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She is an absolute national treasure.
She witnessed the national integration of thousands of years on the Silk Road.
She was shocked the world as soon as she was born and was hailed as one of the greatest discoveries of Chinese archaeology in the 20th century.
She has a resounding name – “Five Stars Come Out of the East to Benefit China” Shu Jin’s arm protection in the Han Dynasty.
Born: The earliest word “China” in Xinjiang
KomiksThe word “China” in the foot of Kunlun Mountain in October 1995. The Academic Expedition Team of the China-Japan Niya Ruins made an exciting discovery in a Han Dynasty tomb at the Niya Ruins in Minfeng County, Cinema Region, Xinjiang.
One of the tombs was tied to a brightly colored brocade on the right arm of one of the tombs. Among the colorful patterns of the brocade, 8 Chinese characters in seal script emerged – “Five stars come out of the East and benefit China.”
This is the earliest word “China” discovered in Xinjiang so far. It was born in the Han Dynasty and has been around for more than two thousand years.
“China” was originally a regional concept, referring to the Central Plains region in the Yellow River Basin. The first to clearly record the word “China” is the inscription “He Zun” of the bronze ware in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. The inscription contains the word “Zhaizi China”, which refers to the Central Plains region centered on the Luoyang Basin. From the font origin of words and words, it is the earliest title of the concept of “China”.
The “five stars” refer to the five major planets of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. It is the embodiment of the theory of yin and yang and five elements. “Five stars gather together” is considered to be a very auspicious celestial phenomenon. Experts believe that “Five Stars Come Out of the East to Benefit China” mainly expresses the idea of astronomy and astrology and praying for prosperity and auspiciousness in the Han and Jin Dynasties. This kind of blessing is more popular at that time.
Black arm guard: represents the top level of silk weaving at that time
“Five stars come out of the East and benefit China” JinhuThe texture of the arm is KomiksShu brocade, and Shu brocade is known as “incense of brocade every ounce of gold”. At that time, only Chang’an and Chengdu were able to produce it. This brocade arm guard represents the highest level of silk weaving technology in our country and even the world at that time, and is an undeniable and precious product.
First look at the color, CinemaThe brocade arm guard is colorful, using the highest “five sets” grades in Han brocade, namely, the five sets of colored warp lines intersect with a set of weft lines, with a thick texture. The five-color configuration is of particular importance, and Cinema corresponds to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, which is exactly what the “five stars” embodies.
Looking at the pattern again, the patterns are beautiful and smooth. The five-color silk threads not only weave the eight Chinese characters “Five Stars Come Out of the East and Benefit China” in an orderly manner, as well as star patterns and cloud patterns, as well as auspicious birds and beasts such as peacocks, cranes, and evil-proof tigers. The harmonious matching of calligraphy characters and agile patterns is very rare.
How did such a top-notch silk fabric appear at the Niya ruins?
KomiksNiya Ruins are the location of Jingjue Kingdom, one of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions during the Han and Jin Dynasties, and are a must-pass place on the South Silk Road. During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian made two missions to the Western Regions, establishing a close visit to the Central Plains dynasty and the Western Regions. The Western Han government established the Western Regions Komiks Protectorate to govern the Western Regions, including the Cinema Kingdom.
During the Han and Jin Dynasties, the main goods of my country’s foreign trade and the gifts given to foreign monarchs and envoys, and the main gifts rewarded to the leaders of ethnic minorities in the border areas in China were mainly silk. Cinema “Five Stars Out of the East to Benefit China” brocade arm guards are believed to have been specially weaved by Shu brocade craftsmen for the Han Dynasty royal family, but eventually appeared in Han Dynasty tombs in Xinjiang.nnybookish.com/”>Cinema shows that there is a close relationship between the ancient Jingjue Kingdom and the Han Dynasty.
Echo: Blooming the Blossoms in the prosperous era
Cultural relics are witnesses and narrators of history. At the first exhibition of the “Why China” at the Palace Museum in Beijing this year, more than 130 “national treasures” were unveiled. The “Five-Star Output of the East” from the Xinjiang Museum of the Babaylan Museum in the Han DynastyKomiks EastKomiks EastKomiksPromoting China” in the Han DynastyKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaKomiksPromoting ChinaBabaylanBlack Armguards are one of them. They vividly present to people “Why China is China and why Chinese civilization is immortal.” Let cultural relics speak is to let history speak. In June 2021, the premiered performance of the dance drama “Five Stars Out of the East” in Beijing caused a warm response, and has since toured more than 30 shows nationwide. Not long ago, the drama won the 17th Wenhua Award, which is the highest award of the government of stage art in my country.
The dance drama “Five Stars Out of the East” is created with the theme of “Five Stars Out of the East and Benefits China” brochures, through rich imagination href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Babaylan power to present the legends and stories of the past and present life of national treasures on the stage, allowing the audience to learn a history of ethnic exchanges and integration on the land of China through a dance drama.
As experts say, the national treasure “five stars come out of the east and benefit China” is not an ordinary cultural relic, which makes the dance drama “five stars come out of the east and the east and the creation of this. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Babaylan Fang” has a high degree of recognition of the subject matter. Literary works dance with cultural relics, and convey the theme of the Chinese nation by interpreting the important historical events behind cultural relics.
CinemaFive Stars Out of the East to Benefit China” Han Dynasty Shu Jin arm protection, national first-class cultural relics, ChinaThe first batch of cultural relics prohibited from going abroad (in foreign countries). The entire arm guard is rounded rectangular, 18.5 cm long and 12.5 cm wide. It is made of brocade as fabric, with white silk on the edges and sewn on each of the two long sides. There are 3 white silk ribbons about 21 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, three of which are broken.
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