Rock Paintings of Wulanchabu
| Location | Inner Mongolia[1] |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic Age or even earlier |
Rock Paintings of Wulanchabu[2] or Rock art of Wulanchabu[3] (simplified Chinese: 乌兰察布岩画; traditional Chinese: 烏蘭察布岩畫; pinyin: Wūlánchábù yánhuà), also known as Petroglyphs in the Wulanchabu Grassland,[4] is a historical and cultural site located in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.[5]
Distribution
[edit]These rock paintings are distributed throughout the Ulanchabu League,[6] mostly from the Dorbod Banner in the east, to the Urad Middle Banner in the west, and to the Ruogeqige Mountain (若格其格山) in the northeast.[7]
The Rock Paintings of Wulanchabu have a wide range of subjects and rich contents, including beasts, birds, livestock, hunting, grazing, human footprints, dances, animal hoofprints, twelve Chinese zodiac signs, tooth shapes, animal circles, symbols, human face statues, clouds, Sun, coitus, and so on.[8] Animal images in this historical and cultural site account for more than 90% of all rock painting subjects.[9]
Researches
[edit]Researches found that the Rock Paintings of Wulanchabu were made successively in the long history of thousands of years, as early as the Neolithic Age or even earlier. [10] Chinese archaeologist Gai Shanlin (盖山林) discovered[11] that these rock paintings were created about 4,000 years ago.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ The Deified Human Face Petroglyphs of Prehistoric China. World Scientific. 23 July 2015. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-938368-33-2.
- ^ "The Rock Paintings of Wulanchabu". China Daily. 2014-01-08.
- ^ Donna L. Gillette; Mavis Greer; Michele Helene Hayward; William Breen Murray (16 October 2013). Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-1-4614-8406-6.
- ^ James C. Y. Watt; Emma C. Bunker (30 November 2002). Nomadic Art of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-300-09688-0.
- ^ Li Shi. The History of Art in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. DeepLogic. pp. 11–. GGKEY:T47NU5LDNL7.
- ^ Ni Hao. Travel Guide of Inner Mongolia. DeepLogic. pp. 66–. GGKEY:YDQ9690P1ZD.
- ^ "Introduction to Rock Paintings of Wulanchabu". Sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Se Yin (1996). The Folklore and Tourism of the Inner Grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Tourism Education Press. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-7-5637-0603-7.
- ^ Zhang Yanfeng (1 August 2008). Culture Shapes Art: A Review of Chinese Art and Culture. Hundred Flowers Art and Literature Publishing House. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-7-5306-4972-5.
- ^ Gai Shanlin; Gai Zhihao (2009). Silk Road Rock Painting Studies. Xinjiang People's Publishing House. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-7-228-12783-2.
- ^ Beijing Review. Beijing Review. 1996. pp. 31–.
- ^ Gai Shanlin; Gai Zhiyi (2002). Modern Enlightenment on the Disappearance of Civilization. Inner Mongolia University Press. pp. 214–. ISBN 978-7-81074-394-5.