Research On Alashan Rock Painting

Ancient rock paintings are the historical imprint of the ancients staying on the rocks in social activities.They are an important carrier of inheritance culture besides Written words.They have important value of historical testimony and historical significance for restoring the history that has passed away.The Alashan area has a heavy human and historical background,thus becoming one of the central areas of Inner Mongolia and even in northern China rock art distribution.At present,there are widespread distributions of ancient rock paintings in the mesozoic-cenozoic,Alxa Left Banner,and Alashan Right Banner of in the Alashan,with a total of no less than 30 thousand,the rock paintings mainly distributed in the central region of Alashan Right Banner and eastern region of Alashan Left Bannerthe rock paintings are mainly distributed in the Longshou mountain,the Yabrai Hill,the Mandela Sean and Biqigetu Mountain in the ofsouthem and eastern parts Badain Jaran Desert.Among them,the rock paintings in the Mandela Mountain area in the southeast of the flag are the most densely distributed,while the Yabrai rock paintings are the earliest.According to the social historical background and the theme thoughts they produced,ancient rock paintings in Alashan area can be roughly divided into three types,:witchcraft rock paintings in fishing and hunting age,religious rock paintings in early agricultural age and hunting and riding rock paintings in later pastoral age.All of its creation processes can be divided into three major development periods,the late Paleolithic period,the Neolithic Age and since the Bronze Age.Among them,the ancient rock paintings of since the Bronze Age are richer and more complicated.It can be further divided into four stages:Xia Shang Zhou,Qin and Han Dynasties,Sixteen Kingdoms,Northern Dynasties,Tang,Liao Xi Xia,Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties.As far as its social function is concerned,the Paleolithic rock paintings in the Alashan region are the products of primitive witcheraft activities,which cherish and reflect the ardent appeal of the ancestors to control the world and improve their destiny;the Neolithic rock paintings are multi-god worship and The products of religious sacrifices carry the function of unifying thoughts and deeds and regulating social order by means of God’s authority.Since the Bronze Age,under the political background and social environment of the national civilization,the social regulation function of Alashan rock painting has gradually weakened,and the realistic notes The function is getting stronger.However,continued.