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The two-dimensional figurative image of China's early period is a visual cultural phenomenon involving multiple media, various image functions, and many image-making techniques. It is a pivotal means for the ancient people to demonstrate their feelings concerning life and ideas and thoughts. This project takes the cultural features and functional backgrounds of two-dimensional figurative images as the starting point, focuses on the singular figurative images and their structural characteristics, comprehensively applying research methods from art archaeology, history, philology, formal analysis, and iconology; illuminated by the archeological discoveries since 20th century, pondering figurative images appeared on various materials. Based on this research, this dissertation proposes to categorize singular figurative images of China's early period into three stages: the emergence of humanoid signs, the expression of specific symbolic gesture, and the dynamic expression with meaningful narratives. The planar structures and programs of early figurative images began with the physiological orders, with the establishment of planar visual order, it had transformed into a planar cultural order. Therefore, the visual plane in early Chinese art is the"construct"of history and culture, with a clear visual hierarchical relations, transmitting abundant social and historical information. Such image-making modes and visual routines inferred from this integral cultural background, provides us today with a internal logic for deciphering images of different materials, and the theoretical basis for this project as well.