青铜时代中国西北交互作用圈

The Interaction Sphere in Northwest China of the Bronze Age

中国西北地区在与中原地区和境外中亚地区文化互动的基础上,形成独具特征的青铜时代中国西北交互作用圈。源于东方黄河中上游的彩陶文化以及相关农业文化因素,与源于西方的青铜文化及相关农牧文化因素,相向传播,汇流于中国西北地区,构成这一交互作用圈的两方面的基本内容。在中国西北交互作用圈形成过程中,伴随着不同渊源的文化文明因素的相互碰撞与嫁接,产生了无与伦比的文化创造力。中国西北交互作用圈处于东西方文化交流漩涡地带的中心,而这一时期东西方文化的交流互动,引发了东西方文明互鉴的深化,其在推进中原文明进程中起到的重要作用,使海纳百川成为中华文明内在的一个重要特质。

Built on the foundation of cultural exchange with the Central Plain and foreign entities from Central Asia, a distinct and unique sphere of interaction was established in Northwest China during the Bronze Age. The Painted Pottery Culture of China,originating from the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River,along with related agricultural elements,intersected with the Bronze Culture of the western world and its accompanying agricultural and animal husbandry elements,as they both spread and converged in the northwest region of China. This convergence of cultures forms the fundamental basis of the unique interaction sphere in that area. The formation of the interaction sphere in Northwest China,marked by the conflicts and integration of different cultures,gave rise to unparalleled cultural creativity. This interaction sphere sits at the core of the vortex of east-west culture exchange. The communication and interactions between east and west in the Bronze Age lead to the deepening of mutual learning among eastern and western civilizations,play a pivotal role in the advancement of Central Plain civilization,and embed “inclusiveness”as one of the most crucial inherent characteristics of the Chinese civilization.