HISTORICAL LEGENDS AND CULTURAL HERITAGES: ON INTERPRETATION OF DONGYI CULTURE ON JIANGJUNYA ROCK ART
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Abstract
There are abundant rock art cultural heritages in China. Due to lack of dynamic inheritance and accurate archaeological stratigraphy data, as for most rock art heritages represented by Jiangjunya, the interpretation of rock art images and the exhaustive root investigation of relics connotation are affected. Multiple arguments are enriched by giving full play to materials like historical legends. There are cultural customs, such as early agricultural civilization, Stone Altar (Shi She), sun and bird worships, in Dongyi cultural area where Jiangjunya is located, which have become the critical evidences for interpreting Jiangjunya rock art. The applicability of interpreting rock art heritages by historical legends is also explored through research.