Aerial photo of the ruins of Prince Edward City after the snow Yang Dongwu photographed
As the "Chinese cultural business card" of the core area of the Winter Olympics, what is the significance of the archaeological excavation of the Prince Edward City site?
Shijiazhuang, February 13 ( Zhongxinnet ) As the "Chinese cultural business card" of the core area of the Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the ruins of Prince Edward City located in the core area of the Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics are the first and only site of the Jin Dynasty Palace that has been confirmed by archaeological excavations, and its archaeological excavations are of far-reaching significance.
According to Huang Xin, vice president of the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the palace of the Jin Dynasty with a city pool is only a prince city, which is its uniqueness. The ruins of Prince Edward City are an important city site second only to the capital of the Jin Dynasty, filling the gap in the royal architecture of the Jin Dynasty, and providing important first-hand information for the study of the royal architectural hierarchy of the Jin Dynasty, the site selection and construction of the palace, the palace utensils and the bowl system.
Floor plan of the archaeological excavation of the Prince Edward City Ruins Courtesy of the Archaeological Team of the Prince City Ruins
For example, in the study of "copper gilded faucet ornaments", after testing, its content is copper and zinc alloy, that is, brass. Previously, relevant experts have studied that Chinese brass first appeared in the early and mid-Ming Dynasty. "The production time of brass in China is mentioned to the late Golden Age, almost 300 years in advance, rewriting the history of copper metallurgy in China." Cui Jianfeng, deputy dean of the School of Archaeology and Archaeology at Peking University, previously told the media.
The "Tianzi Three Feet" Style Iris Kiss Excavated from the Prince City Ruins The archaeological team of the Prince City Ruins provided a picture
In addition, the ruins of Prince City, as the palace of Jin Zhangzong's bowl, are an important city site second only to the capital city of the Jin Dynasty, absorbing the concepts, regulations and techniques of the capital city construction of the Song Dynasty in the same period, and are of great significance to the study of the liaojinyuan city site.
The entire Prince Edward City was built according to the layout of the former and backward beds, and the ruins were not large in scale, but the level of remains was very high. For example, on a partridge backboard, it reads "seven feet five lands." Among them, "ground" is the position number, and "seven feet five" refers to the size, which coincides with the norms recorded in the "Construction Of France".
The "Palace" character brick excavated from the ruins of Prince City The archaeological team of the Prince City ruins provided a picture
"Construction of French Style" is a code book for architectural design and construction officially promulgated by the Northern Song Dynasty, and is a classic that represents the peak state of ancient architectural science and art on the mainland. A large number of architectural components excavated from the ruins of Prince Edward City, their style specifications basically coincide with the "Construction of French Style", witnessing jin's absorption and innovation of Han culture.
"The archaeology of the Prince City site not only finds the 'living fossils' of the ancient capital city construction and establishment, but also makes up for the historical gap, takes a solid step towards opening up new research fields, and further confirms the formation and development process of the overall pattern of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, reflecting the tenacity, cohesion and centripetal force of Chinese civilization." Zhang Lifang, director of the Hebei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, said in an interview with the media earlier. (Arranged by Hao Ye)