Chinese civilization has a 5,000-year-long historical development, but in such a long time, the cultural development process of the mainland is not static, but has different civilizations at different stages, such as the Hemudu civilization, Banpo ruins and other prehistoric civilizations, since then into the era of feudal society, the cultural development of the mainland has gradually tended to integrate and unify, and to say that the most famous and mysterious prehistoric civilization before this is the Sanxingdui civilization.
The discovery of Sanxingdui civilization not only shocked Chinese historians and archaeologists, but also shocked scholars from all over the world, because Sanxingdui civilization is full of mystery, unearthed a lot of cultural relics that make it difficult for experts to crack, its craftsmanship is definitely the world's leading level at that time, but unfortunately there is no detailed record of this civilization, and there is no information related to it, it can only be defined as a mysterious civilization, and it is still in the excavation and research stage, but in recent years, archaeologists and related staff have stopped the excavation of Sanxingdui, to say what is the reasonThe archaeologists said: Look at what was dug up?
The discovery of the Sanxingdui civilization
The discovery of the Sanxingdui site was discovered in 1929 in the last century, a local farmer named Yan Daocheng dug a ditch accidentally, but it was not excavated immediately, but was secretly protected as a cultural relic by the British army stationed in China at that time, and the missionaries at that time also took the trouble to collect many cultural relics that were taken away by the villagers, which avoided the Sanxingdui site from being destroyed on a large scale.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the mainland began to excavate this site, with in-depth research, experts found that the Sanxingdui civilization belongs to the civilization of the Yangtze River Basin, which is naturally an important part of the Chinese civilization, but because there is no exact record as a prehistoric civilization, and there is a certain isolation between the north and the south at that time, most of the people in the Central Plains recognize the Yellow River Basin as the origin of civilization, and regard the Sanxingdui civilization as other ethnic groups.
However, this does not mean that the Sanxingdui civilization has not been discovered, but may be given another name - ancient Shu, for example, in Li Bai's "Shu Road Difficulty", it was written that "the difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky" It is a pity that the traffic was extremely lagging behind during that period, not to mention the mutual exchanges between the two civilizations, that is, the two adjacent villages were relatively small, and it was for this reason that the record of the Sanxingdui civilization has always been a mystery, which also brought great difficulties to later experts and some scholars to study the Sanxingdui civilization.
A mysterious and unique civilization
Why Sanxingdui is a mysterious civilization? We can see from the unearthed cultural relics that the tools and utensils used by people in this period, and even some handicrafts carved on the patterns are very unique, and there is no connection with the Central Plains culture at that time, and Sanxingdui is most famous for the bronze standing statue, the bronze god tree, as well as the golden scepter and the mask at that time, you know, these bronzes were absolutely the world's top craftsmanship at that time.
For example, the bronze Zhan Liren statue in this is as tall as 2.6 meters, and the weight has reached more than 360 catties, and the appearance and overall shape of this person are not like people in ancient times, but more like an alien civilization, whether it is in the Central Plains at that time or in the world, it is difficult to find a similar race, so whether the Sanxingdui civilization is a prehistoric civilization of mankind or a civilization established by aliens in China has always been a topic of debate.
The bronze god tree is the earliest and tallest bronze artifact found in the world at present, even if many parts of the upper end are missing, it has not been completely completed, and the height is now as high as about four meters, experts speculate that if all the parts are complete, the entire bronze god tree is at least five meters high, and the overall shape of the tree is composed of nine branches and twenty-seven small branches, and there are fruits hanging at the end of each branch, and there is a small bird at the top.
All the branches are softly drooping, a feature reminiscent of Fusang, a sacred tree mentioned in ancient Chinese mythology, so did this kind of speed really ever exist in history? If not, then why did the Sanxingdui civilization shape a bronze sacred tree similar to Fusang?
As the excavations progressed, more and more mysteries emerged, and archaeological work has been working around the clock to solve many of them
But just when many archaeologists and scholars were exploring the mysteries with great interest, they suddenly received an order that the excavation of the Sanxingdui site should be suspended, so why was the archaeological operation suddenly stopped?
Discover why the operation was halted
There are many factors in this, we can understand that the excavation of Sanxingdui has been intermittent, and the suspension time can even reach several decades, which is a political factor on the one hand, because at the beginning of the new China has just been established, the domestic and foreign environment is more complicated, and wars are also frequent, so in order to protect cultural relics and avoid the impact of war and other political factors, the excavation of Sanxingdui has been suspended.
The second is for the protection of cultural relics, don't look at the science and technology is more developed now, but there is still no equipment and technology that can ensure that the cultural relics are well mined, so in order to better protect these cultural relics from being destroyed, the best way is to let them be temporarily buried in the ground, and wait until when science and technology have made a new breakthrough and then make a plan to start a comprehensive excavation of these cultural relics.
Finally, according to archaeologists, almost every piece of cultural relics unearthed in Sanxingdui is a rare treasure, they must be full of nervousness and excitement for the excavation of these cultural relics, although they are eager to uncover the secrets behind the Sanxingdui civilization, and also want to witness the glorious achievements of this civilization, but they are also afraid of accidentally damaging some cultural relics in the process of mining.
For example, now that a huge bronze has been discovered, everyone is cautious in the entire excavation process, for fear that a little mistake will cause irreversible damage to these cultural relics, and it is precisely because of the fragility of these cultural relics that they have not dared to act rashly for the excavation of Sanxingdui civilization.
epilogue
Since the fifties of the last century, the Sanxingdui civilization has begun the excavation work, but now the total area mined is about two percent, so the development of the Sanxingdui civilization in the future is a long process, and the mystery and truth behind it also need to be further investigated and studied, but it is certain that in the future, the Sanxingdui civilization will be completely presented in front of the world, and the Chinese culture will have more legendary colors.