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26May/22

Chinese poem illustration/齐风 载驱/佚名: Murder, love triangle and sibling romance

Chinese poem illustration: 齐风 载驱/Qi Wind – Driving the Chariot Video also available at Bilibili: 齐风 载驱 A peculiar love triangle between Qi and Lu state, between brother,sister and husbund resulted theRead More…

25May/22

何尊金文“中”解

金文“中”是三维的中心之指事。古时举事,建旗于四方之中以聚人,所以大旗一定插在两维平面的中心。何尊之“中国”就是指华夏千国的路途中心。古时的路途多迂回于大泽峻岭,不可完全以今日之地图的几何中心论。所书甲骨金文,大旗垂直方向中点有一圈,是指事的标志,即此指事在“此”也,上下的中心。由建旗的二维中心,叠加此旗的中心,3D中心也。中央电视“字从遇见你”系列也有何尊“中国”这一集 以西周定洛阳为“中国”来看,西周国境四方的边界大致如下图。可以看出,古籍里留下的西部疆界的记载太少了,我们引以为正史的鲁“春秋”,实为一个“东方”史。

10May/22

Chinese poem illustration/郑风 溱洧/佚名: Mid-spring feast

Chinese poem illustration: 郑风 溱洧/Zheng Wind – Zhen River and Wei River Or watch the video at Bilibili: 郑风 溱洧 A condolence poem to Duke Mu(郑穆公) probably which excellently reflected the localRead More…