"Although he looks Chinese, why do you think he is from Yin?" Cheng Jun hated Han Peacock's pride, so he really wanted to hit him.
Han Kongque said: "I have seen the Yin people's picture album and know the clothes of the Yin people. Please pay attention. These are thousands of years of murals. Don't destroy them."
Cheng Jun rolled his eyes at Han Kongque and said, "It would have been destroyed long ago. If we can wait until now, I will clear some out for you. You can identify them carefully."
Han Kongque said no more and walked in to take a closer look.
Yin Shang, Yin Shang, and Yin people are the so-called survivors of the Shang Dynasty, who were scattered in various places after the defeat of the Shang Dynasty.
As we go deeper into the cave, the murals inside are more completely preserved until we see a mural with many people standing together.
"I think I've seen this painting before. It's very similar to the paintings in the Yin people's atlas." Han Peacock looked at the characters, clothes, and hair buns on it. He had already determined that it was the attire of the Yin people.
"I only know that these are definitely not Indians, nor are they Mayans. Just tell me, in such a short period of time, how did you decide that these are Yin people who migrated from China?"
Han Kongque despised this ignorant guy. He didn't know anything about it, but he still dared not to believe him?
"The most obvious thing is the bun. You can see it at a glance, don't you know?" Han Peacock despised Cheng Jun in turn.
Cheng Jun smiled and said: "How could I not know? Even if I don't understand the habits of the ancients and haven't watched ancient movies and TV shows? Is this image known to all Chinese?"
"Then tell me, what's the difference between the buns among these characters?" Han Peacock said with a half-smile.
"Uh!" Cheng Jun couldn't say anything.
Han Kongque pointed at the buns of the people on the mural and said: "Can't you see such obvious details? The reason why we say these are Yin people is mainly because most of the hair styles in the Shang Dynasty were tied up. These characters all tied up their hair, so
No more to say.
Moreover, the Yin people in the Shang Dynasty also had their hair braided and tied up, which is very similar to the Indians here. Even in modern times, there are Indian tribes who dress like this. I think you have seen it before.
In addition to this, it is the hairpin. Huang Nengfu introduced in "History of Chinese Clothing" that many people in Shang tombs have bone hairpins on the top of their skulls, and there are single and double hairpins. The number of hairpins used is also different. The owners of Shang tombs use jade hairpins, and the victims use hairpins.
Bone hairpins, most nobles, commoners, and slaves in the Shang Dynasty wore their hair tied up, which is different from the dress of many ethnic groups."
Looking at the figures on the murals, one can still see that the hairpins they wear are different, some have more hairpins, some have better hairpins, and the quality of jade and bone are so distinct that they can be distinguished at a glance.
"I can see this. The clothes are the same robes and coats. What does this mean?" Cheng Jun asked.
Han Kongque pointed directly at the clothes of the people on the mural and said: "Merchants are the Yin people. Regardless of their superiority or gender, they all adopt an upper and lower shape. They wear clothes on the upper part and clothes on the lower part. Later generations call the clothes 'clothes'. That's it."
Derived from this.
The waist and sleeves of their clothing are basically designed in a tight and narrow style, with the length reaching the knees. It is convenient for movement. The ancient Chinese costume characteristics of wearing a top and a lower skirt, and bundling their hair on the right side were formed in the Shang Dynasty."
"I know this. Are these people here nobles?" Cheng Jun asked, pointing to a few people in the group.
Han Kongque said: "It's so obvious that they are all saluting these people. Of course they are nobles. They can be better identified through their clothing. Although the basic shapes of clothing of all classes are similar, there is actually a very strict hierarchy.
of.
Relatively high-end dyed fabrics, embroidery and decorations were enjoyed by the slave-owning class, while the people at the bottom could only wear linen and woven fabrics made of Kubu, which is similar to linen.
According to research, the attire of high-ranking dignitaries usually consists of a short coat on the upper body, with the right lapel collar, the length of the garment reaches the hip, the sleeve length reaches the wrist, the cuffs are narrow, the lower body wears a pleated skirt, a wide belt is tied around the waist, and the legs are wrapped
; Wear pointed shoes on your feet.
You see, these people are bowing and saluting. The one they are facing must be a nobleman. Is his clothing the same as what I told you? Short coat, cross-collar, hip-length, wrist-length sleeves, narrow cuffs, lower body
Wearing a pleated short skirt, a wide belt around the waist, leg wraps, and pointed shoes on the feet are all the same.
And the women here must also be nobles. The noble women among the Yin people wear ankle-length coats with crossed collars, long sleeves, wide belts around their waists and knee-coverings, which are wrapped around the clothes.
The large scarf in front is used to protect the knees, which are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Shoes are worn on the feet, and a round hoop-shaped crown is worn on the head.
In addition to the shape, the strict hierarchy of clothing is also reflected in the use of colors. You see, the upper garments of aristocratic dresses are mostly made of pure colors such as blue, red, and yellow, and the lower garments are mostly made of intermediate colors, such as įž, sienna, and green.
