The Development Track of Chinese Civilization from the Bronze Age in Southwest China
The development of Chinese civilization first centered on the Central Plains pioneering enter into the civilization era.However,due to China's vast territory,significant disparities in ecological environments,socio-historical backgrounds,and cultural traditions among various regions led to diverse timings,methods,and paths in their entry into the civilized era.The process of nationalization embodied by the Sanxingdui bronze civilization differed significantly from the political structures of the Xia,Shang,and Zhou dynasties in the Central Plains.The Sanxingdui civilization concentrated more resources on sacrificial rituals that manifested theocracy and royal authority,rather than emphasizing the early state's internal social hierarchy and power stratification.The bronze culture in Southwest China,from Sanxingdui to the"Southwest Yi",not only maintained its own cultural traditions but also actively approached the Central Plains civilization.It selectively accepted cultural elements from the Central Plains,leading to its eventual integration into the early Chinese civilization system on the basis of cultural identity,reflecting the"pluralistic unity"characteristic of Chinese civilization.During the Qin and Han dynasties,the central government's institutional design for the nationalization process in the"Southwest Yi"region during their Bronze Age retained the traditional"indigenous state"model while systematically introducing the Central Plains'County system and Confucian culture in a step-by-step and planned manner.This strategic and pragmatic approach facilitated the region's national integration,ultimately merging it into the unified Qin and Han empire.
Bronze AgeSouthwest Archaeologythe Origin of CivilizationUnity in Diversity
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