On the bone tools unearthed from the Mijiaya site, Xi'an CHEN Guoliang....................................................................................................87
On the function of constructions No. 1 and No. 6 in the palatial area of the Yanshi Shang-Dynasty City site

Abstract：Interpreting the remains of archaeological discoveries, especially the nature of important remains, is one of the tasks of archaeological research. The specific functions of more than ten large-scale constructions discovered in the palatial area of the Shang-Dynasty Yanshi City site are of great concerns to researchers, while analyzing their properties is essential in deepening the understanding of the site nature. Based on the analysis of the spatial location and synchronic relics of the foundations of constructions No. 1 and No. 6, supplemented by the Pre-Qin documents, the function of constructions No. 1 and No. 6 should be highly related to the Internal and External Feast Areas（内外饔） , which, according to rites of the Zhou Dynasty, was in the charge of the subordinate official Gongzheng（宫正）. They were also known as the Eastern Kitchen（东厨）and the Divine Kitchen（神厨）, which, separately, were to provide the rulers with delicate meal and sacrificial food.

WANG Junhua...............................................................................................96
On the bronze ware you with inscriptions Ruibo and the bronze ware gui with inscriptions Ruiji

Abstract：The bronze wares of the Rui State made in the early Western Zhou Dynasty are rare, and those excavated to date are mainly made from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the early Spring and Autumn Period. The bronze you with inscriptions of Ruibo unearthed from the tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang is the earliest bronze ware of the Rui State so far. In addition, a bronze zun with a wide mouth was unearthed from the same tomb. Through the combination of you and zun, as well as the comparative study of related bronzes, the author argues that the bronze you with inscriptions of Ruibo may have been made during the period of King Zhao or as early as the period of King Kang , which is consistent with the time of the bronze gui with inscriptions of Ruiji in the Taipei National Palace Museum. The earl this you refers to and the lady this gui refers to cannot be the identical persons mentioned in the documents of Guming, Shangshu (Book of Documents). The bronze you excavated in Luoyang may have come from Longxian County, Shaanxi Province, or Chongxinrui River Basin and the adjacent areas in Gansu Province.

QIAN Guoxiang..........................................................................................102
On the ritual constructions in the Luoyang City site of the Han-Wei period

Abstract：The heaven-and-earth worship and ancestral worship were of great significance for the Chinese emperors. The Luoyang city of the Han and Wei periods was the capital during a series of dynasties ever since the Eastern Zhou period. Rooted in its central location and historical importance, a number of fundamental ritual cultures, institution, mortuary customs and religious beliefs were launched in the Luoyang city. The author, combining historical records with archaeological discoveries, investigates the spacial distribution of the ritual architectures.

HE Yihao........................................................................................................114
On the play rule of the Liubo chess

Abstract：The author, combing historical documents and materialized evidence, investigates the features of the Liubo chess. Three play rules during the Han period are summarized: twelve chess pieces in total were in use; liuzhu was normally employed to determine the move of each chess piece; the number of suan one gained at the end indicated the winner. Moreover, the related record in Xijing Zaji, instead of being a play rule, should have been a pithy formula.

HOU Weidong.............................................................................................120
On the Xixuan temple stele and its social background

Abstract：The Gongxian Grotto was constructed in the reign of the Xuanwu Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, sponsored by the royal family. The Xixuan temple had been constructed there by the Xiaowen Emperor. From 551 AD to 571 AD, there was the first peak of grotto construction sponsored by the civilians. In the reign of the Gaozong Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there was the second peak, which included monks and local administrators. The stele made in 662 AD was a canon then, the inscriptions on which record the history of the Xixuan temple. The Jingtu temple was in use during the early Tang period, which became a royal one in the Northern Song Dynasty. There was no direct correlation between the Jingtu temple and the Xixuan temple.

WANG Minfeng............................................................................................126
On the date of burial M3 of the Tang Dynasty at Dazhuang, Yichuan, and the bronze mirror

Abstract：The burial M3 at Dazhuang, Yichuan, though small in size, was rich in accompanying goods, including tomb figurines, horses, camels, bronze mirrors and so on. According to its mirror style, the excavators dated the burial no earlier than the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. However, the author, based on the style of the burial goods in general, argues that the burial should date to early Tang Dynasty. It also indicates that bronze mirrors with the Polo image emerged then. The bronze mirror reflects the culture and social ideology, as well as the East-West interactions.

CHEN Li and YANG Chaojie..........................................................................131
A new perspective of the geji statues of the Tang Dynasty in the Longmen Grottoes

Abstract：There are many jiyue statues of the Tang Dynasty in the Longmen Grottoes. There are three kinds of identities, among which Maiko and music performers have been widely acknowledged. However, no conclusion had been drawn regarding the third type. Based on an investigation of six such statues in the Longmen Grottoes, the authors, by studying their locations, forms of expression and jiyue combination, conclude that their identities should have been singers. The long handled fan that they held should have been singer's fans.

JI Duxue and LIU Long...................................................................................136
On the production area of the Hongwu bricks and tiles from the Yuyaochang site at Jingdezhen

Abstract：This article, based on archaeological typology and the inscription on the tiles, analyzes the construction materials including tiles, arched tiles, throating and so on. The authors found that the production areas of these assemblages were diverse. Most tiles and arched tiles were made in different areas of Fuliang County, while a few tiles and lotus petal bricks were from Anren and Poyang in Jiangxi Province. Throating and some unglazed bricks with curling-grass patterns may have been made or transferred from the Jiucaiyuan site. Therefore, the Yuyaochang site played an important role as a transit hub rather than the production center.