Yanjiagang Paleolithic site

Yanjiagang Paleolithic site

Yanjiagang Paleolithic site is located on the first terrace of Songhua River, 25 kilometers southwest of Harbin. Due to the cutting of Yunliang River, a tributary of Songhua River, the remains of terrace deposits are exposed.

brief introduction

In the summer of 1982, a number of artifacts were found in the general survey of cultural relics by Harbin municipal cultural administration station

In the subsequent excavation, a number of ancient animal fossils such as Mammoth, rhinoceros and bison were unearthed. Two stone artifacts and a fragment of human skull were collected. It is confirmed that there are ancient human activities in yanjiagang area in the late Paleolithic period. Later, the Heilongjiang Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee organized the excavation, unearthed more than 3000 specimens, and found two semicircle shaped remains surrounded by a large number of mammal bones, making it an important Paleolithic site in northern China.

Excavation of cultural relics

Later, the Heilongjiang Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee organized the excavation, unearthed more than 3000 specimens, and found two semicircle shaped remains surrounded by a large number of mammal bones, making it an important Paleolithic site in northern China. The mammal fossils unearthed from the site belong to the rhinoceros mammoth group of guxiangtun formation in late Pleistocene, with 36 genera and species. A considerable number of pieces of animal bones with marks of artificial strike and carving were unearthed, and traces of arc-shaped belt made of ancient animal bones were also found. Carbon 14 dating shows that the site is in the late Paleolithic period more than 20000 years ago. As an important supplement to the study of Paleolithic age in Northeast China, it also provides new information for the study of ancient geographical environment and ancient climate in Harbin.

Development of yanjiagang

Natural survey and resources

Yanjiagang farm is located in the western suburb of Harbin, 19 kilometers away from airport road, adjacent to Songhua River in the north, Taiping Lake in the west, and Yunliang River in the hinterland. Yanjiagang farm has a total area of 9.8 square kilometers, high in the South and low in the north, with 8.5 square kilometers of land and 1.3 square kilometers of water. Underground is rich in high-quality natural mineral water. The industry is dominated by industry, especially the pharmaceutical industry is quite developed, with breeding and planting. It is a comprehensive small state farm integrating industry, agriculture, forestry, sideline, fishery and commerce. Yanjiagang farm is under the jurisdiction of Xinnong Township, Daoli District, Harbin City, which is under the integrated management of government and enterprise. At the end of 1997, the total population was 3283, of which the Han population accounted for 97%, and the rest were Korean, Mongolian, Manchu and other ethnic minorities.

Economic and social development

Since the reform and opening up, pharmaceutical industry has been developed as a pillar industry in many industries of the farm. After more than 20 years of construction, it has now formed a certain scale, with total assets of 107 million yuan and net fixed assets of 32.72 million yuan, accounting for 61% and 63% of the farm respectively. It has formed more than 50 pharmaceutical varieties with biological agents Lactobacillin and powder injection aixiling as the leading products, with an annual production capacity of 300 million tablets and 20 million powder injections. The series of Lactobacillin products are the first and exclusive production in China. They are unique in the same kind of drugs for gastrointestinal and digestive system because of their non-toxic, no side effects and stable unique curative effect. They are welcomed by patients and are well-known throughout the country. In 1991, they were rated as high-quality products by the Ministry of agriculture.

The industry of yanjiagang farm includes food factory, veterinary medicine factory, air conditioning equipment factory and joint venture mineral water plant. There are breeding chicken farm, dairy farm and pig farm. There are paddy fields and dry fields, fish ponds and garden trees. The non-state-owned economy developed rapidly, with an output value of 8.1 million yuan and a net income of 2.3 million yuan in 1997.

While developing economy, yanjiagang farm has created a good site environment. It has built 6 residential buildings with a building area of 23600 square meters, which has greatly improved the living conditions of workers and made the per capita living area of the whole farm reach more than 15 square meters. The roads in the site are tarnished, the pavement in the building is cemented, and the flower beds, green spaces and scenic trees are set off. The environment is very elegant. The farm also set up a cable TV station, telephone direct dial.

Development prospects

Yanjiagang farm has unique natural conditions and geographical advantages. Located in the outskirts of the province, with convenient transportation, fast communication and smart information, it has very favorable conditions for development. Therefore, we should take the market as the guide, take the benefit as the center, while developing the advantage economy, vigorously develop the characteristic economy, adjust the industrial structure, and establish a new economic growth point. We should also make full use of the limited but valuable land resources to attract investment and make good use of the preferential policies. We should set up small special economic zones, establish a diversified economic development model, open up and invigorate the economy, and achieve the development goal of "doing a good job in second pioneering work and achieving the goal of enriching the people and strengthening the province" put forward at the eighth meeting of the provincial Party committee.

