Wensi River Manufactures And Western Zhou Bronzes Studied

Wensi river basin, includes the middle areas and the south areas in Shandong province, where the Shandong district’s earlier civilizations have been found.Archaeological finds certify that the culture in this area was developed according to the order of Beixin culture-Dawenkou culture-Longshan. Culture-Yueshi.culture-Shang.and.Zhou.civilization.Along.the.eastward. of.Thailand yishan district,this basin goes into Yi people’s control area;to the westward, it is strictly connect to the Central Plain royal court;The "Sidu",linked by Si river,connects the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang with north areas of Shandong province and then shapes a place of culture blend.The oracle inscriptions of Yin ruins recorded the warfare between The king of shang and Ren fang.The early texts like "Chunqiu","Zuozhuan","Yizhoushu"has recorded the battle between Zhougong,chengwang and the states in Wensi river basin,which sparks off a culture communication of Zhongyuan culture and Dongyi Culture.On one hand,bronze ware in Wensi river basin and Zhongyuan district is similar,on the other hand,both of them have their own characteristic.In this way,it is especially important to build the frame of Shang and Zhou Dynasties’ bronze ware in Wensi river basin.This article,which is a comprehensive collection of Shang and western zhou bronze ware data in the first place,and with the analyse of typology and stage-division,has built up the different kinds of bronze ware’s evolution sequence in this district.It discussed the Clans and Countries in this basin,and did the research of the relevant problem about bronze ware at the same time.The article is divided into seven parts:Chapter one, the introduction.It shows the physical geographic environment and the historical evolution of Wensi river basin,and determine the scope of the space and time in this research.In this part,it is a resume of bronze ware’s investigate current situation and the purpose of this article,the research methods, etc.Chapter two.It is a type analysis of.bronze ware in Wensi river basin.Classifying the Shang and Western Zhou Bronze Ware unearthed in this area into five types:the eating bronze ware, wine container,water.container,musical.instrument,Weapon,and.did.the.typological.analys.in.sequence,s ummarize the evolution regularity, to understand the development of the bronze ware in this area.Chapter three,bronze ware’s stages and times in Wensi river district.Classify the bronze ware as five periods ten stages.The first period is the first and the second stage,and is the equal of the Middle-shang.The second period is the third stage,and is the equal of Yin ruins’third stage.The third period, from about Yin ruins’fourth stage to the early of Western zhou,which includes four,five,six stage.The fourth period is the seventh stage,is the equal of early to middle of Western zhou.The fifth period is the eight to ten stage,and is the equal of late Middle Western zhou to late Western zhou.Chapter four, Bronze ware’s combination research in Wensi river basin.This part is the combination research in each period.Compared with the same time Shang and Zhou bronze ware’s combination,it is found that from Shang to early Western zhou,this area is mainly the Shang style combination,and after Western zhou is mainly the Zhou combination,and ta the same time has it’s local character.Based on the comparison of bronze ware’s combination of different clans in this basin,it is found that there has the diversity.Chapter five, the bronze ware’s inscription in Wensi river basin and it’s clan and country’sdiscussion.Theclansfoundinthisbasinincludeshi,niao,zi,,ge,(?),ju,wei,(?),shi,hui,(?),yao,mei,yue,muyi,xiong,suo,(?),ning,and also discussed is possibility in this part.Ⅰ think that shi,niao,muyi and xiong is the local clan,while theju,wei,(?)and (?) is not involve clan migration,its bronze ware maybe relate to war or marriage,etc.Besides,whether the yue,hui,and (?) could be called clan still need discuss.Based on the description in this basin,we can see the country like Lu,Teng, Zhu and Qi,and combined with the literature,it is known that Lu is the center.The. six. chapter, brief. comments. on. Qianzhangda. Cemetery. Through. t he comparative study of pottery wares and bronze wares found in Qianzhangda Cemetery,it is found that Qianzhangda Cemetery is dominated by the Shang Culture and includes the factors of native culture、Jizhou Culture、Dongyi culture、south culture and so on.Considering the factors of grave shapes、grave arrangements、clans differences and the gaps between graveyards, etc.Qianzhang Cemetery should have different family cemetery.In the north of Yutun village,graves appears in groups.And between different groups,grave shapes and grave combinations are different.Rely on these differences and the family emblems found in graves,these graves should belong to different clans.The cemetery of the north village in Yutun should be shared by more than one family,in which Niao family is the main.It is subordinated to the cemetery of Shi famuly in south region numbered1.In Qianzhangda Cemetery,the use of female in troops is common.The female graves,buried weapons,belong to Shi family and Niao family which are the local families.So,it should be possible for women to join the army in there. Discussions.about.related.questions.Through.the.comparative research of the bronze ware in Wensi river basin,we find that bronze ware in Wensi river basin is dominated by Shang civilization and includes the factors of Jizhou、native and fusion culture.Combining with the appearance rules of different periods of pottery wares and bronze wares,it is found that the early part of Shang Culture appears to be retreated. The writer hold that it due to the reasons of northeast trouble on the frontier、mineral resource of Jin and Chu、strategic giving up、Yi people’counter attack, etc.