Achievements | Huo Wei, 'Exploring the Third Pole: Archaeological Notes from Tibet'
Author: Wei Huo
Price: 59.8
Publisher: TianDi Publishing House
ISBN: 9787545562064
Publication Time: 2022-05-01
Pages: 359
This book is an archaeological notebook that records Professor Wei Huo's observations, thoughts, and reflections during his archaeological excavations on the "Third Pole," the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. As a popular book that leads the public into the archaeological site, this book includes dozens of essays written by Professor Wei Huo over the years in the archaeological work of the Third Pole. Based on important archaeological work and first-hand field investigation data carried out on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it vividly records the author's discoveries, feelings, and thoughts in the process of excavating and investigating ancient cultural sites in Tibet represented by Karo, Qugong, and the Tibetan King's Mausoleum. It is a vivid text for understanding the civilization of the Third Pole, showing the prosperous and colorful ancient culture of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as well as the historical picture of the exchange and integration of many ethnic groups on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Wei Huo is a distinguished professor at Sichuan University. His main research fields are Han and Tang archaeology, Southwest archaeology, Tibetan archaeology, archaeology and art history, cultural exchange between China and foreign countries, and museology. He is currently the Dean of the School of History and Culture of Sichuan University, the Director of the Sichuan University Museum, the Director of the China Tibetology Research Center, a key research base of the Ministry of Education for Humanities and Social Sciences, a Director of the Archaeological Society of China, a Standing Director of the China National History Society, and a Standing Director and President of the Sichuan Provincial Archaeological Society. He is the author of "Archaeological Discovery and the History of Tibetan Civilization: Prehistoric Times", "The Tubo Era: New Archaeological Discoveries and Research", "Foreign Cultural Exchanges in Southwest China during the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties", and "Buddhist Civilization in Western Tibet".
Contents
Dawn of Civilization: A Tour of Prehistoric Culture on the Plateau
Jade from the East: The Discovery and Western Transmission of Prehistoric Jade Artifacts in Tibet _ 003
A Prehistoric Village Sealed by History _ 008
Historical Witness to Prehistoric Agriculture in Tibet: Fieldwork Notes on the Changguogou Site in Shannan _ 017
Pastoral Songs on the Plateau: The Ancient Rock Art of Changguogoukou _ 025
Dawn of Civilization in the Heartland of the Tibetan Plateau: The Discovery of the Lhasa Qugong Site and Cemetery _ 033
A Treasure on the "Plateau Silk Road": A Bronze Mirror with a Handle Discovered in Tibet _ 040
Dynasty Imprints: Fieldwork Notes on Tubo Tombs
The Ancient Tubo-Nepal Road of the Tang Dynasty _ 049
A Record of Seeking Out the Samye Monastery Stone Carvings _ 057
A Record of Visiting the Chamuqin Cemetery in Lazi County _ 064
Archaeological Notes on the Jidui Tubo Cemetery in Lhozhag _ 071
History Engraved on Stone: Lhozhag Tubo Stone Carvings _ 076
"Plateau Pyramid": Archaeological Discoveries and Investigations of the Tubo Royal Tombs _ 081
Yearning for Heaven: Stone Carvings on the Trisong Detsen Stele _ 086
"Eastern Pyramid": Archaeological Exploration of the Dulan Tubo Tomb _ 090
Tang Stele Under the Snowy Mountains: Physical Evidence of Ancient Sino-Indian Transportation _ 097
Hidden Treasures: Tubo Gold and Silverware and Silk
Guge Silver Eye: A Rare Buddha Statue from the Edge of the Sky _ 105
An Ancient Fabric and an Ancient Castle _ 111
Royal Silk, Golden Masks, and the Ancient Capital of Xiangxiong _ 118
Inlaid Gold and Silver Carvings: A Casual Discussion of Tubo Gold and Silverware _ 124
Brocade Clothes Fluttering in Grace -- A Record of Searching for Overseas Tubo Brocade Clothing _ 130
Tubo Hu Bottles in Archaeological Images _ 136
Winged Mythical Creatures in Tubo Gold and Silverware _ 144
Half-Human, Half-God Statues in Tubo Gold and Silverware _ 149
Tubo Horses and Knights on Gold and Silverware _ 155
Searching for Antiquity on the Heavenly Road: Archaeological Investigation Notes Along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Historical Monuments Written on the Heavenly Road -- One of the Archaeological Investigation Notes Along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway _ 163
Historical Monuments Written on the Heavenly Road -- Two of the Archaeological Investigation Notes Along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway _ 169
Historical Monuments Written on the Heavenly Road -- Three of the Archaeological Investigation Notes Along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway _ 175
Stone Monuments: Stone Carvings and Ancient纰�
Mysterious Ancient纰� in the Southern Tibetan Valley _ 187
Human Fortress or Residence of the Gods? -- An Archaeological Anthropological Question on Ancient纰� _ 195
Giant Buddha Statue Beside the Ancient Road of a Thousand Years -- One of the Archaeological Investigation Notes on Tubo Stone Carvings in Mangkang, Eastern Tibet _ 200
The Holy Temple Hidden in the Dense Forest -- Two of the Archaeological Investigation Notes on Tubo Stone Carvings in Mangkang, Eastern Tibet _ 204
Witness to Sino-Nepali Cultural Exchange: Jilong Risong Gonbu Three灏奡tatues _ 211
Azure Paintings in Caves: A Record of What I Saw and Heard in the Ali Grotto Murals
The Past and Present of the "Dunhuang on the Plateau" _ 217
Approaching the Mysterious Ancient Kingdom on the Plateau: Archaeological Record of the Guge Kingdom _ 234
Flying Apsaras on the Plateau: Elves in the Cave Murals of Western Tibet _ 275
Heavenly Divine Beasts: Animal Images in Cave Murals _ 280
An Image in Cave 79 of 鐨ぎin Ali, Tibet _ 285
A Group of Hercules Statues in the Dongga Grottoes in Ali, Tibet _ 290
The Beauty of the Palace: Visiting Ancient Temples and Palaces on the Plateau
Fairy 娈垮崜鐟媺搴� _ 297
Tracing the Ancient City: The Gongtang Royal City on the Tibetan-Nepali Border _ 303
A Record of the Visit to Renila搴�, a Famous Ancient Temple on the Sino-Indian Border _ 310
Visiting the "Nine-Story Ancient纰�" Se Kagu Tuo _ 319
A Journey to the Secret Realm: An Archaeological Journey in the Kazhi River Valley on the Sino-Indian Border _ 326
The Magical Ancient Temple in the Southern Tibetan Valley -- A Record of the Investigation of the Lhalong Temple in Luozha _ 343
Archaeological Exploration of the Qingwada瀛淧alace Site _ 350
Postscript _ 357