Qinghai -Tibet Science Examination: Where is the Site of Xiongxiong City/Wangdu?

As a tribal alliance/kingdom on the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau recorded in the Han and Tibetan literature, the historical culture and archaeological research related to archaeological research related to the tribal alliance/kingdom, Xiangxiong (also known as "sheep", about the 4th century BC to the 7th century BC) The geographical location of Xiongxiong Capital/Wangdu Qionglong (also known as silver cities) has been linked for a long time. The Kardong site and Qulong sites along the Xiangquan River have a certain support rate in the academic community.

The Caldong site is located on the top of a hill with steep terrain. Photo by China News Agency reporter Sun Zifa

China ’s Second Qinghai -Tibet Plateau Comprehensive Scientific Investigation Research (Qinghai -Tibet Science Examination)“ Human Activity History and its influence ”team, which implemented the 2022 summer scientific examination task, recently came to the Kardon site and the Qulong site to carry out the“ Qinghai -Tibet Plateau Land Land Land The work of integrated relationships "work to laid the foundation for the relevant research of Xiongxiong culture in the future.

Dr. Zhang Di, a member of the Scientific Examination Team and the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Qinghai -Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), said that the Xiangquan River and Shiquan River Basin, which originated in western China before 3500, is mainly based on the pastoral economy. For example, the nomadic livelihood of the Beidang Grassland in Tibet, there may be a certain scale of planting activities in the river and lake valleys. Xiangxiong Kingdom lasted for more than 1,000 years and developed a brilliant plateau civilization until it was perished by Tubo in the 7th century AD.

After inspecting the scientific research team, the Qulong site was taken as the background. Photo by China News Agency reporter Sun Zifa

The Caldon site is located along the Xiangquan River in the territory of Galian Township, Tibet. It is located on the top of a hill with an altitude of about 4,300 meters. It is a large settlement site. The total area is about 130,000 square meters. The results of the annual measurement are the 4-7th century AD, which is equivalent to the late Elephant Xiong. Earlier, archeologists found a number of animal relics through trials. After identifying yaks, goats, sheep, etc., they belonged to the livestock raised by the ancestors of the ruins. Combined with the archeological results of the sites of the site, the ancestors of Carl Dong should be a settlement life for the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry.

The Qulong site is located about 3 kilometers west of Qu Long Village, Daba Township, Zada ​​County, Ali District. The total area of ​​the site is about 10 square kilometers, and there are many types of relics such as caves, palaces, houses, sites, courses, pagodas, and Mani stone buildings. Among them, the main relic of the cave building as the main body of the site, which has been used for a long time. From July to September 2018, the Qionglong location of Qulong Site has launched scientific archeology excavations for the first time, and pottery, stone, iron, wood, bronze, leather, fabric, wipes, sutra, Thangka and other life and religion Relics, as well as various types of animals and plant relics. Among them, the plant relics are basically not carbonized. Not only the barley is found, but also a large amount of rice relics. The former is the relics of the 3-4th century AD, and the latter is the relics around the 18th century.

Through a comprehensive inspection of the Caldon and Qulong sites, some scientific research players believe that the possibility of guarding the Kardon ruins of the Xiangquan River Valley, the steep and easy to defend, and the possibility of the military facilities (or deputy capital) of Gongwei Xiangxiong The larger; the relatively gentle Qulong site is the possibility of the capital, and of course, it does not rule out the possibility of the two sites in different periods.

Academician Chen Figu, the chief scientist of the science team and director of the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, pointed out that determining that Xiongxiong City must be based on reliable archeological evidence. It is hoped that through this comprehensive scientific examination and more subsequent archeological materials discovery research to clarify to clarify Where is the "flowering" of Xiongxiong?

According to reports, the team of the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will carry out the goals of Xiangxiong research next: First, summarize the basic characteristics and attributes of the prehistoric of the Plateau to the historical period; the other is to further determine the duration and space distribution of Xiong culture, The evolution process of restoration of the Xiongxiong -local relations reveals the interaction relationship between the rise and fall of Xiangxiong civilization and the changes in regional environment, and the material and cultural exchanges of the plateau Silk Road; the third is to propose the high -cold civilization model represented by Xiangxiong culture.

Academician Chen Fahu further emphasized that Xiangxiong culture has a profound impact on the culture of the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau, and it is of great significance to enrich the awareness of the multi -in -one pattern of Chinese civilization, enhance the self -confidence of national culture, build a sense of community of the Chinese nation, and help the sustainable development of the ecological environment of the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau.

Source: China News Network

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