Why can't archeology find any traces of Dayu's flood control project in the Xia Dynasty?

Dayu's successful flood control It was the Xia Dynasty that was able to establish the family world The premise of royal politics able to directly prove Archaeological remains belonging to the Xia Dynasty Although it has not been unearthed yet But our country’s archaeologists Through Pang Zhengfa and cultural comparison, etc. Various scientific methods It is still confirmed that in the Neolithic period Between the late Longshan Culture and the early Erligang Culture There is a wide-area royal social organization As archaeologist Mr. Zou Heng said It’s not that Xia Wenhua didn’t discover But how to identify him? But this indirect argument method There is an unavoidable shortcoming We can pass the upper limit of early business culture to determine the approximate time of the demise of the Xia Dynasty But it is impossible to clarify the history of the establishment of the Xia Dynasty This is because The Xia Dynasty was not like the destruction of Shang and Xia Violent revolutions between different cultural groups to complete It is the late Longshan Culture Integration between different clubs and the result of natural transition Therefore, in the first ten years of the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, Even for hundreds of years His political structure I'm afraid it is similar to the tribal alliance form in the Yao and Shun era. Little difference The only difference is The position of the supreme leader was fixed in the Xiahou family So, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasty project When delineating the chronological framework of the next generation The lower limit is based on archaeological findings. That's when Rock City was built. The upper limit is based on the lower limit Citing the Bamboo Book to date from the Yuzhi Festival period There is king Yu but no king in the world 471 years old This leads to the establishment time of the Xia Dynasty About 2,070 B.C. The conclusion is that The time when the Xia Dynasty was established There is no direct archaeological evidence Therefore, many experts and scholars still believe that Dating project sets the initial year of Xia Dynasty too early and proposed in 1,994 B.C. 1,968 years ago, 1,953 years ago, etc. Different versions In fact The occurrence of major historical events It cannot be directly shown from archaeological discoveries. This also led to the early years of the Xia Dynasty The reason for the controversy In comparison Archaeological remains of Dayu's flood control On the contrary, it can become Key evidence for accurately delineating the initial years of the Xia Dynasty First of all, Dayu’s deeds of controlling floods More real than the various legends established by the Xia Dynasty If we read the Historical Records of Xia Benji You will find this 4,000-word historical account of the Xia Dynasty There are 3,300 words talking about Dayu’s deeds Among them, Dayu's flood control is the main chapter. And there were as many as 12 generations and 16 emperors of other Xia Dynasty monarchs Sima Qian It’s just a brushstroke that someone died and someone came to the throne. It shows that there are many deeds And is regarded as the earliest confirmation of the existence of the Xia Dynasty Unearthed cultural relics Xu Chunqiu, Duke of Sui Dynasty of Western Zhou Dynasty Qin returns to Qihou Bo Actually, I’m not talking about Xia Chao either. It’s about Dayu’s destiny and floating earth falling into mountains and rivers. only Because the literature records the relationship between Dayu and Xia Chao Therefore, it became the basis for confirming the existence of the Xia Dynasty. Secondly, the traces of Xia Yu’s flood control are easier to identify. On the question of what exactly is Xia culture? There is still great controversy in academic circles Some opinions The culture created by the later generations of Xia as the main body is Xia culture Some experts also advocate Within the Xia Dynasty The common culture created by all ethnic groups is Xia culture Since there is no self-evident text, Cultural identification becomes a problem But at this time point in the late Longshan Culture Able to cross regions Control floods through large-scale manual intervention and achieved success Only greater than if We can find archaeological evidence of Dayu's flood control And do the dating of Tanshi Temple Naturally, we can delineate the upper limit of the time for the establishment of the Xia Dynasty. It is based on the above considerations Many archaeological experts have taken meteorological Study geology and other interdisciplinary theories Come and try to find traces of Dayu's flood control Meteorological research findings In 2,500 B.C. and 2,200 BC to 2,000 BC East Asia including mainland China Affected by the sudden weakening of the thermohaline circulation There were two very obvious cold spells Dry climate change Extreme events such as droughts and floods occur frequently Among them, floods are caused by heavy rainfall in northern my country. and led to the diversion of the Yellow River A team of geological experts represented by Wu Qinglong Jishixia at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai Discovered around 1,920 B.C. Evidence of barrier lakes induced