This meeting was co-chaired by Chen Yuanping, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Director of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, and Guo Weimin, a second-level professor in the Department of Archeology of Yuelu Academy of Hunan University and chairman of the Hunan Provincial Archaeological Society. From the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Anhui Provincial Archaeological Society, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archeology, Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Jiangsu Representatives from archaeological research institutions from more than ten provinces across the country, including the Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and representatives of archaeological scholars from Shandong University, Sun Yat-sen University and other universities gathered together to review the historical value of the cultural heritage of the Gaomiao site and focus on Various aspects including the protection and utilization of the Gaomiao ruins will be discussed.
Picture: Group photo of leading guests attending the meeting.
The Hunan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government attach great importance to the protection and utilization of cultural relics. They issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Protection and Utilization of Cultural Relics in the Province" and clearly proposed the "six major projects" for the implementation of the protection and utilization of cultural relics.
The Gaomiao ruins are located in Hongjiang City, Huaihua, Hunan, covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters. The main remains belong to the Neolithic Age and are typical shell mound ruins. They were rated as "the top ten new archaeological discoveries in the country in 2005" and were determined to be A national key cultural relic protection unit, it will be shortlisted for the final evaluation of the "Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in a Century" in 2021. The Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology has conducted scientific excavations at the Gaomiao site three times, and unearthed a large number of stone tools, pottery, bone tools, jade (a small amount) and more than 60 species of aquatic and terrestrial animal remains, as well as religious themes including white pottery. of exquisite pottery. Moreover, according to remains such as rice husks and soil rice siliceous bodies obtained by flotation, rice farming was already practiced in the area around 7,400 years ago at the latest. Hunan culture is an important part of Chinese national culture, and cultural relics are an important carrier of Hunan culture. The Huaihua Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are coordinating the protection of cultural relics and economic and social development, increasing the protection of cultural relics, and promoting the rational and appropriate use of cultural relics. A lot of hard work has been done, and the protection and utilization of the Gaomiao ruins is an important part and carrier of the vigorous development of the cultural and tourism integration industry, and is an indispensable part.
Zhang Yuansong, member of the Standing Committee of the Huaihua Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said in his speech that the agricultural cultural resources of the Gaomiao site and Anjiang Agricultural School should be integrated to build the Anjiang agricultural cultural tourism area and strive to create Hunan's agricultural cultural tourism business card. Plan and build the Farming Culture Museum and Gaomiao Ruins Museum, apply for a protection and display project to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and apply to the National Development and Reform Commission for a cultural exhibition and education project on the birthplace of hybrid rice in the world.
Picture: Zhang Yuansong, member of the Standing Committee of the Huaihua Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and director of the Propaganda Department, delivers a speech.
At this seminar, Shan Jixiang, President of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society and Director of the Academic Committee of the Palace Museum, shared his experience in the construction concept of cultural heritage parks at work. He emphasized: First, the current archaeological sites must strengthen archaeology Surveys and more extensive archaeological investigations. Second, we must pay more attention to the preparation of protection plans. More and more protection plans have set up protection barriers for us. Third, we need to strengthen scientific research connections and carry out excavations in a three-dimensional manner, requiring the participation of multiple archaeologists working on different historical periods. Fourth, increase multidisciplinary research and promote the integration of a large number of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. Fifth, we must strengthen unity in archaeological work. Through a large number of classic cases and successful experiences, Shan Jixiang systematically sorted out the practical exploration of the protection and utilization of archaeological sites in my country and the construction of national archaeological sites parks. At the same time, he fully affirmed the ideas and plans for the protection and utilization of the Gaomiao site in Hongjiang City, Huaihua City.Wang Wei, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, director of the Department of History, and chief expert in the first to fourth phases of the Chinese Civilization Discovery Project, said via video that the discovery of the Gaomiao ruins and the confirmation of the Gaomiao culture play an important role in China's century-old archaeological history. status, it shows us an aspect of the prehistoric culture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River before the Daxi Culture, and can reveal the spiritual life and spiritual world of the people at that time.
Picture: Shan Jixiang, President of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society and Director of the Academic Committee of the Palace Museum, speaks.
The protection and utilization of the Gaomiao ruins is not only an important part of promoting the excellent Chinese culture, but also an important starting point for promoting cultural self-confidence and self-reliance and building a culturally powerful country. At the seminar, the participating experts had a heated discussion.
He Gang, a former researcher at the Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, mentioned that the utilization and protection of the Gaomiao ruins require not only "scientific planning and gradual implementation", but also "accurate positioning and highlighting of advantages" to make cultural relics come alive and speak well of China. story of the origin of cultural civilization; at the same time, strengthen publicity efforts to expand the social influence of Gaomiao culture.
