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| No.3,1999 Main Contents |
| Institute of Relics and Archaeology,Zhengahou,
Textile Unearthed at Qingtai Site of Henan Province
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Zhang Songlin and Gao Hanyu,
Observation on the Materials Unearthed from Qingtai Site……………………………………………………………（10）
Zhang Huaiyin,Ren Minlu and Ning Jianmin
Preliminary Analysis to Remains of Yangshao Culture in
Zhudingyuan(Zhuding Plateau)……………………………（17 ）
Nan Haisen，
First Dragon in China and the Totem Worship………（21）
Zhao Zhiquan,
More Opinion on the Beginning Time of the Shang Walled City in Yanshi………………………………………………………（24）
Zhao Chao,
The Holding-Banner Picture in the Stone Relief Unearthed in Tengzhou
and the Release Rites in Funeral………（34）
Liu Jinglong,
New Opinion on the Date of Longmen Grotto……………（39）
Yuqi Zhangyi,
The Unearthed Tri-Coloured Glazed Pottery of the Tang Dynasty Japan
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Li Shuqian
The Bronze Mirror With Special Techniques in Sanmenxia Area of Tang
Dynasty ……………………………………………（54）
Quan Kuishan,
The Formation of Jun Kilns and Its Influences………（59）
Du Qiming
On the Modulus and Criterion of Architectural Design Showed in the
Construction Rules (Ying Zao Fa Shi)of Song Dynasty………………………………………………………（66）
Sun Yingmin,
Paper Currency of qing Dynasty in Henan Province……（78）
Yin Zhiqing,
Chinese Cultural Relics that are Claimed as the National Treasures of
Japan…………………………………………（82）
Tian Kai
Chats on the Exhibition of the Twilight from the Ancient Henan Culture………………………………………………（102）
Liu Kang,
Thoughts on How to Improve the Quality of Exhibition in the Museum………………………………………………………（107）
Wang Minying,
World of Dinosaur: Design and Preparation……………（111）
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THE FORMATION OF JUN KILNS AND ITS INFLUENCES
QUAN KUISHAN
Jun kiln located in Yuzhou city, Henan Province. A new kind of confused
milk-blue-glazed porcelain was invented in this kiln in North Song dynasty, its vivid
colors and exquisite forms were liked very much by people of the time, so many kilns near
it began to imitate this kind of production. From the late Jin to Yuan Dynasties, some
kilns in Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia also began to imitate it, so a new porcelain
family was formed in northern China.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS TO THE REMAINS OF YANGSHAO CULTURE IN ZHUDINGYUAN
(ZHUDING PLATEAU )
ZHANG HUAIYIN, REN MINLU AND NING JIANMIN
First, the authors introduced the legends of Huangdi ( the
Yellow Emperor) from the name of locality, events, calendar and the rites of sacrifices to
the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Zhudingyuan , Lingbao, Henan province. Then they
compare the legend with the record in the ancient Chinese historiography, and finally by
an comprehensive analysis to the remains of 16 Yangshao sites in the same area, they try
to connect the legends with the archaeological data.
CHATS ON THE EXHIBITION OF THE TWILIGHT FROM THE ANCIENT HENAN
CULTURE
TIAN KAI
Twilight from the ancient Henan culture, an exhibition in the Henan
museum, is divided into five parts and try to use the relics to show the brilliance and
meanings of the ancient Henan cultures. The exhibition carry out some exploring on the
arrangement and usage of relics, and archive a surprised good result. But there are still
some unavoidable contradictions between the usage of relics and the expression of the
topic in the exhibition. So the author suggest a continuous and comprehensive research on
the basic theory of museology and the relationship among the relics, museums and the
society etc..
ON THE MODULUS AND CRITERION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SHOWED IN THE
CONSTRUCTING RULES (YING ZAO FA SHI) OF SONG DYNASTY
DU QIMING
The author find that the architectural design of Song dynasty had be
divided into two parts, one is the plan design and the other is structural design. In the
first the designer had used the module of proportionment scales, in the second, the a
standard sizes system of timbers for the large wood structures was adopted. And there is a
precise correspondence between the two. This kind of design thought connect the size of
the section with the span of the truss of the same structure, and is a very interesting
architectural theory earlier hundreds years than that invented in the western.
OBSERVATION ON THE SILK MATERIALS UNEARTHED FROM QINGTAI SITE
ZHANG SONGLIN AND GAO HANYU
Some carbonized silk materials were unearthed from Qingtai, a site of
Yangshao culture in Henan province. Checked up carefully, archaeologists find that they
included flax and silk, and some silk was water-crimson colored with net patterns. After a
systemic analysis on the spin whorls, pottery knives and some other bone-made appliances
unearthed in the same site, the authors try to get an insight to the techniques of silk
spin and weave of the Yangshao age.
WORLD OF DINOSAUR: DESIGN AND PREPARATION
OF THE EXHIBITION
WANG MINYING
World of dinosaur is a special exhibition in Henan Museum. This
article introduces the preparation and designing thought of this exhibition, shows the
scientific value of fossil eggs of dinosaur, and provides some enlightenment on how to
eliminate the universe disasters and preserve the living environment of our human being.