by major earthquakes And it is speculated that it was the dam break of the barrier lake. The banks of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were washed away It became the historical background of Dayu’s flood control Yuan Kuangkuang, Liu Li and other archaeological experts By analyzing the Central Plains, southwestern Shanxi and Shandong regions Longshan Cultural Relics Die at the same time node Archaeological and cultural gaps have emerged I don't think this is a coincidence Instead, they suffered a large-scale natural disaster. in Yuzhuang ruins in Huixian County, Henan Province, located 100 meters above sea level Flood deposits were discovered obviously Remains of other city sites below this altitude All related to floods All the above studies Already settled Around 2,000 B.C. At this point in time of a hundred years There are indeed large-scale sustained floods. but the strange thing is Evidence of the Great Flood Found However, no traces of artificial flood control have been found. Geologist Ding Wenjiang The place where Dayu controlled floods recorded in historical books After the on-site inspection by Longmen, the mainstay of the Yellow River We came to the conclusion that rivers are all natural rice There is no trace of manual dredging. I have been to the mainstay of Longmen in person and do some research Longmen is a natural gorge No need for anyone to chisel it Nor is it something that can be done manually Facts listed in history books Dayu controlled floods for 13 years The area covers Kyushu Fangshi A variety of methods were adopted, such as digging mountains and opening canals. You can say it It is precisely based on the greatness of Dayu's water control project that wide influence Therefore, cultural records can be formed among the Chinese ancestors And passed down from generation to generation Even during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period The two countries Qin and Qi are located at the west and east poles of China. Still convinced and engraved on bronze vessels So why did Dayu have such a big project to control floods? No traces were found in archaeological discoveries. Russian expert on ancient Chinese culture Put forward a new perspective He believed that the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River should be mostly mountainous rivers Flooding is not serious Although there are serious floods in the Huanghuai region on the lower reaches of the Yellow River, But the society’s water control capacity and experience Seriously disproportionate to the scale of the flood So he speculated that the place where Dayu controlled floods was not in the Yellow River. Instead, city sites and water conservancy projects should appear first and capable of large-scale social mobilization Middle reaches of the Yangtze River Professor Guo’s point of view It can be said that it opened up a new perspective in the study of Dayu's flood control. Of course, the place where Dayu controlled water was not in the Yellow River Basin. And in the Yangtze River Basin This is not without any basis First of all The earliest large-scale water conservancy system discovered so far in my country In the ancient city of Liangzhu, Zhejiang 5,300 years ago The earliest city was located in Li County, Changde, Hunan The Chengtoushan ruins dating back 6,300 years Yangtze River Basin Also found The earliest primitive rice cultivation site in the world so far This shows The ancestors of the Yangtze River Basin Indeed, in terms of engineering capabilities and flood control issues, Have skills and abilities Secondly, in the late Longshan Culture period where Dayu lived, The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River are still independent of each other The ancient kingdoms of Qiubang fought against each other Each Qiubang ancient country has a population of tens of millions. Rules the average Several villages within a 40-kilometer radius The ancient Qiubang countries are incompatible with each other. Cultural differences are obvious In the middle reaches of the Yangtze River during the same period of Longshan Culture Qujialing Shijiahe Culture During this period, it showed a high degree of integration between different city-states There is no obvious military confrontation. On the contrary, it forms a large social community This shows Compared to the Yellow River Basin The social form of the Yangtze River Basin at this time Possessed to carry out large-scale social mobilization To engage in social and public undertakings Such as prerequisites for water control Although the middle reaches of the Yangtze River were more suitable for Dayu to control floods than the Yellow River, But a detail that is easily overlooked is that How should Dayu control the floods? We must put aside the ancient sage kings exaggerated by Confucianism The world is public The unrealistic halo of saving all peoples Just the basic facts Since ancient times, flood control must meet two prerequisites The first flood occurred in a densely populated area poses a huge threat to humanity. Second Between migration and flood control The human and resource costs required for the latter less than the former This is because Management of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers since ancient times It's an eternal