Theoretical vision ｜ Yellow River Culture: an important source of Chinese civilization

□ Wei Xiaolu Jiang Guifang

The Yellow River is known as the mother river of the Chinese nation. In the long years, it has raised countless Chinese children, and also gave birth to the spiritual characteristics of Chinese civilization and witnessed the historical evolution of the diversity of the Chinese nation. Explore the historical origin of the Yellow River culture, correctly understand the status and role of the Yellow River culture in the world's civilization and Chinese civilization. It is of great significance.

Yellow River Cultural History Source

The Yellow River culture refers to the sum of material culture and spiritual culture developed in the Yellow River Basin. The Yellow River Basin covers from the northern foot of Basan Kara Mountain to Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, and the Yellow River. Hebei, Tianjin, Anhui, Anhui, Anhui , Jiangsu and other areas. The Yellow River runs through the east and Central and Western regions of my country. Most of its watershed and warm climate, providing convenient conditions for early people's lives and grazing cultivation, and then provided a rich material foundation for the development of my country's cultural development. The natural bond of condensing the common spirit of the Chinese nation.

The Yellow River culture was first bred in the stone era. Starting from the Paleolithic era more than one million years ago, human beings have lived in the Yellow River Basin. Entering the Shinshi Age, in the early days, there were Pei Ligang culture in Xinzheng, Henan, and the magnetic mountain culture of Hebei Andia. In the mid -term, there were Yangshao Culture in Laichi, Henan. Jiawenkou culture in Shandong Tai'an. Many prehistoric culture that concentrated in the Yellow River Basin together reflect the development of farming civilization along the yellow region. The stable development of primitive agriculture has also laid an important foundation for summer, business, and Zhou to enter the civilized society. In the 21st century BC, the Xia Dynasty was established in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Today, the Songshan area of ​​the western Henan Province, the Huaxia group represented by the two emperors of Yan Huang and the surrounding ethnic groups, broke through the blood relationship of the clan tribe of the primitive society, developed the ancient nation. Model. At the same time, the emergence of king's politics has promoted the progress of social politics, economy, and culture. The core area of ​​the process.

The Yellow River Culture has been eye -catching in the 5,000 -year history of Chinese civilization. The Yellow River Basin has produced rich ideological, cultural and scientific and technological achievements. The foundation of the foundation of the Chinese civilization "The Book of Changes", "The Book of Tao", "The Book of Songs", "The Analects", and "Shangshu" and other classics were completed here, forming the unique and dialectical philosophy of the Chinese nation. Most representatives such as Confucianism, Mo, Dao, Fa, Bing, Nong, and Crossing and other representatives were born and moved in the Yellow River Basin, creating a grand situation of hundreds of ideas in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States. The four major inventions of ancient Chinese papermaking, living printing, compass, and gunpowder were born here. Literary art, astronomical calendar, farmland water conservancy, utensil manufacturing and other fields are all prosperous and developed in the Yellow River Basin. Essence

The status of the Yellow River Culture in World Civilization

The Yellow River culture is the main carrier and representation of Chinese civilization. The Chinese civilization and Babylon civilization, ancient Egyptian civilization and ancient Indian civilization are also known as the world's four major ancient civilizations. The four ancient civilizations are similar in the origin conditions, and they are all around the river with superior natural conditions. Babylon is born in the "Crescent Moon Wo" area between the two river basins. It was born in the Indian River and Ganges Basin, and Chinese civilization was born in the Yellow River Basin. The Yellow River culture is the main culture of Chinese civilization. It dominates the long -term development and prosperity of Chinese civilization, supporting and confirming that the source of Chinese civilization is long and endless. For example, the text development of the Yellow River Basin has inherited Chinese civilization. The earliest form of the Chinese characters system was initially discovered at the Pei Li Gang culture Jiahu site, and continued to develop into mature text during the Yinxu period. Level. The tortoise shells in the Yellow River Basin laid the foundation of the "six books" of later Chinese characters. The golden texts, Taowen, Books, and Jianshu unearthed here are also an important carrier for inheriting Chinese civilization. Most of the earlier cultures in the world are extinct, lost or interrupted due to climate change, disasters, rivers cut off, and ethnic change. Continuous mental motivation.

