1, Oracle Bone Inscriptions is a written language used in Shang Dynasty and early Western Zhou Dynasty in China, with a history of more than 3,000 years. Oracle Bone Inscriptions mainly refers to the characters carved on tortoise shells and animal bones in Shang Dynasty and early Western Zhou Dynasty. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the earliest and most complete ancient Chinese character discovered by China, which has a far-reaching influence on the formation and development of China characters.
2. Bronze inscriptions refer to the words carved on bronzes in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, also known as Zhong Dingwen. Bronze inscriptions were unearthed as early as the Han Dynasty and recorded in classic works. Bronze inscriptions are important historical materials for studying the society of Yin and Zhou Dynasties. The famous Simuwu Dafang Ding, with the word Simuwu cast on its inner wall, is the largest bronze unearthed in China at present.
3. Xiao Zhuan is the official script of Qin Dynasty, also known as Qin Zhuan. After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he used the same script and unified Xiao Zhuan, which was a great change in the history of China's script. The small seal script is beautiful in shape, with horizontal and vertical strokes, even and round, and it is very convenient to write.
4. Official script is the official language widely used in Han Dynasty. The appearance of official script is a major change in the history of China's writing, ending the era of ancient writing and opening the precedent of modern writing. The font of official script is more regular and the stroke structure is more rigorous, which is very artistic and practical.
The importance of Chinese characters in cultural relics;
1. Chinese characters in cultural relics are the carriers of China's history and culture. By reading the Chinese characters in cultural relics, we can understand the customs, ideas, religious beliefs and other aspects of ancient society, so as to better understand the historical and cultural development of China.
2. Chinese characters in cultural relics are of great significance for studying the evolution of Chinese characters. From Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronze inscriptions to seal script, official script and regular script, China characters have experienced thousands of years of evolution. By comparing the Chinese characters in cultural relics in different periods, we can understand the origin, development and evolution of Chinese characters, which is of great help to the study of the evolution of Chinese characters.
Chinese characters in cultural relics are also treasures of art and calligraphy. Chinese characters in many cultural relics are of high artistic value, such as Oracle Bone Inscriptions, inscriptions on bronze inscriptions and Xiao Zhuan. Their strokes are rigorous in structure and beautiful in shape, which are the treasures of Chinese calligraphy art. For art lovers and calligraphers, Chinese characters in cultural relics are an important object for them to learn and learn from.