What is the meaning of the change of Yin and Shang Dynasties (what is the meaning of the change of Shang and Zhou Dynasties)

Shang Dynasty was a dynasty that believed in ghosts and gods and was

What is the meaning of the change of Yin and Shang Dynasties (what is the meaning of the change of Shang and Zhou Dynasties)

Shang Dynasty was a dynasty that believed in ghosts and gods and was very powerful in witchcraft. It loves every detail of divination, besides divination, it also likes human sacrifice and human sacrifice. In the tomb of Si Mu Wu Ding of Shang Dynasty found in Wuguan Village, 390 heads were stacked on the tomb. Similarly, 64 1 skeleton was also excavated near the ancestral hall group B of Yinxu Palace in Anyang.

In Shang Dynasty, people sacrificed in various scenes. Take repairing the palace as an example. When laying the foundation stone, a child should be buried in each of the four corners of the palace and placed under the pestle. When installing the door, two people should be buried inside and outside the door, one person should be killed when boarding the beam, and another person should be killed when it is completed. Although most of these martyrs are prisoners of war, this extreme worship of ghosts and gods and contempt for human life are very ignorant and cruel. The abstract grotesque hideous beauty of dragon and gluttonous patterns on Shang bronzes reflects the rulers' mentality, that is, to use their faith in ghosts and gods to make people fear sacrifices and maintain their own rule.

During the Western Zhou Dynasty, although the phenomenon of human martyrdom was not eliminated, the state paid more attention to the order and law between heaven and earth and did not advocate killing people during sacrifice. On the contrary, the ritual and music system praises virtue and brings everyone into a solemn and beautiful situation through good ceremonies and music to cultivate and educate the people. This is the same as cultivating patriotic feelings through the flag-raising ceremony. This kind of ritual and music civilization, which takes the line of harmony, tolerance and enlightenment, is a big step towards civilization compared with the gloomy and terrible belief in ghosts and gods in Shang Dynasty.

Ritual and music civilization attracts and embraces many people because they have the same culture and beliefs. In this way, as early as the second half of the 9th century BC, this group gradually developed into a nation-Han nationality.

Therefore, Mr. Wang Guowei's evaluation of the changes of Yin and Zhou Dynasties is unprecedented.