In the Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake area of the Shang period, there were the Wucheng and Wannian cultures, which had certain relations with the Shang culture in the Central Plains and at the same time kept their str...In the Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake area of the Shang period, there were the Wucheng and Wannian cultures, which had certain relations with the Shang culture in the Central Plains and at the same time kept their strong local characteristics. They were distributed in the eastern and western shores respectively of the Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake. These two archaeological cultures are distinctly different in pottery, including its texture, color, form and combination, as well as its shaping and firing techniques. The vessels of the Wucheng culture are regular in shape, and often have carinate shoulders and a round bottom concave in center. In the Wannian culture, the pottery is rough in workmanship, three-legged dishes and multiform jars occur frequently, and hard ware stamped with geometric pattern is well developed. Differences are seen also in the degree of civilization. The Wucheng culture contains a series of elements of civilization, such as bronzes, writing, city-walls, and differentiation between the rich and poor; it must have stepped into civilized society under the influence of the Shang civilization in the Central Plains. The Wannian culture features the sparse distribution of sites and the absence of central settlements, so it may have remained at the stage of chiefdom and on the eve of civilization.展开更多
文摘In the Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake area of the Shang period, there were the Wucheng and Wannian cultures, which had certain relations with the Shang culture in the Central Plains and at the same time kept their strong local characteristics. They were distributed in the eastern and western shores respectively of the Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake. These two archaeological cultures are distinctly different in pottery, including its texture, color, form and combination, as well as its shaping and firing techniques. The vessels of the Wucheng culture are regular in shape, and often have carinate shoulders and a round bottom concave in center. In the Wannian culture, the pottery is rough in workmanship, three-legged dishes and multiform jars occur frequently, and hard ware stamped with geometric pattern is well developed. Differences are seen also in the degree of civilization. The Wucheng culture contains a series of elements of civilization, such as bronzes, writing, city-walls, and differentiation between the rich and poor; it must have stepped into civilized society under the influence of the Shang civilization in the Central Plains. The Wannian culture features the sparse distribution of sites and the absence of central settlements, so it may have remained at the stage of chiefdom and on the eve of civilization.
