Yesterday, Mr. Chen, a Beijing reader, reported to this newspaper that his friend Liu Junjie found a large number of mysterious relics in the form of stone maps and stone water conservancy models when taking photos in Juzi Mountain at the junction of Xinzheng, Xinmi and Yuzhou in Henan Province.
and this area is the legendary place where Dayu harnessed water.
if these stone carvings are true, will the eternal mystery of "Dayu controlling water" return to historical facts from myths and legends? Mr. Liu showed his rubbings to reporters.
Wang Wei, reporter of Xinbao/Photographer Surprisingly Found Strange Symbols in the Deep Mountains Yesterday morning, the reporter met Mr. Liu Junjie, a photographer from Henan.
Referring to the reason for the discovery of "mysterious symbols", he told reporters that it was the spring of 1988, and he loved taking landscape photos and came to Juzi Mountain, which is located at the junction of Xinzheng, Xinmi and Yuzhou.
"That was the first time I found these strange symbols. I found several neat strings of round holes chiseled on a stone.
Looking elsewhere, I was surprised to find that these strange symbols were also engraved on the rocks next to me, and there were pieces of rocks with different symbols around. Although the appearance of some rocks had been weathered, the symbols on them were still clearly visible.
"In the next ten years, Mr. Liu went to Jutz Mountain several times to look for these mysterious symbols and photographed them.
"Since 1988, it has taken me more than ten years to discover more than 3, such symbols.
"According to him, these stone symbols are distributed on mountains with a total area of 4-6 square kilometers, and these strange symbols exist in about five canyons.
document.write(""); ad_dst = ad_dst+1; The reporter saw that in the photos taken by Liu Junjie, there were single symbols, strings of "inscriptions" similar to calligraphy, and rows of articles, mostly composed of points, circles and geometric figures, and some geometric figures were very similar to the ancient layout.
Mr. Liu showed the reporter an atlas of the stone carvings of Juzishan. He recorded thousands of "mysterious symbols" he saw in the form of painting on dozens of pages of atlas.
"There are several such maps, and I have also rubbinged some rocks.
"and he took out a rubbings.
The reporter saw that this rubbing map is nearly two meters long and more than one meter wide.
Mr. Liu pointed to several long blank spaces in the picture and said, "Some experts speculate that these blank spaces indicate ancient rivers, and the blank space of this square should be the place where the settlements lived at that time.
"Experts say that it may be a primitive social rock painting. Mr. Liu told reporters that this mountain is located in the northern mountainous area of Yuzhou, Henan Province, and it is also the legendary area where Dayu used to control water in history.
What is the relationship between these mysterious symbols and history? In order to find the answer, Liu Junjie has found some authoritative experts in Henan Province for identification.
Some experts think that the symbols on these rocks are different from those found on pottery in the past, and it is inferred that they are like the early depiction symbols of human beings or the early lettering symbols before the appearance of Chinese characters.
Some experts speculate that these symbols are human rock paintings in the late primitive society.
The stone carvings may have come from the water conservancy research work in Dayu period. Mr. Zhang, who did not want to be named, said in an interview that this is a discovery of great significance.
"Dayu's water control has always been regarded as a legend in history, but there is no relevant historical evidence. However, Yuzhou, where mysterious symbols were found, is the area of Dayu's fief in history.
Dayu has always been called a' legendary figure' in the history of water conservancy.
The dating project of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which lasted for many years in China, has now been completed, and some experts also believe that Dayu really existed in history.
"Mr. Zhang also said that although a large number of strange symbols have been found, it is not certain that these symbols are necessarily related to Dayu's water control, and it can only be inferred that these symbols may have appeared in the Dayu period.
The meaning of characters needs to be verified. Last night, the reporter interviewed Wang Wei, deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Deputy Director Wang told the reporter that according to the historical data at present, Dayu's flood control was really in the southern part of Henan Province and Shanxi Province.
judging from the provided area where mysterious symbols were found, this area is consistent with the area where Dayu lived during the flood control period.
However, Yu's activities are very extensive, so it can't be concluded that there is any inevitable connection between stone carvings and "Dayu's water control".
Deputy Director Wang told the reporter that there is no conclusive historical record about Dayu's water control in historical records, but a few years ago, an archaeologist found a record about "Yu's management of mountains and rivers" on a bronze ware of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which has further understanding and research on Yu and Dayu's investigation of water control.
Deputy Director Wang also said that archaeology needs a very rigorous attitude and can't be judged on the basis of some existing materials.
For these "mysterious symbols", we must first understand what kind of symbols they are, what kind of explanations they may have, and when they actually appeared.
In addition, what is the relationship between these engraved rocks and nearby sites, and whether they are all in the same period? "Field investigation and research are needed, and further textual research is needed as to the significance of this discovery.
"Strange symbols found in the mountains of Henan province confirm Dayu's myth of water control"