The Research Of Image About Heaven In Early China

The article was written to research the way with which the heaven reflict in Image in early China.In the study of ancient China, the image of heaven is a complicated problem. In fact,we can start the question from 2 directions: the structure of image about heaven and configuration pattern about element of image.In chapter 1, we firstly focused on the question about research status of heaven image in ancient China, and then explained the basic ideas and research method.In chapter 2, we studied the heaven image system and pattern of manifestation from discussing about oracle inscriptions of the Shang and Zhou Dynasty on tortoiseshells,animal bones and bronze wares. In the first, we started with picture analysis about what is God in oracle inscriptions, and came to a summary that cross structure was the essential image about God. Then, we continued to analyze ‘Buci’ about sacrificed the star in oracle inscription, and we found a ‘Tribe-Star’ system of sacrificed the“Shangjia” demonstrated as cross. God is the supreme god, “Shangjia” which besides God is the most important ancestor in royal family of Shang Dynasty, and other stars which symbolized other princes spread around the cross. Then, we can get a conclusion that the heaven system of Shang Dynasty is a image cross structure.And on this basis we moved forward to gather cross image of Shang and Zhou Dynasty which including the ‘Buci’ which looked like God in oracle inscriptions,type of “Bi” figures in Taotie Designs, “Ya” figures, etc. we continued to clarify the important cultural connotation about cross image of Shang and Zhou Dynasty:symbolization of God, headwear of royal family and holy ceremonial objects.Furthermore, we analyzed other star images which scattering other places, and we found that in most situation, star images appeared as a tribes symbol, there is a orientation consistency between stars and tribes. In conclusion, the cross structure which represent God and “Shangjia” which besides God is the core of system heaven Shang and Zhou Dynasty.In chapter 3, we started with restoring schematization of relevant literatures about yin-yang and five elements, destiny which belonged to Qin and Han Dynasties.Besides, we combined a formal analysis about “Bi” to lucubrate the heaven image about Qin and Han Dynasties. Firstly, we cleared up literatures about sacrificed the star from Qin and Han Dynasties, and we realized that the structure of “Bi” was the critical point about heaven image at that time. Secondly, we picturized sacrificed the Heaven literatures from Kuangheng and Guangwu in Han Dynasties, and we summarized 3 distinctions about heaven image of schematism: Yin and Yang celestial were the images of heaven; Sacrifice place was the representation of “Bi”;all the symbolized elements on “Bi” were arranged according five elements. Finally,we conducted a comparative study abut shape and function from several “Bi” which is sacrificed heaven to directly clarify a tradition that symbolized heaven with circle in Han Dynasties. So, we could know that a heaven image system which structured with schematism of “Bi” and contained yin-yang and five elements had been formed.In chapter 4, we focused on mural painting in tomb chamber of Qin and Han Dynasties to process formal parsing, and on this basis we systematically discuss the image of Micro-universe which means life. Firstly, we discussed the configuration of image which could be divided into “the Confucians’ myth”an“Yong”, and the only difference between them is whether have a image of Yin and Yang. Secondly, we concluded and analyzed god figures and its elements about images of “the Confucians’ myth”, in order to find a developing road of god images about Yin and Yang and compared with Yin and Yang images in sacrificed the Heaven schematism.Then, we analyzed figures of sun, moon and constellation about images of “Yong”,on the one hand we clarified the change of Yin and Yang image system which symbolized by sun and moon in “Image about Celestial in heaven”, on the other hand our discussion also refer to the path of constellation images. Therefore, heaven in Han Dynasty means individual life’s end and return. In the process of represent becoming celestial with images, yin-yang’ image is playing a critical character, and image of constellation demonstrated to play a part of passageway instead of the five elements’ structure which spreads around yin-yang.In the process of study, we also need to think about the development of image figure and do some comparing analysis. As a result, we can safely come to a conclusion:firstly, structure type of heaven image developed from cross type of Shang and Zhou Dynasty to “Bi” type of Qin and Han Dynasty. Secondly, the image of god in heaven image developed from the God to Yin and Yang.