Notes And Interpretation Of The Epic On Bronze Instruments In The Spring And Autumn Period Of Shandong

The history of bronze ware in China began in the Xia Dynasty and flourished in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.It can be said that the development of bronze ware runs through the Xia,Shang and Wednesday dynasties and created a brilliant bronze civilization during the slave society.Especially after the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty,people gradually had class consciousness.With the establishment of strict hierarchy system,bronze ware was widely used in the life of the aristocratic class.Until the end of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty,Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and established the first unified dynasty in the history of our country,the role and status of bronze ware gradually weakened,and the development of bronze ware showed a weakening trend on the whole.In the Spring and Autumn period,Lin Li of the princes in Shandong Province,which can be reflected from the large number of bronze instruments unearthed in the Spring and Autumn period.According to the bronze instruments unearthed at present,Zhong He is the majority of bronze instruments with inscriptions,and the number of bronze chimes and clocks handed down and unearthed are numerous and widely distributed throughout Shandong.Almost all the princes have their representative clocks.This paper can be divided into four parts,the first part is the introduction,elaborated the value of the topic,the space-time scope and object of the research and other key concepts are defined,and the research literature and the current research overview are combed and summarized;The second part is the collection and interpretation of the inscriptions of Spring and Autumn instruments unearthed in Shandong.This paper collected 49 bronze instruments found in the Spring and Autumn period,including archaeological excavations and historical bronzes,with 27 inscriptions.After classifying the inscriptions according to the country to which they belong,the inscriptions,and then the reference information obtained from various bibliographies is comprehensively interpreted.In addition,the relevant information about bronze instruments is included in detail in the article,including its ornamentation,unearthed source,relevant works,existing conditions,inscriptions or copies of inscriptions;The third part is the inscription characteristics of bronze instruments in the Spring and Autumn period of Shandong Province.The fourth part is the conclusion,which combs and summarizes the research results of this paper.Through the interpretation of the inscriptions,we can not only see the habits and laws of the ancients,but also understand the political,economic and military aspects of the time,and provide reliable historical data support for the historical research of Qin Dynasty.It is of great academic significance to the classification,dating,practical use and symbolic significance of bronze objects.