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The original text of Liangzhu was unearthed at the Zhuangqiao grave site in Pinghu City, Jiangxi Province.


History scholars generally agree that China's earliest text is Oracle, dating back more than 3,600 years. However, recently, the original text of Liangzhu was unearthed at the Zhuangqiao tomb site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, attracting archaeologists from all over the country to go to the local area. Relevant experts believe that these words are the earliest original words found in China so far, nearly 1000 years before Oracle.

It is reported that the Zhuangqiao Tomb Site is located in Qunfeng Village, Linbu Town, Pinghu City. It is a large Liangzhu Cultural Site. From 2003 to 2006, the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Pinghu Museum jointly conducted two excavations on the site. More than 240 artifacts were found in the site, which attracted strong attention from the industry.

With the deepening of archaeology, Xu Xinmin, an archaeological leader of the Zhuangqiao Tomb Site and a researcher at the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, found two symbols in sequence on two stone sarcophagi, and obtained these words through various researches. The conclusion for the original text. It is even bold to speculate that these sarcophagi may be dedicated to engraving or engraving, and their functions are equivalent to the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty and the Jane of the Warring States period.

On July 9, Yang Genwen, director of the Pinghu Museum, told reporters that recently, relevant experts conducted an academic analysis on these original words, saying that it is indeed the earliest original text in China. "According to the discussion of many experts, it is still unclear whether these original words are the predecessors of Oracle, but it may also indicate that the origin of the text is diversified."

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