An Archaeological Research On Jizi Chaoxian

Jizi Chaoxian is one of the earliest nations of Northeast China and Korean Peninsula, which occupies an important status in history. In a long period, native and foreign scholars have various viewpoints on the origin, geographical movement and cultural appearance of Jizi Chaoxian, while some of the related archaeological discoveries have not been paid much attention to. As a result, there is lack of comprehensive research of related historical documents and archaeological remains. According to ancient documents, Jizi Family and Jizi Chaoxian had close relationship with Yin Ruins of Anyang, Liulihe Site of Beijing, East Hebei, West and East of Liaohe River(Liaoxi and Liaodong), as well as Korean Peninsula. Therefore, the related archaeological remains of those areas are the primary evidence to solve the problem of the history of Jizi Chaoxian.This thesis, according to a primary research on the related bronze and bone inscriptions, as well as the cultural remains from Late Shang to Early West Han discovered in those areas, proves that Jizi Family, who had close relationship with the Shang Royal Family, State of Yan and State of Guzhu, had been actually in the capital of Late Shang. The location of Jizi Chaoxian in Western Zhou Dynasty, according to the mutually proof of historical documents, bronze inscriptions and local cultural remains of Yin Descendants, was actually in Liaoxi. According to historical documents and the spread of bronze-ware with Yin Style such as Ge with short Na and Duo(bell in series)within the Northeast Asian Bronze Culture, Jizi Chaoxian was still in Liaoxi from Spring and Autumn to the Early and Middle time of Warring States Period, then moved to the northwestern part of Korean Peninsula because of the expanding of Yan Kingdom. Jizi Chaoxian, when located in Liaoxi, coexisted with the tribe of Mo, who had the background of North Asian Bronze Culture. It gradually merged with the latter on cultural appearance after Western Zhou. In the circumstances, only by those bronze-ware with Yin Style can we sense the indication of its existence.