One brocade thousands of years: "Five Stars Out of Oriental Lisiation China"

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She is a national treasure.

She witnessed the blend of the Silk Road for thousands of years.

As soon as she was born, she shocked the world and was hailed as one of the greatest discoveries of Chinese archeology in the 20th century.

She has a loud name- "Five Stars Out of Oriental Lisiation China" in the Han Dynasty Shujin's arms.

Birth: The earliest word "China" in Xinjiang area

In October 1995, under Kunlun Mountain. The academic survey team of the Sino -Japanese Naya Site has an exciting discovery in a Han Dynasty tomb in the Naya Site of Minfeng County, Hefeng County, Xinjiang Province ——

On the right arm of the tomb, a colorful brocade was tied to the brocade of the brocade. Between the colorful patterns of the brocade, the eight carcass Chinese characters jumped out- "Five -star out of Oriental China".

This is the earliest word "China" discovered by Xinjiang to date. It was born in the Han Dynasty and has been more than 2,000 years ago.

"China" was originally a regional concept, which refers to the Central Plains region of the Yellow River Basin. The earliest record of the word "China" was the "He Zun" inscription in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. The inscriptions were "Miyaki China", which refers to the Central Plains region centered on the Luoyang Basin. From the source of words and words, it is the earliest title of the concept of "China".

"Five -star" refers to the five planets of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. It is the embodiment of the theory of the five elements of the yin and yang. Experts believe that "five stars out of Oriental Profit China" mainly expresses the ideological consciousness of the astrology of the heavenly phenomena and praying for the strong and prosperity during the Han and Jin dynasties. This blessing of auspicious words was more popular at the time.

Jinju arm: representing the top level of silk weaving at the time

The texture of the "Five Stars out of Oriental Lisa" is Shu Jin, while Shu Jin Su is known as "inch brocade". At that time, only Changan and Chengdu had the ability to produce. This armor represents the top level of the silk weaving crafts in my country and the world at that time, and it was a valuable product.

Looking at the color first, this brocade arm can be described as colorful. It uses the highest "five sets" grade in Hanjin, namely blue, green, red, yellow, and white sets of color meridians intersect with a set of latitudes, with thick texture. The five -color configuration is particular, corresponding to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and soil, which is the content reflected by the "five -star".

Look at the pattern again, the pattern is beautiful and smooth, the five -color silk thread not only woven the eight Chinese characters of "Five Stars Out Oriental List China", as well as star patterns, moving patterns, as well as peacocks, cranes, evil spirits and other auspicious birds and beast patterns. Essence The harmonious matching of calligraphy text and smart patterns is very rare.

How can such top silk fabrics appear at the Naya site?

The Naya site is the place where the 36th countries of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty were located during the Han and Jin dynasties, and it was a must -have place for the southern road of the Silk Road. During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Jian used to make the Western Regions twice, establishing close exchanges between the Central Plains dynasty and the Western Regions. The Western Han government established the Western Regions Metropolitan Government's jurisdiction over the Western Regions, including the fine country.

During the Han and Jin dynasties, my country's main goods and the presence of foreign monarchs and envoys were given to the main gifts of foreign monarchs. The "Five Star Out Oriental Profit China" is considered to be woven by the Shujin craftsman for the Royal Han Dynasty, but eventually appeared in the Han Dynasty tombs in Xinjiang, indicating that there was a close relationship between the ancient essence and the Han Dynasty.

Echo: The prosperous world blooms

Cultural relics are historical witnesses and narrators. At the special exhibition of "Why China" at the first year's first exhibition of the Beijing Palace Museum, more than 130 "National Treasure Heavy Instruments" was unveiled. The "Five Star Out Oriental Profit China" in the Xinjiang Museum was one of them. They presented people to people vividly, "Why China and Chinese civilization are immortal."

Let the cultural relics speak is to let history speak. In June 2021, the dance drama "Five Stars Out East" premiered a warm response in Beijing. Since then, it has toured more than 30 games across the country. Not long ago, the show won the 17th Mandarin Award, which is the highest award of the Chinese stage art government.

The dance drama "Five Stars Out East" is created with the "Five Stars Out East China" brocade arms. Through rich imagination, the previous life of the national treasure and the story of this life on the stage can allow the audience History of integrated national exchanges on the ground.

As experts say, the national treasure "Five Stars Out Oriental List China" is not an ordinary cultural relic, which makes the dance drama "Five Stars Out East" based on the creation of the creation. Literary and artistic works are dancing by cultural relics, and the theme of the Chinese nation community is conveyed by interpreting important historical events behind the cultural relics.

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The "Five Stars Out of Oriental Profit China" Han Dynasty Shujin's arms, national first -class cultural relics, and China's first batch of batch of cultural relics from abroad (border).The whole arm guard is rounded in a rectangular, 18.5 cm long, and 12.5 cm wide. The brocade is used as the fabric, and the edges are bonded with white silk. The two long sides have 3 pieces of about 21 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.White silk ribbon, three of which are broken.

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Source: China National News

Edit: Xia Xuyin

Editor in charge: Wang Bomi

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