The Discovery Of The Yangtze River Shelter-forest Prehistoric Jades And Research

The Yangtze river basin has a long history, with the Yellow River and said "Motherriver", is one of the birthplace of ancient culture in our country.Entering the21st century,as the "Chinese civilization retraces project" started, s series of each archaeologicalculture gradually clear, also on the process of formation and early development ofChinese civilization, the relationship between environment and the evolution of regionalcivilizations rise and fall with the further research.In the excavation and research of thepast, scholars have discovered the origin of Chinese civilization etiquette and jade hasimportant relationship.But "the Chinese civilization retraces project" to start the studyfurther more promote the jade to upgrade.In the study of the past, about the origin of jade, scholars of the mainstream view isthat began in the era of Yangshao culture.In fact as early as peng head of about9000years ago has been jade mountain culture, which is not late Xing Longwa depressionculture and He Mudu culture.Both jade texture and craft level, however, can see jade inthe initial stage, the development level of both backward Xing Longwa depressionculture, also lags behind that of He Mudu culture.Around6300years ago to a big creekculture period, as the Jue, Juan, pendant, choi and ring, etc. All kinds of class appearedprehistoric jades won the important development in this area.And cultural relics found inthe Gao Miao site on both sides of the belt at the top of the "FeiYa" door leaf jadetomahawk, has the highest political power, the symbol of the national civilization factorshad appeared about5800years ago in the Yangtze river middle reaches area of materialevidences.While the upper Yangtze river region in about5500years ago, HaXiu site alsofound jade, but it is because of the region’s climate is complicated topography, the upperYangtze river region of prehistoric jade culture has formed unique regional characteristic.The Long Shan era, the archaeological culture to flourish, the jade unearthedexpanded to the whole Yangtze river shelter-forest region, especially Shi Jiahe jadeunearthed a large number of culture, make we see the first people to the nature, animals,and ancestor worship leader, people will be jade carved image set to engage in Shintogods teaching activities.The regional cultural features and its contrasts with jade center.But, about the prehistoric jades data collection of and study, in addition to Mr ZhaoChaohong in its editor in chief of the Chinese ancient jade research guide book for by2000papers made a systematic generalization and little about big creek, Shi Jiahe jadeculture research works, the few system and further academic research.Base of this, thepaper in the existing literature data for further analysis on the basis of, is in the origin anddevelopment of prehistoric jades carries out an exploratory discussion on the problems,in order to fill in this academic defects, shows that the Yangtze river shelter-forest regionis China one of the important birthplace and jade culture area of prehistoric jades.