OracleBone Inscriptions in Anyang City China: The Construction of Self-Identity and Utilizing Inherited Values From The Past

Abstract

This study is basic research and uses qualitative research methods. Starting with the phenomenon of "China's Anyang Oracle Bone Inscriptions," it examines the issue of self-identity formation and the utilization of heritage values ​​in the context of China's modernity.

China's oldest written oracle bone inscription It was discovered in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan, where the capital of the Shang Dynasty was located. Most of the oracle bone inscriptions record divinations by the Yin and Shang dynasties. Weather content farm harvest Questions about illness, childbirth, hunting, battle, sacrifice, and other important events. from these things We can understand the living conditions of the people of the Shang Dynasty and the historical development of the Shang Dynasty. At present, Anyang has been built as an oracle bone inscription site. and the former capital of the Shang Dynasty and the regional center city This community therefore has diverse cultural wisdom. Especially the protection and use of the oracle bones in the Anyang area. in modern Chinese society China has a history of humiliation in the late Qing Dynasty for its social strength. political stability economic prosperity, however, Chinese leaders, local governments And the present Anyang people support the inheritance and use of the value of the oracle bones. through political policies and activities as well as successfully presenting the Yin Ruins as world cultural heritage. and the oracle bone inscriptions were successfully selected for the World Memory Register. In this context, it is a process from identification to self-identity through historical objects from the local past. As a result, both cultures UNESCO Worldwide has thus brought development to Anyang. As the legal heirs of the Oracle, Anyang people inherit and use the Oracle to create value. by bringing development to Anyang, the hometown of Oracle. This is a process that starts with identity to creating one's own identity to the inheritance of cultural values.

The key finding of this study is that modernization promotes the self-identity formation process of Chinese leaders and local people toward the exploitation of cultural values. Modernization has also encouraged the Anyang people of the Oracle Bone Inscription Area to use the Oracle Bone Inscription to inherit and develop their values, becoming a world heritage and world-class culture. Therefore, the oracle bone inscription was not only unique to Anyang. But it also becomes a global heritage and culture through the process of self-identity formation and the application of cultural values.

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