Liu Suoqiang, a researcher at the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, described the value of Gaomiao culture as "breathtaking". In terms of promoting the construction of heritage parks, it is recommended to organically coordinate the overall social and economic rules of Huaihua City and the regional tourism planning to create Gaomiao culture. Exclusive IP; Li Zhen, a researcher at the Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archeology, mentioned that the spread of Gaomiao culture has made a great contribution to the social and cultural development of the Lingnan region, and the establishment of the heritage park will effectively promote "artistic root-seeking." Meng Huaping, a professor at Hubei University, said that Gaomiao culture has its own special significance. It is inextricably linked to the development of Chinese civilization in various regions and requires systematic protection planning.
The excavation of the Gaomiao site and the confirmation of the Gaomiao culture have laid a solid foundation for the construction of the Neolithic cultural pedigree in southern China. Zhou Guangming, a former researcher at the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, said that he truly felt that the Gaomiao Ruins had completed the reputation created by our Chinese nation and contributed to world civilization. He proposed to introduce the concept of "cultural heroes" into the construction of the Gaomiao Ruins Park. to strengthen the continuity of Chinese civilization; Luan Fengshi, a professor at Shandong University, talked about the complex iconography and culture of Gaomiao white pottery art. It is likely that there is an independent system related to religion and sacrifice; Jia Xiaobing, a researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized, To understand the importance of the Gaomiao ruins, we must place it within the context of the origin and development of Chinese intellectual history. To promote Gaomiao culture and the Gaomiao ruins, we must clearly understand what it brings to Chinese traditional culture and traditional Chinese thought. Such a contribution. Gan Huiyuan, an associate researcher at the Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, recalled that the white pottery fragments he unearthed in the urban area of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, downstream of Hangzhou, were imported from the Gaomiao Culture.
At present, the best and most appropriate protection and utilization of the Gaomiao ruins is to allow the public and future generations to share this splendid prehistoric cultural heritage. Wu Weihong, Vice Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Archaeological Society, emphasized that for the protection and utilization of the Gaomiao Culture, we can try to conduct more comprehensive exploration and conduct a dragnet survey within a certain range. The construction and development of the heritage park must have a comprehensive consideration and a spirit of sustainable development. . "I think the Gaomiao culture is the cultural and spiritual source of the entire mysterious western Hunan. It is full of mystery and romantic feelings." Luo Yunbing, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, emphasized at the seminar.
Jiang Leping, a researcher at the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, mentioned that he was shocked by the artistic patterns in the Gaomiao culture. Gaomiao's contribution to Chinese civilization is very great, and it has raised the level of civilization to the root of civilization; Xu Yongjie, a professor at Sun Yat-sen University, mentioned that the Gaomiao site in Hongjiang, Hunan is the source of the Yangtze River Civilization. A few years ago, people liked to say that the Yellow River is the cradle of the Chinese nation, and the Yangtze River is also the cradle of the Chinese nation. In recent years, people prefer to talk about the early civilization in the Yangtze River Basin. The Gaomiao site is the birthplace of the Yangtze River Civilization. Li Xinwei, a researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized that the fangs, eight-pointed stars, sacred birds and other patterns of the Gaomiao Culture were an expression of the cosmology of the time. We can try to strengthen the profound connotation of the Gaomiao Culture images to promote academic discussions. .
Through physical observation and academic discussions at the meeting, representatives of archaeological research institutions and university archaeological scholars from more than ten provinces across the country reached a consensus on the Gaomiao site:
1. The Gaomiao site continues the rich cultural accumulation of nearly three thousand years. The framework of the Neolithic archaeological cultural sequence in the Yuanshui Basin has been established. The cultural factors represented by white pottery originated from the Yuanshui Mountains, spread and spread outward, affecting most of China south of the Huaihe River, and had a profound impact on the formation of my country's prehistoric and later generations' spiritual culture.
2. The stamped and carved patterns on the pottery unearthed from the Gaomiao site, with fangs, phoenixes, eight-pointed stars and the sun as the main motifs, are the artistic classics and ideological treasure trove of prehistoric humans in my country. They are also the earliest known in our country. The artistic peak is of great value to the study of the composition of the core elements of the origin of Chinese civilization.
3. Gaomiao culture is distributed in river valleys and plains and piedmont areas. Its subsistence economy combines hunting and gathering and rice farming. It is a typical representative of the prehistoric farming society in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It is a good example for investigating the origin of rice farming in my country. and development provided important physical evidence.
4. In view of the importance of the Gaomiao site, it is recommended that Huaihua City rapidly and vigorously promote the protection and utilization of the site in accordance with the national archaeological site park standards, high starting point planning, and high-standard construction. At the same time, we will strengthen the coordination with the surrounding Anjiang Agricultural School Memorial Park and other important cultural relics resources, so that it can become a cultural business card with national influence as soon as possible. At the end of the
seminar, Chen Yuanping, deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and director of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, summarized the meeting. He said that this seminar was highly academic, instructive, and of great practical significance. It was formed after the discussion The expert consensus confirmed the value and status of Gaomiao culture in the development of Chinese civilization, and put forward many forward-looking and practical opinions and suggestions on the research protection and sustainable development and utilization of the Gaomiao ruins. This seminar will surely become an important milestone in the protection and utilization of Gaomiao ruins.
