The Study On The Pottery Decoration Of Longyou And The Ancestral Mythology

In this paper,some of the myths in northwest China are studied.The paper sorted out some materials of archaeological discoveries as a new research method,such as literature,history,archaeological discoveries.By summing up these materials,I want to make some new instructions about the prehistoric mythology of China.The start of this paper is an introduction.This part mainly taking about how China myth are development.After the introduction is main text.The text is divided into three chapters,each chapter consists of three sections.Now,I will description the main contents briefly at the following paragraphs.The first chapter of the thesis focuses on Fuxi mythology.The research method of this part is to combine some literature with archaeological date together.In the first section of this chapter,I summarize the records of Fuxi mythology in Chinese literature.Through the comparative study of these materials,we can make a more systematic understanding of Fuxi mythology.The second section of this chapter is based on the legend of "Fuxi has a dragon body".After analysis the early pottery decoration discovered in the Dadiwan ruins,I hold the opinion that the dragon body of Fuxi is fabled.The original image of Fuxi is fish scales.Ancient China have a legend,it says that fish and dragon can exchange.so these myths can prove that Fuxi Long body Is equal as Fuxi have fish scales;the third section of this chapter is based on the Fuxi make The eight trigrams at Guatai Mountain,Using some Pottery decoration I can make some new instrustions about this question.The second chapter mainly taking about the myth of Nvwa.Nvwa is a legend emperor who after Fuxi,she played a very important role in our human society.This chapter is concentrated on frog pattern decoration,which discovered in northwest China,then to research the Nvwa mythology.The first section of the article is introduced the relevant content of Nuwa mythology,seen the myth "Nvwa made man" as the prehistoric period of human pottery technology development.The invention and production of pottery is a great event in human history,and it cannot be seen as a reconstruction of mankind.Secondly,this section will discuss a myth from "Shan Hai Jing",then compare the Nvwa with female frog to do another study;the second section of this chapter is mainly taking about the Frog pattern decoration in the pottery.After study the first frogs on the pottery in the Dadiwan ruins and research a large number of frogs’ decoration on the pottery in the Majiayao,I think that the frogs decoration in these relics are related to the Nvwa tribe;without this,there have other pottery decoration also have a close contact with frog decoration.It can be said that this pottery and Nvwa tribal activities is related.In a certain period of time,it is widespread in the northwest China.In addition,this part also plans to study other Nvwa myth;the third section of this chapter is take about the relevant customs of Nvwa in Gansu,then prove that the scope of the area of Nvwa mythology.The third chapter of the thesis is based on the myths and legends of the Yellow Emperor.This chapter will first prove the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor and something else;Then continue analysis the pottery decoration and related myth about the Yellow Emperor,collecting the old Chinese characters and compare it with frog pattern decoration to prove a conclusion that the Yellow Emperor and the Nvwa belong to a same tribe;the third section of this chapter focus on other myth about the Yellow Emperor.Although this article is from the perspective of decorative pottery to research the relevant myth,but the ultimate goal of the paper is concentrated on the history of China,to exploration how China appear and developed in the prehistory period.There are many legends about famous emperors in Gansu,but it be ignored in the past.So it is necessary to study and explore some of the related myths in Gansu Province.