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She is an absolute national treasure.
BabaylanShe witnessed the ethnic integration of thousands of years on the Silk Road.
As soon as she was born, Komiks was shocked the world and was hailed as one of the greatest discoveries of Chinese archaeology in the 20th century.
She has a loud name—Komiks “Five Stars Out of the East to Benefit China” Han Dynasty Shu Jin arm protection.
Born: The earliest word “China” in Xinjiang
In October 1995, at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. The China-Japan Niya Ruins Academic Expedition Team made an exciting discovery in a Han Dynasty tomb at the Niya Ruins in Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang.
One of the tombs was tied with 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 of the Yellow River Komiks 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”.
“Five Stars”Komiks refers to the five planets of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. It is the embodiment of the theory of yin and yang and five elements. “Five Stars Gathering” 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 astrology of the Han and Jin Dynasties and the idea of praying for strength and auspiciousness. This kind of blessing and auspicious words were compared at that time.Popularity.
Brand arm guard: represents the top level of silk weaving at that time
“Five stars come out of the East to benefit China” brocade arm guard texture is Shu brocade, and Shu brocade is known as “in a ninth of brocade every 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.
Look at the color first. This brocade arm guard is colorful and uses the highest “five sets” grades in Han brocade, namely, the five sets of colored warp lines in blue, green, red, yellow and white intersect with a set of weft lines, and the texture is thick. The five-color configuration is particular, corresponding to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, respectively. It is exactly what the “five stars” embodies.
Looking at the pattern again, the Cinema‘s 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-resistant 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?
Nia Ruins are the location of Jingjue Kingdom, one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions during the Han and Jin Dynasties, and are a must-pass place on the southern Silk Road. Cinema During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian made two missions to the Western Regions, establishing close exchanges between the Central Plains dynasty and the Komiks area. CinemaThe Western Han government established the Western Regions Protectorate to govern the Western Regions, including the Jingjue Kingdom. During the Han and Jin Dynasties, the main products of my country’s foreign trade and the gifts of foreign monarchs and envoys were given to the minority leaders in the border areas of China, and the main gifts received by the Komiks were mainly silk. “Five Stars Out of the East and Benefit China” Jin arm guard is believed to be from ShuThe Jin Craftsman weaved specifically for the Han Dynasty royal family, but eventually appeared in Han Dynasty tombs in Xinjiang, indicating that there was a close relationship between the ancient Jingjue Kingdom and the Han Dynasty.
Echo: BabaylanBlooming in the prosperous era
Cultural relics are witnesses and narrators of history. At the first exhibition of the first major exhibition of the Palace Museum in Beijing this year, more than 130 “national treasures” were unveiled, and the “Five-Stars Out of the East and Benefiting China” Han Dynasty Shujin Armguard from the Xinjiang Museum is one of them. They vividly present to people “Why is the land of China China, and why is the Chinese civilization immortal?”
Let cultural relics speak, that is, let history speak. In June 2021, the premiere of the dance drama “Five Stars Out of the East” in Beijing aroused 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 in the Chinese stage art government.
The dance drama “Five Stars Out of the East” is created with the theme of “Five Stars Out of the East and Benefits China”Komiks. Through rich imagination, the legends and stories of national treasures in the past and present lives are presented on the stage, allowing the audience to understand a history of ethnic exchanges and integration on the land of China through a dance drama.
As experts say, the national treasure “Five Stars Out of the East” benefited China” is not an ordinary cultural relic, which makes the dance drama “Five Stars Out of the East” created based on this and has a high degree of recognition of the subject matter. CinemaLiterary and artistic works dance with cultural relics, and convey the theme of the Chinese nation’s community by interpreting the important historical events behind cultural relics.
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“Five Stars Out of the East and Benefit ChinaKomiks“The Shu brocade arm protects the Han Dynasty, a national first-class cultural relics and the first batch of cultural relics prohibited from going abroad (border). The entire arm guard is rounded rectangular, 18.5 cm long and 12.5 cm wide. It is made of brocade. The edges are bordered with white silk. The two long sides are sewn on each of them. There are 3 white silk ribbons about 21 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, three of which are broken.
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