"Yi Zhou Shu" notes "Cangwu, also pretty"
The earliest appearance of "Cangwu" in ancient historical books originated from this. "Yi Zhou Shu Wang Huijie" Zhou Chengwang's weekly meeting included a tribute from the south, "Cangwu Emerald", which was the first word in ancient books. Therefore, the "Cangwu" of the Zhou Dynasty was either a tribe or a vassal state. It is difficult for unknown descendants to delve into its historical roots only by a few words recorded in historical books.
The Cangwu nationality originated from ancient times. Cangwu, ancient Cangwu, Canghei, and Wu. The ancient book "Jiyun": the name of the ancient beast is also a genus of cattle. Cangwu is a nation with a mixed totem of black unicorn and seal pig.
"Cangwu Ancient Country" has existed for a long time: according to historians' research, Cangwu Ancient Country was about 4900-4700 years ago. Due to the lack of historical materials at that time, the study of "Cangwu Ancient Country" can only be based on the documents handed down from generation to generation and sorted out by later generations.
The earliest appearance: In the legendary Yao and Shun era 5,000 years ago, the earliest ancient country of Cangwu appeared.
Distribution: The ancient country of Cangwu is mainly distributed in the northwest and east of Guangxi, the north and northwest of Guangdong, the Xiangjiang River basin and the south of Hunan, and its influence has reached the Dongting Lake area in Hunan today, where it met the Sanmiao people.
Shun Di Period and "Cangwu Ancient Country": The war between Huaxia Group and Sanmiao in the northern Central Plains was fierce and cruel. There is war and peace between Shun Di and Cangwu. Shun Di adopted the policy of "Southern Tour" and made many southern tours. As a result, he died in the wilderness of Cangwu and was buried in Jiuyi Mountain.
According to Records of Five Emperors, Shun "ascended the throne for thirty-nine years, and went hunting in the south, and collapsed in the wild of Cangwu. Buried in Jiuyi, Jiangnan, it is for Lingling. "
"Guoyu" also said that "Shunqin died among the people."
"Huainanzi" thinks that "Shunzheng Sanmiao, hence the name Cangwu."
According to the local chronicles of Lingling, "Yu Nan toured Hengshan Mountain and built Zijin Terrace, in order to observe it with suspicion and offer sacrifices to Shun."
Shun Di's burial place "Jiuyi Mountain, an ancient country of Cangwu";
The earliest record of Shun Di's burial place in history: The Book of Rites? Duke Tan said, "Shun buried the wilderness of Cangwu."
Cai Yong's "Nine Doubts" in the Han Dynasty said that Shun "buried nine doubts and disintegrated and rose."
"Yongzhou County Records" (continued by Kangxi) contains: "Jiuyi Mountain is six miles south of the county seat, also known as Cangwu Mountain. Xianyuke often moults here. The jade emperor has not returned to the south, and there is still a mausoleum. "
The map of southern Changsha in the early Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui No.3 Han Tomb in Changsha depicts the Jiuyi Mountain south of Xiaoshui today, with the word "Shun Di" on it.
Therefore, today's Jiuyi Mountain is also called "Cangwu Mountain" and "Cangwu Mountain".
Shun Di's influence on the "Cangwu Ancient Country": Shun Di visited the south and reached the "Cangwu Ancient Country" in the south, which strengthened and strengthened the contact and exchange between the Pearl River Basin and the Central Plains. At the same time, it also spread the advanced Central Plains culture to the "Cangwu Ancient Country", which had a far-reaching impact on the economic and cultural progress and development of the Pearl River Basin. In Xijiang River Valley, we can still feel the profound historical accumulation and traces of Emperor Shun culture.
Cultural site of "Cangwu Ancient Country": Two historical sites of bronze stone fans were discovered in eastern and northeastern Guangxi: Shijiao Mountain in Pingnan County and Xinyan in lingchuan county. Among them, five models of cast copper stone were unearthed in lingchuan county today, including single-sided and double-sided models of cymbals and axes. Around the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the word "Cangwu" was already found in bronze inscriptions, and "Cangwu Emerald" was even more famous in the Central Plains, and it was a special tribute to Zhou Chengwang.
The political focus of the "Cangwu Ancient Country" in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: A batch of bronzes, including 18 sacrificial statues, animal heads, cans, gongs and drums, were unearthed at a cave site in Longzhong Village, Shatian, Hezhou City. The cultural factors of Longzhongyan cave site are diverse, which reflects the power and status of the tomb owner at that time.
In the Shatian Valley around the cave burial site and its vicinity, within the range of 3-4 km from east to west and 0/5 km from north to south/kloc, bronze cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, such as city sites, burial areas and kiln sites, have been found. Besides bronzes, there are also ceramics and coins. A city site called Tuchengkeng was found near the site, with a circumference of more than 800 meters, surrounded by a moat, and a path to the west of the city site extended outside the city through the moat.
The ruins show that the political center of the "Cangwu Ancient Country" in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in Hezhou today, and it was only after the Spring and Autumn that it moved to Gufengyang (now Hedong Village, Pumen, Hezhou).
Death of "Cangwu Ancient Country": In 39 1 year BC, the king of Chu mourned Nanping Baiyue and occupied the northern territory of Cangwu Ancient Country. Some Cangwu people moved south, joined and merged into Xi 'ou. The ancient country of Cangwu actually no longer exists.
Development of Cangwu Culture: While the ancient country of Cangwu perished, the ancient culture of Cangwu did not decline. Some Cangwu people went south to the Xijiang River basin, that is, today's Guangdong Fengkai, Deqing, Sihui and Guangning areas, and established Baiyue Cangwu, which was integrated with the local South Vietnamese.
In the next chapter, I will explain to you the Cangwu Kingdom (Cangwu in South Vietnam) which reappears in history.