The color has been dip-dyed several times, and there are trims on the collar and sleeves. Onyx clothes, green clothes and silk clothes are often worn in daily homes.
The clothes of ordinary people are not so colorful. When it comes to clothing culture, there are not only clothes but also accessories. Clothes and accessories usually appear in combination. It can be seen from the unearthed jade figures of the Yin Dynasty. The male and female nobles of the Yin Dynasty also wore jade.
According to customs, the rulers even formulated a whole set of jade pendant system to distinguish classes and grades.
In the form of merchant jade pendants, jade is usually carved into various small animal images, the most common of which is a jade fish. This mural is very well preserved. Not only is the color bright, but even the wrinkles on the figures are...
As you can see clearly, the ornament here is a jade fish pendant.
This kind of hierarchical concept also exists among other ethnic groups, but it is definitely not as perfect and regular as the Yin people. The existence of such hierarchical differences in the Yin people's clothing is closely related to the prosperity and technological progress of the primitive economy at that time. It is precisely because
At that time, the economy had developed to a certain extent, and it was possible to provide the society with a large number of clothing materials.
Only then can the ruling class choose the best for their own use and abandon the worse for the poor. Only then can they grade the texture, color, and pattern of clothing materials. This lays a certain foundation for the hierarchical system of future generations, and will be used in later generations.
The Zhangfu system has been formally established.â
"Then this must be an image of the Yin people?" Cheng Jun said.
Han Kongque shook his head directly and said: "This needs further identification, mainly to identify the age when these strokes were made, and what cultural relics will be unearthed here. If we can encounter bronzes with typical Shang Dynasty standards, it will be easy."
"Bronze? Let's look carefully. I hope the Sioux people who once lived here didn't destroy it." Cheng Jun slowly wandered around, trying to find something else.
After walking around, I found that the cave was not big, only about ten meters long at most, and the murals on the walls on both sides took up a large part of the space.
"With such a large mural here, this cave should be very big. It can't be this small." Han Peacock released his spiritual sense and carefully explored the surrounding situation.
"There are signs of collapse here, but it's a pity that we can't dig them out." Although the discovery was made immediately, Han Peacock was very disappointed.
This cave collapsed very badly, and almost all the caves inside were blocked. If you want to excavate it, you have to clear out all the earth and rocks inside, which Han Kongque and Cheng Jun obviously cannot do now.
"Forget it, you can send people to dig out when you have time! Let's search here again. If there is no benefit, we will withdraw." After walking around and finding nothing, Cheng Jun lost interest.
Han Peacock ignored him. It cannot be excavated here. Other caves inhabited by Indians still need to be carefully inspected.
Although the cave here is large, it is definitely not a place where the leader should live. The place where the leader lives is naturally the center or the highest place.
Han Peacock walked directly towards the top cave. Sure enough, this cave was very spacious, and because of its higher location, it had better lighting.
Such a place is naturally not for ordinary people to live, at least it is a place for discussion.
Cheng Jun followed Han Peacock and climbed up. While Han Peacock was outside observing the cave wall in the sunshine, Cheng Jun ran inside.
Sure enough, there was a greater chance of finding treasures inside. Soon, Cheng Jun shouted loudly: "Han Peacock, come and take a look. There seem to be bronzes and statues here, but they are just stones. This is their sacrificial place."
, there should be a big discovery.â
Han Peacock walked around the outside carefully and found nothing, then walked into the innermost part. Sure enough, there was a huge altar inside, with some stone statues on both sides of the passage, and facing a tall bronze statue in the middle.
"Olmec bronze statue?" Han Kongque recognized this figure at a glance, because similar heads were found in South America, but there was just a head there, while here is a complete figure.
Cheng Jun said in surprise: "Olmec bronze statue? Do you know this bronze statue?"
Although it has long been known that Han Peacock is very knowledgeable, but to be so erudite is too evil?
Cheng Jun was surprised to see the origin of this bronze statue at a glance.
Han Kongque waved his hand and said: "This is not important. After all, it is just a bit like us Chinese. The Yin and Shang Dynasties were the Bronze Age of China. Bronze human heads were also unearthed in Mexico. Their appearance is very similar to this bronze statue."
"So what's important?" Cheng Jun asked, rolling his eyes.
Han Peacock pointed at the wall behind the bronze statue and said, "Didn't you see the phoenix bird pattern on the back? This is the most important thing. I think the phoenix bird they admire the most should be."
"It's so dark behind, but you can see the mural clearly? Why didn't I see the so-called phoenix bird?" Cheng Jun couldn't help but ask.
Han Peacock laughed and said: "That's not a mural, it should be a statue. It's a statue of a god carved on the stone wall behind. Therefore, the phoenix bird should be the god they worship. And in our country, there is also a group of people who worship the phoenix bird.
nationality."
"Yin people?" Cheng Jun asked. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotian.net