood that the experts and scholars attending this seminar uphold a high sense of political responsibility and a strong sense of historical mission, give full play to their professional advantages, discuss and exchange academic research results on the history and culture of Zhangxiong, jointly promote the development of the research work of The history and culture of Zhangxiong, clarify the historical and cultural status of Zhangxiong, and guide the source of Tibetan culture to return to the mainland. Experts and scholars attending the meeting unanimously agreed that under the great attention of the party and the state, in recent years, the study of Zhangxiong culture, whether it is archaeological discoveries or theoretical arguments, has entered an unprecedented stage of development. With the rise of the world's diverse cultures and the further development of Chinese culture, the study of Zhangxiong culture will become clearer and clearer, and the outline will become clearer and clearer. A total of 67 experts and scholars submitted 117 academic papers, and 67 papers were selected for the seminar. The discussion and exchange involved Many aspects of Zhangxiong's history and culture, literature and art, Tibetan medicine, astronomical almanac, folk customs and so on.
The picture shows the young students at the seminar Photo: Wang Jiahao
A second-year graduate student from Shanghai Normal University, Dejiram grew up in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, who was deeply attracted by the mystery of The Xiangxiong culture, and after graduate school, she began to study the Bon culture in the Subject Xiong culture.
Pictured is Dejiram (first from left) at the seminar Photo: Wang Jiahao
"In the past, it was more of a closed door, but as soon as I heard that there was such a seminar, I immediately signed up to participate. After listening to the experts share their research results, they also had some new ideas while opening up some of the previous doubts. At this seminar, we were pleased to see that more post-90s generations participated in the study of traditional culture. On the basis of the research results of teachers, we should continue to study and research, and protect and inherit traditional culture. Dejiram said.
Zhang-zhung culture has a unique charm
Throughout the history of Zhangxiong research, although it is limited by reliable documents and lack of cultural relics and archaeological excavations, the exploration and research of the Xiong culture in the academic circles is enthusiastic.
"I think back in the 1980s, when I was studying, I happened to see an illustration of a 'Guge Dynasty' site in a magazine, and I was deeply attracted by The Zhang-zhung culture. Until the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, I immediately took the train to Tibet that I had in mind, but because the traffic to Ali was still not very convenient at that time, I could not reach Ali, which was a regret in my heart for a long time. Yu Jiang, deputy director of the Ali Regional Museum, said.
Pictured is Yu Jiang (first from right) at the seminar Photo: Wang Jiahao
Scholars generally believe that Tibet Ali is the core area of Zhang-zhung culture and a key area for the study of Zhang-zhung culture. In the past century, many experts and scholars have made extensive and in-depth research using existing documents and cultural relics, gradually removed the fog of Zhangxiong culture, and made arduous efforts to study the beginning and end, territory, religion, and civilization of The subject. Especially in recent years, Chinese archaeologists have investigated and excavated a number of pre-Tubo relics in Ali, unearthing many precious cultural relics, providing certain physical materials for the study of Zhangxiong culture.
"Later, when the time was ripe, I went to the Tibetan Plateau where I longed to work without hesitation, and also created powerful conditions for me to study The culture of Zhangxiong, and in recent years I have basically traveled the whole territory of Ali and discovered many interesting things." Yu Jiang said, "We found a remnant similar to a square in Ali's Tsoqin County, which shows that cultural exchanges already existed here during the ancient Zhangxiong period. There are many more discoveries like this in recent years, and I also deeply feel that our current research on The Zhang-zhung culture has entered a certain stage. In the near future, we will certainly be able to unveil the mystery of Zhang-zhung culture. ”
Zhang-zhung culture has played an indispensable role in forging a solid sense of national community
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "it is necessary to systematically sort out the traditional cultural resources, so that the cultural relics collected in the Forbidden Palace, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books are all alive."
Scholars generally believe that traces of The Zhang-zhung culture run through all aspects of Tibet. Studying the Zhang-zhung culture will not only help to repair the problem of faults in the source of Tibetan culture, inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and enhance national pride, but also help deepen the process of the history of relations between Tibet and the motherland, cast a solid sense of the Chinese national community, unite the centripetal forces of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, and realize the grand goal of building Tibet into an important cultural protection area with Chinese national characteristics.
"Our previous understanding of Tibetan culture was that it originated in the Tubo period and only has a history of nearly 1300 years, but the volume of Tibetan culture is still very large, and according to previous cognition, many things cannot be reasonably explained." Along with the great attention of the party and the state, our research and excavation of the xiong culture has become more and more profound, and we have also given relatively reasonable proof for many phenomena. Bassan Rob, former vice president and researcher of the Tibet Autonomous Region Academy of Social Sciences, said, "Cultural exchanges are the most direct collision between hearts and minds, and over the years more and more experts and scholars from all over the country have devoted themselves to the study of the xiong culture, which in itself has directly promoted exchanges and exchanges between each other." Coupled with the continuous enrichment of research results, it has played a great role in promoting the maintenance of the reunification of the motherland, strengthening national unity, and forging a solid sense of national community. ”
"'Bonism', as the main content of The Zhang-zhung culture, has been embodied to a certain extent in the cultures of the Naxi, Bai, Mosuo, and other ethnic groups, which shows that during the Zhangxiong period, Tibet and various parts of the motherland had a phenomenon of deep exchanges, exchanges, and blending, and Tibet has had inseparable ties with all parts of the motherland since ancient times." Zhang Guohua, editor-in-chief of Diqing Daily, said. "Recently, there are many discoveries in the Archaeological Discovery of the Geluseb Site in Zada County, Dangxiong Cemetery, etc., all of which show great similarities with major archaeological discoveries such as Sanxingdui. Our experts and scholars are now actively arguing these things. These are all strong proofs of the existence of the Plateau Silk Road, and also provide strong historical and cultural support for many regions, including Tibet, to devote themselves to the construction of the 'Belt and Road'." (China Tibet Network reporter/Wang Jiahao Ram)