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——【· Preface ·】——»
In this ancient and magical land, there are 5,000 years of long years and brilliant cultural blood. As we go back to the depths of our primordial memories, an unprecedented cultural adventure is about to begin – a forgotten chapter of history waiting to be revealed: an era that is even older than the Xia Dynasty and even beyond the realm of human understanding...... It is the "Yu Dynasty".
Since ancient times, the word "Huaxia" has carried the dreams and pursuits of many heroes and heroes; Now, a new generation of wise men who have risen on this land have set their sights on a more distant and profound place. Among the "four ancient civilizations", only China's Greater China is still standing after the vicissitudes of life, where does this tenacity come from?
——【·1·】——»
For a long time, ancient Chinese civilization has been like a fascinating epic, attracting countless people to explore those dusty historical truths. In particular, the legend about the Yu Dynasty is full of unknowns and mysteries. Those records scattered in ancient books, those ancient cultural relics sleeping in the ruins, are silently telling a distant and glorious era.
Turning the pages of the yellowed history books, a scent of ink comes to our faces, bringing us back to that legendary ancient era. Han Feizi, the ideological giant at the end of the Warring States Period, inadvertently revealed an astonishing information in his writings: the two generations of Yu Xia stretched for more than 2,000 years.
If this statement is reliable, then the Yu Dynasty has existed for an incredible time, at least 1,600 years. This number is so explosive that people can't help but want to explore the true face of this history.
In addition to Han Feizi's records, in the "Historical Records", which is known as the "swan song of historians", Sima Qian also left a strong mark for the Yu Dynasty. He not only clearly recorded the existence of the Yu Dynasty, but also wrote the "Five Emperors Benji" in an attempt to sketch a rough outline for this ancient dynasty. The records of these two historical bigwigs undoubtedly provide strong evidence for the existence of the Yu Dynasty.
But to be honest, it is a bit hasty to conclude the existence of the Yu Dynasty just by relying on the records in a few ancient books. After all, history is such a thing, true and false, false and real, who can tell?
Especially those old legends, it is even more difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the false. If you want to really uncover the mystery of the Yu Dynasty, you have to rely on solid archaeological evidence.
In recent years, the archaeological community has frequently exploded large melons, and some of these discoveries seem to provide new clues for the existence of the Yu Dynasty. For example, the Liangzhu site in Zhejiang, where archaeologists dug up a pile of cultural relics dating back more than 5,000 to 4,000 years. These artifacts are not only old, but also simply stunningly exquisite, fully demonstrating the advanced level of social civilization at that time.
In addition to Liangzhu, the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan is a heavyweight. A large number of bronzes have been unearthed there, and the level of craftsmanship is so high that it completely overturns people's perception of early civilization.
What's more, those artifacts are older than the Shang Dynasty.
The discoveries of Liangzhu and Sanxingdui are undoubtedly like two bombshells, which have exploded in the archaeological community. They seem to suggest that there may have been a highly developed civilization in ancient China, before the Shang Dynasty. So, could this civilization be the legendary Yu Dynasty? To be honest, it's too early to draw conclusions, but at least these discoveries offer a possibility for the existence of the Yu Dynasty.
Speaking of the Yu Dynasty, we have to mention a unique political system in ancient China - the Zen concession system. To put it simply, it was the leader of the tribal confederation who passed the position to the most capable and virtuous man, not to his own son.
Under the historical conditions of the time, this system was undoubtedly a progressive choice.
Legend has it that Yu Shun reached the pinnacle of power through the Zen concession system. Shun has had a bad fate since he was a child, and his father, stepmother and younger brother all looked at him unpleasantly and abused him in various ways. But Shun repays grievances with virtue, filial piety to his parents, and friendship with his brothers. His deeds touched the then leader Yao, who decided to marry his two daughters to him and involve him in the management of the country. Shun also lived up to expectations, did things in an orderly manner, and finally won Yao's trust and gave him the imperial throne.
After Shun succeeded to the throne, he also followed Yao's example and chose Dayu, who had meritorious service in controlling water, as his heir. It is said that Dayu has not returned home for thirteen years in order to control the water, and this professionalism has touched everyone.
However, the process of transferring power is not always smooth. Yao's son Danzhu and Shun's son Shang Jun were both dissatisfied with Dayu's succession to the throne, and they made a lot of small moves in private, but they all ended in failure.
After Dayu succeeded to the throne, he wanted to continue to implement the Zen concession system and chose Gaotao as his successor. It's a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and Gaotao hung up before he took the throne. Dayu had no choice but to choose someone else, and he took a fancy to the benefit of his superior ability. However, history is always full of drama. After Dayu's death, everyone supported Dayu's son Qi to ascend to the throne, not Yi.
