古代中国的青铜文明因出土大批精美的商周铜器而令世人惊叹不已。中国古代先民创造的灿烂的青铜文化,是人类文化宝库不可分割的组成部分。众所公认,在中国古代文明发展的进程中,黄河流域的古代先民起到独特的作用但是越来越多的证据说明,正当商代先民在中原地区创造辉煌的青铜文化的时候,长江流域的先民在特定的条件下也在创造富有特色的青铜文化。这一认识的获得是有个过程的。三十年前,当湖南等地出土一件件商代青铜器时,人们多疑其为中原地区传入或殷人南下时携去。随着出土的青铜器数量越来越多,它们的地方性特 Ancient Chinese bronze civilization unearthed a large number of exquisite Shang and Zhou bronzes marvel the world. The splendid bronze culture created by ancient Chinese ancestors is an integral part of the human cultural treasure trove. It is generally acknowledged that in the course of the development of ancient Chinese civilization, the ancient forerunners of the Yellow River basin played a unique role. However, more and more evidence shows that at the time when Shang and Yang dynasties created brilliant bronze culture in the Central Plains, The ancients of the basin are also creating distinctive bronze cultures under certain conditions. The acquisition of this understanding is a process. Thirty years ago, when one piece of bronze ware from Shang Dynasty was excavated in Hunan and other places, people were suspicious of it when it came in for the Central Plains or Yin people went southward. As more and more bronzes are unearthed, they are endemic