Let's take a look at the Shang Dynasty where this site is located. The China Dynasty began in the Xia Dynasty. When the Xia Dynasty developed to Jie, many tribes in Fang were repeatedly exploited and oppressed by the Xia Dynasty because of the cruelty of the rulers. In this case, one of them is called. Guo Shang? Under the leadership of Shang Tang, China finally rose and successfully ended the rule of Xia Dynasty. And then Shang Tang continued to use it? Business? Establish a new dynasty as the country name, namely Shang Dynasty. Compared with Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty was the first dynasty in China history with its own written records, and the words of this dynasty were Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Jinwen.
In fact, the development of Shang Dynasty in all fields was stronger than that of Xia Dynasty, and the territory area of Shang Dynasty was far better than that of Xia Dynasty. If we only look at the economic field, agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts and other industries in the Shang Dynasty also developed rapidly, and the copper casting process belonging to handicrafts became mature during this period. In fact, the smelting and production of bronzes appeared in the Xia Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty further developed and innovated on the basis of the Xia Dynasty.
As far as the development of copper casting technology in Shang Dynasty is concerned, the bronzes in the early Shang Dynasty are actually very diverse, but the manufacturing process is relatively simple. By the middle of Shang Dynasty, due to the improvement of copper casting technology, the shape of bronzes gradually changed and images began to appear. Dragon and Tiger Zun? With what? Animal face tattoo? This heavy and majestic bronze ware. At the same time, the family emblem representing the identity of the foundry also appeared on the bronzes of this period. After entering the late Shang Dynasty, a large number of square bronzes began to appear, and inscriptions began to appear frequently on bronzes.
Bronzes existed for a long time in the history of China, and then declined gradually due to the appearance of containers made of iron, pottery and other materials. Many important historical events in China? Witness? Bronzes are of irreplaceable significance to the study of history. The discovery of bronze casting sites in Shang Dynasty in Hubei can help us understand the history of Shang Dynasty in more detail.