The Yellow River has created the splendid culture of the Central Plains, shining in its golden light and shadow!
Heluo culture is the core culture of the Chinese nation. The outstanding feature of the Heluo culture is its long and continuous civilization. From the Peiligang culture to the Yangshao culture, from the Henan Longshan culture to the Erlitou culture and a large number of historical relics, from the archaeological discoveries and the mutual confirmation of classic records, we can clearly see the development of Chinese civilization in the Heluo area for more than 5,000 years.
Turquoise dragon unearthed in Erlitou
The "River Map" and "Luo Shu" embody the mysterious imagination and extraordinary wisdom of ancient sages.
Heluo culture includes not only the material civilization centered on the agricultural economy, but also the resulting political, economic, cultural and other political civilizations and spiritual civilizations, which have gradually become the strong culture of the Chinese nation, and "Dongyi", "Xirong", "Nanman" and "Beihu" have gradually been Huaxian under their radiation and influence.
Schematic diagram of the prehistoric cultural situation in China
Heluo culture originated from xia and shang, matured in the Zhou, developed in the Han, Wei, Tang and Song dynasties, passed down from subsequent generations, gave birth to a large number of cultural elites, formed Confucianism, Taoism, law, bing, ink, name, zongheng and many other genres, and produced many unique classics, such as "poetry", "book", "Yi", "Li", "Music", "Spring and Autumn" and so on.
In the ancient civilizations of the world, other countries have experienced cultural interruption or disappearance, and only the Heluo culture, which originated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, is continuous and connected like a ring. The strong vitality, radiation and assimilation of Heluo culture, as well as its rootness, thickness and integration, fully embody the profoundness and greatness of the Central Plains culture. (Zhang Fangtao)