This book is mainly introduced in the form of words. However, the Liangzhu civili-zation is a civilization that is mainly inherited by means of symbols, graphics and sculptures, so the content of it must involve a lot of image information. Fortunately, the Internet is developing very fast, and these graphics and images can be directly searched and viewed on the Internet. Therefore, this book provides links to carefully selected online resources for some important Liangzhu cultural relics, and these links belong to some more authoritative museums and academic institutions, so the timeliness of the links will be relatively long. Even if it fails, it can be searched through a search engine. I believe that this will help readers to gain a more intuitive experience in the process of reading and thinking.
Sample Chapter(s)
Preface (319 KB)
Components of the Book:
- Preface
- Chapter 1. What is Liangzhu culture
- The physical foundations of the history of human development
- Liangzhu culture in the broad and narrow sense
- Six important characteristics of Liangzhu culture
- The medium of inheritance of Liangzhu culture
- The development stage of Liangzhu culture
- The formation of the pluralistic unity of Chinese culture
- The continuation of Liangzhu culture in modern society
- Liangzhu culture is not only the culture of China, but also the culture of the world
- References
- Chapter 2. Pre-Liangzhu culture
- Hangzhou Bay may have been the mouth of the Yangtze River 4300 years ago
- Neolithic sites surrounding Hangzhou Bay
- From Xianrendong Cave culture to ancient city of Liangzhu
- Rice domestication
- The canoe of the ancient Hemudu humans
- The canoe of the Kuahuqiao site
- How the Hemudu people made their canoes
- How many canoes there were in southern China 7,000 years ago
- Jade production of Majiabang culture
- Graves of the Songze culture
- References
- Chapter 3. Ancient city of Liangzhu
- Capitalism in the Stone Age
- The thriving ancient city of Liangzhu
- Is the Mojiaoshan site a palace or a commercial street?
- Hangzhou Bay Area
- Public transportation system in ancient city of Liangzhu
- Several important industries in the ancient city of Liangzhu
- The scientific, technical and artistic achievements of the ancient
Liangzhu civilization
- Explore the ancient Liangzhu people's understanding of nature
- The lifespan of the ancient human of Liangzhu
- The funeral situation of the Liangzhu period
- The currency of Liangzhu
- Stone Age warfare
- Jiangzhuang’s border troops
- The Great Flood 4,300 years ago
- The cause of the Great Flood
- The scale of the Great Flood
- Comparison of the Great Floods in China and the West
- The Flood Apocalypse
- References
- Chapter 4. Sanxingdui Civilization—The Continuation of Liangzhu civilization
- Where did the Liangzhu people go
- The transfer of the Liangzhu industrial chain
- Sanxingdui’s jade
- Where are the canoes of the Liangzhu people
- The source of Sanxingdui people’s creativity
- Sanxingdui’s urban area and graves
- Sanxingdui’s rice cultivation and writing inheritance
- Sanxingdui’s capitalism
- The demise of the Sanxingdui civilization
- The writing language of Liangzhu and Sanxingdui civilization
- Summary of why Sanxingdui civilization is established by Liangzhu immigrants
- References
- Chapter 5. The Diffusion of Liangzhu Culture
- The spread of Liangzhu culture to the Central Plains
- The spread of Liangzhu culture to Fujian and Taiwan
- The spread of Liangzhu culture in Japan
- The spread of Liangzhu culture in Guangdong and other regions
- The diffusion of Liangzhu culture in Southeast Asia
- The influence of Liangzhu culture on the Americas
- References
- Chapter 6 The renaissance of Liangzhu culture in Song Dynasty
- Establishment of the Song Dynasty
- The development of capitalism
- Revolutionary shipbuilding technology
- The great astronomy of the Song Dynasty
- Other industries developed during the Song Dynasty
- The continuity of the scientific and technological development
- Technology is starting to be abused
- The Relationship between the Yuan and Qing Dynasty and Liangzhu Culture
- References
- Chapter 7. Liangzhu Cultural Inheritance
- Liangzhu celebrities
- The revolutionary history of Liangzhu
- A spicy journey to Liangzhu
- Why did ancient humans in Liangzhu like to eat spicy?
- Spicy in Chinese culture
- Liangzhu cuisine
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
Readership:
Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in Liangzhu Civilization.
Zhi Cheng
Mr. Zhi Cheng graduated from the Department of Physics of Beijing Normal Univer-sity in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree. After that, he was an associate professor at the School of Education, Guangzhou University until 2015. He is currently an independent scholar engaged in sociology, theoretical physics, and cognitive science.