The Research Of Jade In The Shape Of Hook And Cloud Belonged To Hongshan Culture And Its Related Questions

Since the1970s,archaeological work about Hongshan Culture continuesto make significant progress. Especially since1983to2003,the NiuheliangSites of Hongshan Culture had been excavated.According to the discovery ofTemple Mound Altar of the Niuheliang sites and Hongshan Culture Jades,Mr.Su pursuanted the theory of ancient cultural ancient state and ancient city,which greatly enriched the discussion of “Pluralistic Integration of theChinese civilization” connotated. Among them, the Jades in Shape of Hookand Cloud create a separate school because of its enigmatic and uniqueshape in the Hongshan Culture Jades. Scholars made a lot research aboutJade in Shape of Hook and clound, mostly from the perspective of researchthe shape sources and the use and functions of the modeles,proposed" thebird-shaped","the taotie statement ","clouds statement","the dragon andphoenix statement,""totem statement" and so forth.In this paper,Typology andStratigraphy was been as the main research method.By these means,the basiccharacteristics of Jade in the Shape of Hook and Clound could be distilledinto three featureas:"the Center Coil ","Hook in the four angle" and "smallconvex or cdontoid process."Based on the three elements,Jade in Shape ofHook and Cloud is divided into five types(A, B, C, D and E),under whichthere are some subtypes.Type A is a simplied single coil tpye which hasn’t thecenter coil.Type B is Jade in the Shape of Hook and Clound which has a single center coil.Type C is the type of two center coils.Compared with TypeC,Type D hasn’t the twins of the center coils.Type E is made of theconstructive elements of Jade in the Shape of Hook and Cloud.According tothe theory of Typology and Stratigraphy and the characteristics of Jade in theShape of Hook and Cloud,we can summarize the develped rule of Jade in theShape of Hook and Cloud.The rule is that Jade developed abided by the lawsimple to complex and then to abstract. The constuctions of Jade in the shapeof Hook and Clound was gradually formed in its development process.Andthe use and founctions of Jade in the Shape of Hook and Cloud is closelyrelated to its style source and jade combination relations.Learning ethnologyand religion theories,we can draw a conclesion that the style source of Jade inthe Shape of Hook and Clound is from the style of Jade Bi disc and theAccessory of Dual Owls Head.This kind of Jade aticle symbolizes thetheocracy and monarchy of the tribe.The use of Jade in the Shape of Hookand Cloud should be used as a specialized ritual ceremonial vessels,as humanpsychics to communicate with God,and there is a direct relationship with prayfor rain.Combined with the research of archaeological materials andenvironmental science,the analysis of economic and social background factorswhich caused the emergence and use of Jade in the Shape of Hook and Cloudis necessary. Considered late to the Hongshan Culture,Agriculture hadbocome the key economic sectors.And fishing and hunting economy becamecomplementary and auxiliary.This had resulted in changes of religious worship and social structure. Ancestor worship and pray for rain had becomethe two themes of the society of the Hongshan Culture.By the research of thecarving craft of Jade in the Shape of Hook and Cloud,we can restitute theprocess which Jade in the Shape of Hook and Clound was been produced.