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She is an absolute national treasure.
She witnessed the national integration of thousands of years on the Silk Road.
She was shocked the world as soon as she was born and was hailed as one of the greatest discoveries of Chinese archaeology in the 20th century.
She has a resounding name – “Five Stars Come Out of the East to Benefit China” Shu Jin’s arm protection in the Han Dynasty.
Born: The earliest word “China” in Xinjiang
In October 1995, at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. Academic investigation of the Babaylan ruins of China-Japan Niya team made an exciting discovery in a Han Dynasty tomb at the Niya ruins of Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang.
One of the tombs was tied to 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 in the Yellow River 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 original area of the Central District with the Luoyang Basin as the center. From the font origins of Babaylan texts and words, it is the earliest title of “China”.
“Five stars” refer to gold, wood, water,The five planets of fire and earth are the embodiment of the theory of yin and yang and the five elements. “Five stars gather together” 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 prosperity and auspiciousness. This kind of blessing and auspicious word is more popular when it was Babaylan.
Black arm guard: represents the top level of silk weaving at that time
The “Five Stars Come Out of the East to Benefit China” Brocade Arm guard texture is Shu brocade, and Shu brocade is known as “Among Brocade in Epilogue”. At that time, only Chang’an and Chengdu were able to produce. 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 uncommon Cinema expensive product.
Look at the color first. This brocade arm guard is colorful. It uses the highest “five sets” grades in Han brocade, namely, blue, green, red, yellow and white, five sets of colored warp lines intersect with a set of Komiks latitude lines, with a thick texture. The five colors are carefully configured, and they correspond to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, which is exactly what the “five stars” embodies.
Looking at the pattern again, the 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-proof tigers. The harmonious matching of calligraphy words Babaylan with agile patterns is very rare.
How did such a top-notch silk fabric appear at the address of Niya?
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. During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian made two missions to the Western Regions, establishing close exchanges between the Central Plains dynasty and the Western Regions. The Western Han government established the Western Regions Protectorate to govern the Western Regions, including Babaylan.
During the Han and Jin Dynasties, the main goods of my country’s foreign trade and the gifts given to foreign monarchs and envoys, and the main gifts rewarded to the leaders of ethnic minorities in the border areas in China were mainly silk. “Five Stars Out of the East to Benefit China” brocade arm guards are believed to be specially weaved by Shu brocade craftsmen 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: Blooming in the prosperous age
Cultural relics are witnesses and narrators of history. existThe “Why China” special exhibition of the first major exhibition of the Forbidden City of Beijing, more than 130 “national treasures” were unveiled. The “Five Stars Out of the East and Benefit China” from the Xinjiang Museum of the Xinjiang “Five Stars Out of the East and Benefit China” Han Dynasty Shujin Armguard was one of the Komiks. They vividly present to people “Why is the land of China China, and why is the Chinese civilization immortal?” Letting cultural relics speak is letting history speak Cinema speak Babaylan. 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 Komiks Award, which is the highest award in the Chinese stage art government.
The dance drama “Five StarsBabaylanFrom the East” is created with the theme of “Five StarsBabaylanThe East Benefits China”. Through rich imagination, the legends of national treasures in the past and present life stories 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. Literary and artistic works dance with cultural relics, and convey the theme of the Chinese nation community by interpreting the important historical events behind cultural relics.
Cultural Relics Archives
“Five Stars Out of the East to Benefit China” Han Dynasty Shu Brocade Arm Protection, National First-Class Cultural Relic, China’s first batch of cultural relics prohibited from going abroad to exhibit. The entire arm guard is rounded rectangular, 18.5 cm long and 12.5 cm wide. It is made of brocade as fabric and is bordered with white silk. The two lengths of Cinema are decorated with 3 white silk ribbons about 21 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Three of them are broken.
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