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Hello, everyone! Now, I'm in Xincun village of Hebi city, Central China's Henan province, where the world-renowned Xincun Ruins is located. Distributed on both banks of the Qihe River, the Xincun Ruins was once the core area of the Wei State (c. 11th century-209 BC) during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC). More than 2,000 years ago, during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC), it was the political, economic and cultural center of North Henan.
写意中国，探寻汉字起源。大家好，我现在所处的位置是一度震惊中外的辛村遗址。辛村遗址位于河南省鹤壁市淇滨区辛村，横跨淇河两岸，是周代重要诸侯国卫国疆域核心区。2000多年前，这里曾是西周时期豫北地区政治、经济和文化中心。
The Xincun Ruins was first excavated in 1932, which was China's first excavation of the Zhou Dynasty sites. So far, over 500 tombs (including 10 kings') and 15 horse and chariot pits have been discovered here, proving that the Xincun Ruins was once a super-large settlement cluster covering an area of almost 10 square kilometers. Today, it is one of the most important settlements to study the governance system of the Western Zhou.
辛村遗址最早发掘于1932年，并由此揭开了中国周代考古的序幕。截至目前，辛村遗址已发掘10座国君级大墓、15座车马坑、其他墓葬500多座，是集王陵区、铸铜作坊区、制骨作坊区等于一体的都邑级超大型聚落群，面积近10平方公里，是研究西周王朝国家治理体系最为核心的聚落之一。
出镜：杨佳欣
拍摄：董蕾
剪辑：何蒙贺