Research of"Shou Mian"and Related Words in the Unearthed Burial Wood of the Sixteen Kingdoms in Hexi
Seven pieces of burial wood from the Sixteen Kingdoms period were unearthed in the Hexi area of Gansu.They all had the words"Gu×Mian n Jin"recorded on them.The scholarly community has not yet reached an agreement on the explanation of the word before"Mian."This essay combines relevant research to explain"×Mian"and related words.The word before"Mian"should be interpreted as"Shou,"which means harvesting.The word"Mian"refers to the cotton fibers of Levant cotton.