略论中国的“青铜时代革命”

A Brief Discussion on the“Bronze Age Revolution”in China

中国在公元前2000年左右进入青铜时代以后,大部地区在技术经济、文化格局、社会形态等方面都发生了显著的变革现象,堪称一次"青铜时代革命"。这次重大文化变革当与西方青铜文化的影响和刺激密切相关,其根本原因还在于当时气候向干冷转化这个大的环境背景。

Significant changes happened in China in the fields of technological economy,cultural pattern,social formation,and etc. during the Bronze Age since 2000 BC. It can be called a'Bronze Age Revolution'. This great cultural revolution was radically due to the dryer and colder environment, though it was closely influenced by the western bronze cultures.