First, an overview of Zhou and Qin culture:
The culture of Zhou and Qin Dynasties is the synthesis of two important periods in the ancient history of China. The Zhou Dynasty was the first dynasty in the history of China based on the feudal system, which lasted for more than 800 years, while the Qin Dynasty was the first unified centralized country in the history of China. The culture of these two periods has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
Second, the cultural characteristics and achievements of the Zhou Dynasty:
The Zhou Dynasty laid the foundation of the feudal dynasty, established the system of enfeoffment and feudal hierarchy, and formed a system of rites and music with the monarch as the core. The creation and spread of The Book of Songs made the Zhou Dynasty a golden age of China's ancient literature, and at the same time, Zhou Li and other important works were produced. The Zhou Dynasty made great progress in agriculture, metallurgy and medicine.
Third, the cultural characteristics and achievements of the Qin Dynasty:
The Qin dynasty implemented strict centralization and unified currency, writing and weights and measures, which ended the separatist situation in the Warring States period. The Qin Dynasty built the world-famous Great Wall in Wan Li, which initiated a new era of China's ancient national defense engineering.
The Qin dynasty implemented a unified legal system and promulgated the Qin law and nine chapters of arithmetic, which laid the foundation for the legal system construction of later generations. After Qin Shihuang unified the characters, Qin Zhuan was formed, which had a far-reaching influence on later calligraphy schools such as seal script and official script.
Fourthly, the influence and inheritance of Zhou and Qin culture:
Zhou and Qin culture has far-reaching influence in politics, economy, culture and other fields. The feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty laid the foundation for the later feudal society, and the centralization thought of the Qin Dynasty had a far-reaching influence on the history of China.
The agricultural development in Zhou Dynasty provided experience for the later agricultural society, and the unification of monetary system and weights and measures in Qin Dynasty laid the foundation for the historical and economic development of China. The literature, music art and etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty had an important influence on the ancient culture of China, and the architecture, law and calligraphy of the Qin Dynasty also had a far-reaching influence on later generations.