Proverbs about the Yangtze River. And talk about why so many terms are related to the Yangtze River.

Jumping into the Yellow River can't be washed away. Ningxia, Huang Hefu, Wuzhong, the richest man, and the Yellow River will be clarified one day. How can you live in Ningxia, Huang Hefu, until you reach the Yellow River? You will never die, and you will not cry until you see the coffin?

Civilization bred by the Yangtze River

The Yangtze River Basin is one of the areas where human beings have lived for the longest time in China. Homo erectus fossils were found in Jiangbei, Anhui Province, and several sites containing human remains were also found, especially around Taihu Lake. Although most of China's political history centers on North China and the Yellow River Basin, the Yangtze River region has always been of great economic significance to successive dynasties because of its agricultural potential. The Grand Canal is a metropolis built to transport grain from the Yangtze River basin to the north. Perhaps the southernmost section of the canal was used as early as the 4th century BC, and many sections were built in the 7th century BC.

In the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, except Chengdu Plain, there are the Three Gorges area in the east, Ganzi and Aba in the northwest, and the ruins of the Anning River and Yalong River basins in the southwest. According to preliminary statistics, there are dozens of sites, the most famous of which is Wushan Daxi Cultural Site. After 1959 and 1975 excavations, a total of 265,438 tombs were excavated. Pots, cans, cups, bowls and other household utensils, as well as earrings and ornaments, represent three different stages of development from the middle to the late Neolithic age.

Neolithic sites in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River are almost all over Jianghan area, especially Jianghan Plain. More than 450 Neolithic sites have been discovered in Hubei alone, and more than 60 sites have been excavated, mostly in Jianghan Plain where the middle and lower reaches of the Han River meet the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Qujialing culture has three stages of cultural characteristics: early, middle and late, characterized by small painted pottery as thin as eggshells, painted pottery spinning wheels and cross beans. A large number of rice and animal remains have also been unearthed, and animal husbandry has developed accordingly. The species of animals raised have increased, and fisheries have been established. The influence of this culture is very extensive.

The Neolithic cultural sequence in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River can be represented by Hemudu culture, Majiahong culture and Liangzhu culture. Hemudu Cultural Site in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, near Hangzhou Bay, found at 1973. It was excavated twice. Among about 7,000 precious cultural relics unearthed, there are piles of rice and rice husk remains, which is the earliest artificially cultivated rice found in the world at present, proving that rice planting technology was mastered 6,000 ~ 7,000 years ago. A large number of "bones" have been unearthed, which proves that they have left the "fire farming" and started digging with bones; Large-scale wooden structures have also been unearthed, with mortises and tenons, which is the earliest known "dry-column" wooden structure.

In 1950s, a number of cultural sites of Yin and Shang Dynasties were discovered in the Yangtze River valley. The cultural relics unearthed from the Guanyin site in Xinfan, Sichuan Province show that there was a close cultural exchange between Shu and the middle period of Yin and Shang Dynasties, which laid the foundation for future scientific investigation.

The site of Panlongcheng in Huangpi, Hubei Province in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is the first ancient city of Shang Dynasty in the Yangtze River basin, which has been discovered for more than 3,500 years. The ruins of cities and palaces are spectacular and complete, and the ruins, relics and relics clearly reflect the class grouping of slave society. The Tonglushan ancient copper mine in Daye belongs to the late Shang Dynasty, and it is the oldest, largest and most well-preserved ancient copper mine found in China. Wucheng site in Qingjiang, Jiangxi Province is an important Shang Dynasty site in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. During the period of 1989, a large number of Shang bronzes, jades and pottery dating back about 3,200 years were unearthed in Xingan, Jiangxi Province, with obvious southern characteristics. These remains have important gold content and scientific value for understanding the Shang culture in the Yangtze River basin, which is still in a vague state.