Wulanchabu rock paintings

Wulanchabu rock paintings are distributed in all parts of Wulanchabu League. From Siziwang Banner in the east to the west of wulatzhong banner in the west, the Lama Temple of baosumtui in Chagan sect of Darhan maoming'an joint banner, douchong Aobao, sumushahen, derrihada, mandurasu, nanjibandeng, xinbaolige, Sumu, fanhure, wutelan central banner, and the section of ruogqige mountain in the Northeast are most concentrated. Rock paintings have a wide range of subjects and rich contents, including wild animals, birds, livestock, hunting, grazing, human footprints, wheels, dance, animal footprints, twelve zodiac animals, tooth shapes, animal pens, symbols, human faces, clouds, the sun, copulation and so on. Most of them are livestock and grazing, which reflects the living conditions of nomads in the north.

Wulanchabu rock paintings

Wulanchabu rock paintings are distributed in all parts of Wulanchabu League. From Siziwang Banner in the east to the west of wulatzhong banner in the west, the Lama Temple of baosumtui in Chagan sect of Darhan maoming'an joint banner, douchong Aobao, sumushahen, derrihada, mandurasu, nanjibandeng, xinbaolige, Sumu, fanhure, wutelan central banner, and the section of ruogqige mountain in the Northeast are most concentrated.

The value of rock paintings

Grassland rock painting is a true portrayal of the ancestors' reproduction, production activities, thinking and belief, totem writing in the long process of historical development. It is also a historical evidence of the progress of human society and the change of natural environment. According to the research of historians, the grassland rock paintings in Ulanqab city were first created 10000 years ago, and the most recent one has a history of hundreds of years.

Grassland rock paintings are mainly distributed on the west slope of a platform in chaganha xiatu, about 50 km northwest of Weijing Sumu, Siziwang Banner, with an inclination of 40. Around, from the rock with rock paintings down the slope, thirty or forty meters away is a north-south seasonal river. On the slope with an area of about 1 × 1 km, rock plates of different heights are scattered among them. The color of the rock is grayish white. Although the stone is slightly thick, its surface is relatively smooth. It seems that nature has specially prepared one natural canvas after another for ancient artists to show their artistic talent. The contents of the rock paintings are all hoof prints of strange hooves. In addition, many rock paintings were found on the hills of sanjingquan village, sanjingquan Township, Chayouhouqi. The content includes Beiyang, Benyang, symbol and so on.

The discovery of these rock paintings reproduces the richness and mystery of the nomadic culture of the ancient grassland, which is worth exploring.

Stages of rock paintings

It can be divided into five periods according to the composition style, subject matter, production method and the degree of nature erosion.

The earliest works of primitive clan tribes in ancient times, which is the heyday of rock art, began about 2000 BC. At that time, it was still a forest and grassland landscape. The hunting clan living here began to carve mountains and rocks. Most of the images are wild animals, human face shape, wild flavor of rough dance, and single shaft of two wheeled car, etc. the biggest feature of the picture is strong pictographic, although complex and simple, different shapes, but they are all realistic works.

In the second period, the works of the northern Di and Xiongnu people were from the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty. Animal images are mostly all kinds of poultry. One of the pictures carved on the Northeast grassland of the bailing temple is very interesting: two horse shaped, one beaked, a dancer with a tail, animal hoof prints and goat shaped. The shape is vivid, which shows the author's rich imagination and skilled carving skills.

The third period is the works of North Korean beiren and Turks. With a variety of animal patterns as the main features, there are rider, sanhuama, camel and some very standardized, recurring symbols similar to the Turkic alphabet.

The fourth period is the Yuan Dynasty Datong City and Deyu Road (Damao Banner, Inner Mongolia area) Han visitors' works, including gods, officials and tigers. At this time, the rock painting has entered the final stage, the work is sloppy and crude, and has lost the simple, vivid and exaggerated artistic characteristics of ancient rock painting.

Another is the six character mantra in Mongolian and Tibetan carved by modern Mongolian lamas, which can be called the works of the fifth period. Various kinds of rock paintings carved by hunters and nomads in the past dynasties on the stone cliffs of Ulanqab grassland not only accurately record the life scenes of nomads of all nationalities from more than 4000 years ago to modern times, but also roughly see the changes of all nationalities in the grassland. It is a picture scroll reflecting the civilization course of all nationalities in Inner Mongolia grassland.

Rock paintings

Rock paintings have a wide range of subjects and rich contents, including wild animals, birds, livestock, hunting, grazing, human footprints, wheels, dance, animal footprints, twelve zodiac animals, tooth shapes, animal pens, symbols, human faces, clouds, the sun, copulation and so on. Most of them are livestock and grazing, which reflects the living conditions of nomads in the north. According to the research, these rock paintings were produced by our ancestors over a long period of time. Among them, they were made in the Neolithic age, including vehicles, grazing, riders and animals. Most of the rock paintings in the Northern Dynasties were patterned, stylized and abstract graphics, as well as symbols similar to the ancient Turkic alphabet. In addition, there are spears, bifurcations, animal patterns and so on. In Sui and Tang Dynasties and the first year of Qing Dynasty, there were statues of gods, civil servants and tigers. The mural reflects the social life, customs and ideology of the nomadic people in the north. It is a very primitive and simple painting art.

Experience rock art

Rock paintings are mainly made by nomads in the bronze age. The painting nations are primitive tribes, followed by Xiongnu, Turkic Mongols and Han people, among which Turkic rock paintings are the most distinctive. It is still a mystery why the ancestors painted on the rocks and kept them in good condition after exposure to the wind and sun. Moreover, most of the rock paintings are distributed in the northern nomadic areas. When visitors come here to visit, they can feel heroic feelings for the desert grassland. They can also see the whole picture of the nomadic people's social life through rock paintings. Only when they are in this scene can they feel the charm.

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