problem Some scholars have done statistics From 602 BC to 1949 The Yellow River alone had 1,593 resolutions It has undergone 6 large-scale renovations The situation of the Yangtze River is almost similar to that of the Yellow River so Even a unified dynasty like the Han Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty It is also necessary to mobilize the power of the whole country In order to complete the Sujun project even so However, it is still impossible to prevent tens of thousands of people from the Fa tribe from working as farmland. Common people sin and are disadvantageous in rivers and canals I mean Mobilizing tens of thousands of soldiers to build canal fields But after a few years The Yellow River diverted its course There is no water in the canal obviously For the inability to organize the manpower of a unified dynasty In terms of material resources in the era of Dayu There are two places It is impossible to control floods The first place is a sparsely populated area no need The second place is the flood fan area with relatively low terrain. Resolutions take place in these places every few years The ancients would not spend huge amounts of money building embankments and canals. Just to satisfy the stability of just a few years Direct migration is far less expensive than governance To sum up Dayu’s motivation for controlling floods became very direct. First, the areas threatened by floods are major gathering areas. and places available for migration Only the higher reaches upstream But survival resources are scarce The cost of rebuilding social organizations Far greater than the control of floods itself Second, there is a possibility that floods can be controlled Able to use primitive tools and limited manpower Successful flood discharge after diversion There are two places in the flood control area of ​​Manchu Dayu First, the middle reaches of the Yellow River another It is the middle reaches of the Yangtze River except for the Jiuqu ileum. So which one is the most likely? According to the conclusion of Russian expert Guo Jingyun The middle reaches of the Yangtze River are more likely to be in the era of Dayu Large-scale flood control occurred But then Dayu and the so-called Xia Dynasty The corresponding archaeological culture is the Shijiahe Culture This is similar to the ancient history record that Yu Ji was in Jingnan Yuxi region shangbo There is no reasonable explanation Around 2,100 B.C. Shijiahe culture returned to Hubei from Nanyang area Until Shijiahe Ancient City itself Encountered an attack by the Longshan cultural group in Henan So, domestic scholars Includes research results from molecular anthropology It is generally agreed that the Shixiahe culture belongs to the Sanmiao ethnic group Archeology and culture are like this Archaeological discoveries and historical records of Yuva Sanmiao to form a match Next our perspective Return to the Yellow River Basin in the north Erlitou Ruins in Luoyang, Henan It is now recognized as Remains of the late Xia Dynasty If we trace the formation of Erlitou culture You will find an interesting phenomenon First of all, Erlitou culture Formed around 1,900 BC After the great social collapse of Following the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River Originally there were more than 1,600 large and small settlements Suddenly dropped to less than 200 against the backdrop of a catastrophic Erlitou culture has risen against the trend And Erlitou culture It did not evolve from the local Henan Longshan culture. in his cultural genes Integrating the Henan Zao Lvtai culture Henan Longshan Culture Ceramic Culture Factors of Yueshan Culture That's why Erlitou is nicknamed the immigrant city by archaeological experts Secondly At this time point around 1,900 B.C. It coincides with the climate turning into a warm period The Yiluo Plain, which was originally a floodplain after the flood recedes The land contains a lot of humus On the contrary, it is more suitable for farming This is third After the formation of Erlitou culture The complete end of different cultures The interactive influence of ancient countries on the ball list It has become a single external cultural radiation. Different archaeological cultures from different places They all began to be influenced by Erlitou culture. Only from this point of view Only Erlitou has a dynasty atmosphere And earlier than the period of Erlitou culture There is no such phenomenon So if we take the first year of the Xia Dynasty Compressed from 2,070 to about 1,900 years ago The Erlitou culture, which was originally the late Xia culture, regarded as the whole Xia culture Then all the questions will be solved Dayu controlled floods governed It should be a barrier lake formed after the Yellow River overflowed. rather than the Yellow River itself Therefore, from the perspective of archaeological discovery We can’t find traces of Dayu’s embankments and dams. Thanks to climate warming and the reorganization of the social structure of the entire Central Plains region It was only during the Xia Dynasty that the restrictions of blood and geography were broken. Created A new political entity with wide-area royal power Okay, that’s the content of this issue If you like our show Welcome to subscribe, like and forward thanks for your support