An overview of Yan Jiagang's history

The late Paleolithic site of yanjiagang is located 25 kilometers southwest of Harbin, about 20000 years ago. Two half circle deposits composed of hundreds of animal skeletons were found in hy84ta3 and hy84t4 of the site, which are considered by the excavators to be ancient human camps. This conclusion has caused a lot of controversy. By comparing some late Paleolithic sites in Europe and northern Asia, it is concluded that although different types of sites are located in different regions, they show some common characteristics in many aspects. The relics found in the late Paleolithic period are identified as prehistoric human sites, and basically have more than three common characteristics at the same time. There is no sufficient evidence to prove that the animal skeletons in yanjiagang site are ancient human sites. According to the characteristics of fluvial sedimentology, the distribution pattern and sedimentary characteristics of the two ring structures are analyzed. It is pointed out that the upper layer of skeleton accumulation is smaller and the lower layer becomes larger, which is most likely due to the sorting of flowing water near the sand dunes. The hypothesis that the different accumulation types lead to the difference of bone distribution between the two places is put forward. The hypothesis can better explain the circular shape and the reason for the difference of bone accumulation between the two places, and can explain the phenomenon that some bones are sorted and accumulated in layers from small to large, the inner wall of the accumulation is straighter than the outer wall, and some parts have a certain inclination. Combined with the analysis of other related trace phenomena, the author speculates that the two animal skeletons may be the remains of slaughtering in the process of human hunting, not the sites of early human beings. At that time, it was not the leaders of the society, nor the ordinary members of the society, but the ordinary members of the nobility who used the Jue shaped jade ornaments with animal face. The use of Jue jade ornament with animal face in Hongshan culture is to show the special skills and mysterious social functions of its users together with jade hoop. The users may be men, but in Xiaoheyan culture, the use of Jue jade ornament with animal face is only a common ornament for women - earrings.

Folk festival activities

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is the first international festival with ice and snow activities in the history of China, and it is one of the four major ice and snow festivals in the world. Since its establishment on January 5, 1985, the intelligent, hardworking and brave Harbin people have transformed the severe cold into art, endowed ice and snow with life, and created a golden season Festival integrating culture, sports, tourism, economy and trade, science and technology and other activities. By local legislation, January 5 has become a grand festival for Harbin people. From December to January of the next year, the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival is held from December to January of the next year, which is the first regional festival in China to organize ice and snow. Every year Harbin Ice and snow festival holds a large-scale winter swimming competition, the scene is very spectacular. At that time, visitors can go to Harbin to see the beautiful scenery of ice lanterns and snow sculptures, enjoy ice and snow parties, and participate in many ice and snow entertainment projects. Harbin Ice Lantern and snow carving art has become one of the three wonderful works of ice and snow art in the world.

Harbin concert

From August 6 to 15 of the lunar calendar, the summer concert of Harbin, China (hereinafter referred to as "Ha Xia Hui") is a national music festival. Each concert is held from August 6 to 15 of the next year and lasts for 10 days. Harbin summer concert is the original creation of Harbin people who love elegant art. It has become the cradle of music artists with a grand scale and a galaxy of stars. Now it has been upgraded to the local traditional music festival, and has also become a traditional music festival in China. It is one of the "three major concerts" in China, and thus has established the status of Harbin as a famous music city.

On the 15th day of the first month of the ice festival, the ice festival is a local folk custom. It has a long history. On the night of the Lantern Festival, people light candles and put them on the river to form various shapes. At the same time, men, women, old and young all have to roll and play on the frozen river. It is said that they can roll away troubles, disasters, good luck and happiness. This custom originated from an old legend. Once upon a time, the daughter of the Songhua River God Unicorn fell in love with a young fisherman here and married him, living a happy and peaceful life. On the first day of the lunar new year, the one Horned Dragon opened up the river with one Horned Dragon and captured the Dragon Girl. He wanted to punish the young men and villagers with the plague. The Dragon Girl asked the young man to roll on the ice on the night of the 15th day of the first month, nine rolls on the left and nine rolls on the right, so that he could escape the plague. So on the night of the Lantern Festival

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