The Yellow River culture promotes the exchange and mutual learning of world civilization. According to genetic archeology research, all the millet and crickets in the world originated in the Yellow River Basin in northern China. About 10,000 years ago, the ancestors of the Yellow River Basin began to cultivate millet and crickets. 3500 years ago, it spread west to Eastern Europe and south to Southeast Asia. This indicates that since the beginning of history, there have been signs of exchanges with other regions. Since the Zhangye and Gan Ying of the Han Dynasty, the Chinese civilization and Greek civilization met in Central Asia. journey. Silk, porcelain, code systems, and medicines such as pharmaceutical, natural phenomena, religion and other books in the Central Plains are introduced to the Western Regions, and wheat, crickets, grapes, music and dance acrobatics in the Western Regions were introduced into the Central Plains. During the Tang and Song dynasties, the Tang Dynasty Changan and the Song Dynasty Tokyo Liang became a gathering place for cultural exchanges in various countries. The Yellow River culture that was rooted in the Central Plains area also influenced world civilization in the process and promoted the integration of world culture. The Yellow River culture shares the Chinese characteristics of world civilization. The Yellow River culture is the iconic symbol of Chinese civilization. It is a national culture. It contains the deep "rise and fall of the world, blame", "fate and common" of the Chinese nation, the national concept of "the same roots and the same family" and " The value concept of Xiehe Wanbang "Kindness and Goodness" has unique Chinese characteristics. The Yellow River culture also contains the highest wisdom of my country's governing the country from ancient times to the present, and it is full of the concept of the people -oriented and the people first. "The Song of the Five Sons" inherited in the Yellow River Basin has a cloud "Emperor's ancestors have trains, people can be close, not to be down, the people are not the state, and the people of the people". This is the earlier ideological enlightenment of China. The Yellow River culture contains the concept of harmonious student and nature. Taoist originator Lao Tzu was born in Luyi, Henan Province, and wrote the Tao Te Ching on the Central Plains to show the essence of Taoism, advocating "the unity of heaven and man", explaining that people must respect for respect for people. The laws of nature, conform to nature, and live in harmony with nature. The Yellow River Basin is the earliest area of ​​my country's etiquette and etiquette civilization. The Yellow River culture is full of traditional ideas of moral rule, which affects the generation of ruling and politics such as Renali and Filial Piety.

The status of Yellow River Culture in Huaxia Civilization

The Yellow River culture is an important source and core of Huaxia civilization. The main body of Huaxia civilization is the Yellow River culture. The center of the Yellow River culture is in the Central Plains. Henan is an important birthplace and core display area of ​​the Yellow River culture. In the history of human beings in my country's millions of years, the cultural history of 10,000 years, and the history of more than 5,000 years, the Yellow River Basin has been in the central position of political, economic, and cultural development for more than 3,000 years. The cultural fire type has formed a primitive civilization that is far beyond other regions, laying the foundation for the development of the Huaxia civilization. According to the results of the Chinese civilization exploration source project, the origin of Huaxia civilization is the three major areas of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the Xiliao River Basin. The Yellow River Basin is the earliest origin, and it also ranks at the core in the later "stars shining" civilization. The Yanshi Erlitou site also shows that Huaxia civilization is the first to develop more mature in the Central Plains region around 3800 years. The Yellow River culture is the most representative and influential culture of the Chinese nation. It is the root and soul of the Chinese nation. It has uniqueness and particularity.

The Yellow River Culture leads the integration of Huaxia civilization. The Yellow River culture is a cultural complex that covers a wide range of coverage and large radiation areas, which has a deep impact on the regional culture around the Yellow River and the culture of some areas in my country. According to the Yellow River branch area, the Yellow River culture can be divided into the upstream river cricket culture, the middle reaches of the river style, the Weiwei culture, the Hefen culture, the He Luo culture, the Hanoi culture, the downstream Heji culture, the Huanghuai culture, the Wen Si culture, and the Wen Si culture Culture, etc., various regional cultures form a richer "Yellow River" cultural system in mutual influence and penetration. The closeness of the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin has spawned unique and far -reaching culture. The Yellow River Culture first produced in the Yangtze River culture. The Yangshao culture and Longshan culture that belonged to the Yellow River culture spread towards the surrounding areas and extended south. The production of silk crafts and temples in the Central Plains hinterland was passed on to the Yangtze River Basin and has been reaching the Jiangnan area. At the same time, the relicing style of the Neolithic Age found in the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, Northeast China was strongly affected by the Yellow River Basin. The image of dragons appeared at the same time before 5300 years around the Central Plains region, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Xiliao River Basin. These all show that the Yellow River culture has always been "body" in the development pattern of the multi -in -one development of the Chinese civilization, and has always led the glorious development of Chinese civilization.

The Yellow River culture carries the collective memory of Chinese civilization.The Yellow River culture has a long history, and many of the traditional Chinese culture and ancient folk customs come from the Yellow River culture, such as ancient kiln cave houses, temple fairs, shadows, embroidery, face flowers, paper -cutting, etc.The traditional festival of the Chinese Festival, the Qingming Festival, the Qingming Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid -Autumn Festival, etc. are also born in the Yellow River Basin, which bred farming civilization, and spread many traditional customs related to sacrifice and pro -related.These traditional culture not only continued in the Yellow River Basin and the Central Plains region, but also spread with the Canal traffic, population migration, political exchanges, and trade exchanges to all parts of the country.The Yellow River culture also contains the root of the spirit of the Chinese nation and the source of strength. It is the hometown of many descendants of Yanhuang.Culture, jointly guards the memory of the home country belonging to the Chinese nation.(Author unit: Zhengzhou University School of Marxism)

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