Ancient Chinese Patterns

This book is an informative and exploratory reading about ancient Chinese (Neolithic Age) ornamentation, including basic knowledge, basic situation, research methods and current situation, etc. It systematically sorts out and interprets the representative ornamentation, typical ornamentation and some special relics of various archaeological cultures in various regions. It also includes classification introduction and interpretation from three perspectives: pictorial, scientific and artistic. Strive to be comprehensive, systematic, and concise. This book generally explains that ancient ornamentation is the main carrier of prehistoric human knowledge and culture (mainly mathematics, astronomy, calendar, and Yi studies), ideological concepts, and religious beliefs (astronomical star worship and calendar are its core, origin, and soul), and its artistry, aesthetic characteristics, and design skills all serve and obey the former. This reveals that ancient ornamentation is actually a cultural inheritance method and symbol system. It is not only relatively stable and very rigorous, but was used for thousands of years before the emergence of oracle bone inscriptions, and its traces also extended to the Qin and Han Dynasties and even later. This book is mainly intended for readers with a college education or above. It can be used as a textbook or teaching reference for related majors in colleges and universities, general education, and traditional cultural education. It can also be used as a reference for professional researchers and enthusiasts.