THE HOLDING-BANNER PICTURE IN THE STONE RELIEF UNEARTHED IN TENGZHOU AND
THE RELEASE RITES IN FUNERAL
ZHAO CHAO
The holding-banner picture in the stone relief unearthed in Tengzhou is
a reflection of the release rite in funeral, it expresses the same meanings as the rites
of Fangxiangshi’s driving away the ghosts and
putting sacred guarding vases in the tombs. After check on the origin of the release rite
and its popular use in the Western Han Dynasty, the author thinks that the vessels,
pictures, inscriptions used as the means of release of souls are important composing parts
of funeral customs of Han Dynasties, and should be studied synthetically.
FIRST DRAGON IN CHINA AND THE TOTEM WORSHIP
NAN HAISEN
Based on the recordation of historiography, legends and archaeological
data, this paper try to unearth the relationship between the first dragon discovered at
Xishuipo site and totem worship in primitive religion. The author thinks that this first
dragon was the totem worshipped by the ancient Zhuanxu Tribe because Puyang was the
distributing area (the ruins of Zhuanxu) as showed in the first part of the paper.
THOUGHTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY
OF EXHIBITION IN THE MUSEUM
LIU KANG
What’s the standard of a good
exhibition? It’s very difficult to answer.
But the characters of the museum, the multiplicity of the exhibition, the amount of the
audiences and the earnings of the tickets are all important factors should be thought
during the appraisal of the exhibition. The author suggests that setting up special prize
for design and its actualization in exhibition is a very important measure to improve the
shows of small and medium-sized museums. According to the author, nly the basic works of
the museums have been carried out very well and the force was wholly strengthened, it’s possible for museums to provide more good exhibition to the
society.
TEXTILE UNEARTHED AT QINGTAI SITE OF HENAN PROVINCE
INSTITUTE OF RELICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY, ZHENGZHOU
From 1981 to 1987, the Institute of Relics and Archaeology of Zhengzhou
City carried out continuous excavation at Qingtai Site, and unearthed some important data.
Among them, some carbonized fabric textiles were found in four urn-coffin tombs and hemp
ropes were found in some ash pits. According to the specialists of the Academe of Textile
in Shanghai, there are ropes of hemp and cloth of silk and hemp. These materials are very
unusual and very valuable.
NEW OPINION ON THE DATE OF LONGMEN GROTTO
LIU JINGLONG
Generally, the opening of the No. 1443 cave (the Guyang Cave) was
thought as the beginning of the Longmen Grotto, and even on this date, there are many
different opinion such as c. a. 483, 488 and 493 (the No. 7, 12, 17 year of the Taihe
Region in Beiwei Dynasty). This author recheck the niches and inscriptions of the statues
in the northern and southern walls of the No. 1443 cave with the method of archaeological
stratigraphy, and thinks that the cave was cut out in c. a. 478 (the No. 2 year of Taihe
reign in Beiwei Dynasty) and so this is also the beginning date of Longmen Grotto.
PAPER CURRENCY OF LATE QING DYNASTY IN HENAN PROVINCE
SUN YINGMIN
In the late of Qing dynasty, many banks – a kind of financial institutions were founded by the central and local
governments, and many kinds of certificates and tickets were issued by them. Among them,
the “Money Office of Yuquanguan ( 豫泉官钱局)”and the “Silver House of Yuquanguan (豫泉官银号)” were set up in Henan Province.
This article gives a comprehensive analysis and research to three kinds of paper currency
issued by these two banks.
CHINESE CULTURAL RELICS THAT ARE CLAIMED AS THE NATIONAL TREASURES OF
JAPAN
YIN ZHIQIANG
There are thousands of Chinese cultural relics drifted out of China in
the history, and they are parts of the valuable cultural heritage of Chinese people. This
article will simply introduce the Chinese cultural relics that are claimed as the national
treasures of Japan, and in the mean time, the author tries to discuss the important
significance of these cultural relics in the communication between the two countries.
THE BRONZE MIRROR WITH SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN SANMENXIA AREA OF TANG
DYNASTY
LI SHUQIAN
The bronze mirrors with special techniques of Tang Dynasty represent the highest level
of the craftworks of that time. The mirrors of this kinds encrusted with gold and silvery
lines which were unearthed in Sanmenxia area were made with very special techniques and
had a very good artistic effect. This article will gives a comprehensive research to the
mirrors from the perspectives such as techniques of manufacture, the choice of material,
the period of foundry, and lastly, gives some suggestion on how to protect them well.
MORE OPINION ON THE BEGINNING TIME
OF THE SHANG WALLED CITY IN YANSHI
ZHAO ZHIQUAN
In this article, the cultural materials in the Shang walled city in Yanshi are divided
into six periods of three stages. The walled city was built in the first stage of the
Shang culture of this site which was contemporaneous with the fourth stage of the Erlitou
culture in Erlitou site, and this should be the dividing point of the Xia and Shang
Dynasty. So the Shang walled city in Yanshi is earlier than that in Zhengzhou. The latter
was built in Erligang stage of the Shang culture, contemporaneous with the second stage of
the Shang culture of walled city in Yanshi. According to the author, the walled city in
Yanshi is the Bo capital of King Tang of Shang Dynasty.
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