A Preliminary Study On The Concept Of Heaven-and-earth In Oracle Bones And Yinxu

Shang Dvnasty is me second dynasty after Xia in the history of China.Its mystery stories were known with the discovery and digging of the oracle bones and Yinxu.A mass of the archaeological materials and oracle bone scripts were reliable evidence to the study of the archaeological research and study on oracle bones.Up to now,the archaeological research about Yinxu account for a big proportion,on the contrary,the study about the ideology of Yin people account for a small proportion.The concept of heaven-and-earth is the knowledge on the relation of heaven and earth,mainly manifest in the religions idea,astronomy and astronomical calendar,historical and cultural relics of Yinxu:including religious cult and faith,the knowledge of orientation,calendar,Big Dipper sacrifice,buildings,the shape and structure of tombs and unearthed relics,and mainly using the historical research methods and philological methods to analyze this concept.In addition,this paper discussed the historical evolution in Zhou Dynasty and made a comparison with the confucianism and Taoism using the methods of development research and comparative study.This paper aims to make a textual research on the concept of heaven-and-earth in Yin.Dynasty firstly and then,discussed its solution in Zhou Dynasty and made a comparison with confucianism and Taoism in the Spring and Autumn and Waning State to show its significance in ancient Chinese culture,finallu,making a deeper understanding to the culture of Yin Dynasty to promote the place of ancient Chinese traditional culture.The study of the science and technology of ancient Chinia is associated with the Chinese culture background.And a deeper understanding to the ancient Chinese culture is contributed to cultural confidence of Chinese.However.the content of culture is extensive and complex,therefore the study about it wall be a long way to go with shoulders heavy responsibilities and a beginning.