草原玉石之路河套道考察报告

An Investigating Report on Hetao Passage of the Prairie Jade Road

2015年6月,国家社科基金特别委托项目"草原文化研究工程"之子课题"草原玉石之路"项目组历经甘肃、宁夏、内蒙古三个省区的实地勘察,对应上古文献所述周穆王西行的路径,提出"西玉东输"路线除了南下的河西走廊道之外还存在一条直接向东经过额济纳(居延)和阿拉善,抵达河套地区,再经过晋陕地区南下中原的玉石之路草原道的新观点。为进一步论证玉石之路的进关路径,2015年7月又对河套地区进行为期十天的实地探察。围绕着晋陕蒙三省区的黄河沿线史前遗址,聚焦孕育华夏文明的北方龙山文化分布情况,寻找玉文化传播轨迹。

The Team of ＂Prairie Jade Road ＂ which is a sub-project of＇ Prairie Culture Research Project＂ specially commissioned by the National Social Science Fund Project conducted a field survey in Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia in June of 2015. With reference to King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty＇s westing way described ancient literature, the report puts forwards that, besides the southward Hexi Corridor, there is another way for ＂West-to-East Jade Transmission＂. The way known as the Prairie Jade Road goes straight west through Ejin and Alxa, and reaches Hetao Area, and then through Jin-Shan Area, it goes southwards to the Central Plains. To further demonstrate the entry passageway of the Jade Road, the team conducted another ten-day investigation on Hetao Area in July of the same year. Centering on prehistoric sites along the Yellow River in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia, the investigation focused on the distribution of the northern Longshan Culture that bred Chinese Civilization, and sought for the track of jade cultural transmission.