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In BC 122, the envoy of the Western Han Dynasty went to Yunnan (now Yunnan Province), and the king of Yunnan asked the envoy of the Han Dynasty, "Which is bigger?" . When the emissary came to Yelang again, King Yelang asked the emissary in the same way, "Who is bigger, Han or me?" . Yelang country is therefore called "Yelang arrogance". Since then, "arrogance" has become synonymous with self-righteousness and arrogance. There is no record in the history books of where Yelang actually refers to. Where does Yelang mean in the poem "I only go to Yelang West with you" by the great poet Li Bai?
According to "Historical Records", "Yelang is close to sheep Jiang Ke, and Jiang Guang has more than a hundred paces". Experts pointed out that Yelang has no fixed position and is constantly changing. So where is Yelang, and where is the civilization center of Yelang ancient country? ...
Yelang ancient country sleeps in Yuanling
Recently, an expert group composed of Changsha Institute of Land Structure of China Academy of Sciences and Hunan Institute of Archaeology conducted an investigation and test on the geological features of Yaotou Village in Yuanling County, Hunan Province, and initially confirmed that the ancient site of Yaotou Village in the south of Yuanling County was the site of the ancient city in Qianzhong County in Qin Dynasty. Among more than 40 large ancient tombs, the size of the grand tomb is 40m× 40m, which is generally about 20m× 15m, far exceeding the size of the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, which shocked the world at that time.
Some experts believe that Yaotou Village is the county seat of ancient Guizhou before the ancient tomb is opened.
However, the records of ancient books show that this area is indeed the center of the middle county of ancient Guizhou. Yuanling County, formerly known as Chenzhou Prefecture, is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, with Youshui River in the west, which runs through the whole territory, forming more than 965,438+00 complex tributary water systems.
Historically, this is a place of cultural prosperity. During the hundreds of years from the Warring States to the Han Dynasty, there was an ancient Yelang country dominated by the "Wuximan" Miao nationality in history, and the jurisdiction of the local indigenous forces also roughly coincided with that of the ancient Qianzhong County. This discovery is expected to unveil the mystery of Yelang Civilization Center.
Xia, an archaeologist in Yuanling, told reporters that Qianzhong County has jurisdiction over Lishui and Lishui basins in western Hunan, Qingjiang basin in western Hubei, Qianjiang basin in Sichuan and northeastern Guizhou. Yuanling and Guizhou have a certain historical origin, and Shui Yuan is the only way for the southwest to reach the Yangtze River, which is a battleground for military strategists. Traditionally, Gu Yelang was mainly located in Guizhou, but according to historical records, there were 65,438+10,000 elite soldiers at that time, and such a huge team needed vast fields to support it. This possibility is not ruled out. At the same time, he pointed out that Yelang County was once called here in the Tang Dynasty. According to textual research, the position of Yelang in the poem "Follow the King until Yelang West" by the great poet Li Bai is in Yuanling.