Research Of Mohe Cultural

Mohe is one of ancient nation in our country history, emerges to the Southern and Northern Dynasties time, mainly distributes in now eastern part of Jilin and Heilongjiang province and Russia's far east seashore area. The Mohe nation and its descendant had the important influence to Chinese and Northeast Asia's history. This article is collecting the literature as far as possible to Mohe national record and archaeology material, has conducted the synthetic study to the Mohe national culture. The article altogether divides five parts:The first part: Mohe's outlineMohe is the descendant of Sushen race pedigrees, its name began to be seen In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, first to be called Wuji and later to be called Mohe. In the early time of Tang Dynasty it had gradually formed the Sumo and Heishui two big influences groups. The Sumo Mohe had built Bohai state and finally was eliminated by Qidan .Then ,its people moved to western or southern, or lived in the original place , when Liao and Jin Dynasties, gradually melted into Qidan, Han, Nuzhen and Korea, To Yuan Dynasties, had been become one of "eight kinds Han surnames " and regarded as the Han people. But Heishui Mohe gradually evolved to Shengnuzhen, Wure, Tieli, Biegu, Zhuwei, Tuling clan and tribe, the Manchu nationality also is its descendant.The Mohe nation formed to the Northern Wei Dynasty time, often lived around mountains or rivers .Its distribution is the general regions including middle and lower reaches of Heilong River, the Songhua River, Wusuli River, Suifen River and the Changbai mountain arteries, the Russian Seashore area and Kuye Island and so on. The cave dwelling, raising pig and horse and there are not the cattle and sheep, the man after marries lives in the female family, earth pit grave, and so on ,was the summary to Mohe nation's economical condition, the manners and customs.The second part: The definition of Mohe remains and its cultural characteristic Defining Mohe remains inevitably begin from several aspects as the time, spatial and the cultural appearance.Mohe nation approximately exists the period from Northern Wei Dynasty to Tang Dynasty. South to Changbai Mountain, west to the second Songhua River, East, North to the Sea, the vast geographical all is the stage where they are active across.Along with time passing, the various clans and tribes of Mohe unceasing development, and its cultural unceasing exchange and fuse with other clans and tribes and nationality's, the Mohe Cultural appearance also unceasingly changes.Quality of material, manufacture method, color and device type characteristics of "Mohe cans" have always run through the nation's development, so that archaeologists will be able to understand at a glance, become the most important signs to identifying Mohe remains.The third part: Mohe Culture remains analysis"Mohe cans" approximately have 13 species shape . According to the mainstream shape of "Mohe cans" ,Mohe remains has been divided into A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I 9 groups. There are more consistent in the cultural appearance in each group of relics, and they have the nearer blood relationship relations.Relics is divided into before and after two big periods. The earlier relics approximately may include above A, B, C, D, E, F, G each group relics, the later relics include H group relics and I group relics.The fourth part: Question discussionOne: Each group of Mohe relics are the Corresponding relations with the Mohe ministries or different times.Two: The distribution of Mohe relics reflecting of Mohe nation's development process.Three: In later period the local characteristics of each remains still exists, although the Mohe Cultural gradually become similarity in appearance. The fifth part: SummaryPresent, research of Mohe Culture only is at the awareness stage, the study of Mohe Culture still has a long way to go.First, Mohe Cultural relics found still few, to Mohe Tribes understanding still was not full. If carrying on the deeper and more perfect studies for Mohe national culture, still needs more Mohe Cultural relics be discovered and recognized.Next, it is not detailed about Mohe nationality's record in the literature, it is necessary that further combing and understanding these historical data.Third, in Mohe Cultural studies, the use of natural science means still is not full. Natural Science means as Human bone measurement, Human Bone DNA analysis in anthropology will be become the key to the question of Mohe race component . If solving the question of Mohe nation's race constitute completely, only through the massive analyses determination for anthropology material in different regions and tribes , and then ,it can be have the possibility.