This change marked the decline of the Zen concession system, and the hereditary system began to appear on the historical stage, which also indicated that the Yu Dynasty was about to come to an end and the Xia Dynasty was about to appear.
It is said that after Qi ascended to the throne, Yi was very unhappy, so he united with other tribes to kill Qi. As a result, the two sides fought, Yi was killed, the Zen concession system was completely cool, and the hereditary system was formally established.
The establishment of the hereditary system did not bring stability to society. The successive monarchs after Qi faced various challenges. It was not until Shaokang, the fifth monarch of the Xia Dynasty, ascended to the throne that the situation was reversed. Shaokang worked hard to quell the rebellion and make the Xia Dynasty strong again.
——【·2·】——»
The Chinese civilization has lasted for 5,000 years, but its source is buried in the fog of history. Time is like a ruthless carving knife, which has wiped out the glory of the past, leaving us with only blank spaces and endless reverie. However, the desire to trace the origins of civilization has never been extinguished, and we have tried to piece together the fragments scattered in the long river of time to restore the legend that belonged to the Yu Dynasty.
Legend has it that the existence of the Yu Dynasty predates the history of the letter, and its history can be traced back to 6,800 years ago, which lasted for a long period of 1,600 years. It was a time when myth and reality were intertwined, and the ancestors looked up at the stars on the wild land and tried to understand the mysteries of the universe.
They believed that the sky was round and the sun, moon and stars were in order, and this simple cosmology gave birth to the original philosophical ideas of Chinese civilization and became the cornerstone of their construction of social order.
From the beginning of chaos to the dawn of civilization, human society has undergone earth-shaking changes. The legendary heroes such as the Yellow Emperor, Zhuan Xuan, and Emperor Jun, like giants who opened the world, led the ancestors to overcome obstacles and establish the first tribal alliance. They created writing, established calendars, developed agriculture, and gradually dispersed barbarism and ignorance.
The way in which power was transferred also showed astonishing wisdom, and the Zen concession system came into being, which was based on ability, which to a certain extent ensured the wisdom of the ruler and laid the foundation for social stability.
However, just as there are two sides to the coin, the development of civilization also comes with unknown risks. Legend has it that in order to reorganize the social order, Zhuan Xuan severed the connection between heaven and earth, which was interpreted by later generations as one of the reasons for the decline of the Yu Dynasty civilization. This may be a metaphor for mythology, but the deeper meaning behind it is worth pondering.
Social change is often accompanied by labor pains, the rebuilding of order comes at a cost, and the reshaping of faith can also bring new problems.
The wheel of history rolled forward, and the Yu Dynasty finally disappeared in the long river of time, but its cultural genes were not broken, but passed down in another form. The rise of the Shang Dynasty, like the runners who took the baton in the relay race, created a new glory on the basis of inheriting the cultural heritage of the Yu Dynasty.
A vivid example of this is the inheritance of the art of sacrifice, which evolved from Yu to Shang and eventually became an integral part of Chinese civilization.
At the Erlitou site in Luoyang, Henan Province, archaeologists have unearthed a large number of artifacts from the middle and early Shang periods, which have been sleeping underground for thousands of years, as if telling us the secrets of that distant era.
The ruins of the palace depict the majesty of the kingship of the past, the exquisite bronzes show the high level of craftsmanship, and the rudimentary production tools record the continuous exploration of the ancestors in technology. These discoveries provide valuable material materials for us to study the culture of the Yu Dynasty, and also provide new clues for us to unravel the fog of history.
Although the existence of the Yu Dynasty is still controversial in academic circles, we cannot give up the search for historical truth. Every artifact unearthed, every document interpreted, may bring us one step closer to the truth. The exploration of the unknown is the driving force for the progress of human civilization, and it is also the spiritual pillar for us to inherit history and create the future.
Looking back on the past is to better set sail for the future. In the journey of searching for the Yu Dynasty, we are not only exploring the rise and fall of a dynasty, but also asking about the origin of Chinese civilization and the roots of our national spirit. This journey through the dust of thousands of years may never end, but we believe that as long as we persevere, one day, the truth of history will be revealed to the world, and the bright galaxy of Chinese civilization will be more dazzling.
——[· Conclusion ·] ——»
When we stand beside the long river of time and gaze at the distant and hazy outline of the times, we may find that the charm of history does not lie in its absolute truth or fiction, but in the crystallization of cultural memory and human wisdom carried behind those stories. Whether it's the legendary Yu Dynasty or other unsolved mysteries, in the process of exploring them, we are not only looking back to the past, but also building our own spiritual home, which is full of curiosity, awe, and a beautiful vision of the infinite possibilities of the future.