LIU Chao and ZHOU Liang
On the function of the chamber No. 18 at the No. 2 burial at Bao’anshan, Yongcheng..........................................................................................................85

Abstract：The excavator argued that the No. 18 chamber in the No. 2 Bao’anshan burial should be for ice storage. The author, according to its structure and historical documents, argues that the chamber should be reflecting a beast pen in the Liang kingdom garden. Based textual records and buried beasts, this article discusses gardens and beast training of the Han period.

LIU Dekai
On the Jin-style belt plaque from the Western-Jin-Dynasty burial in Shangjie District, Zhengzhou..........................................................................................92

Abstract：It was revealed the belt plaques’location that unearthed from the Shangjie tomb in Zhengzhou City under the context of Jin-style belt plaques’Spatiotemporal distribution in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Its art patterns and parts’collocation derived from the end of Han Dynasty and gradually was standardized as the Jin-style belt plaques. The similar belt plaques were also unearthed from the tomb of LamadongⅡM275 and ⅡM266, which the heritage of Murong Hsien-Pias in Northeastern China. It was clarified that the latter might be allocated by the central government of the Western Jin Dynasty through the comparative analysis.

CHEN BO and CHENG Jiafen
On the archaeological evidence regarding the nature of the Rukicn..............101

Abstract：Previous research on the status of Ru Kiln was mainly based on historical records. According to related archaeological discoveries, the Ru Kiln products bear features of official kilns, in the fields of sacrificial vessels, technical skills, management system and so on. Moreover, the Ru Kiln’s legacy could be observed in the techniques and styles of the Southern-Song-Dynasty official kilns, while, to the contrary, the subsequent local kilns were of obvious lower level. It indicates that the Ru Kiln was part of the Song official kiln system. In addition, the Ru Kiln may have demonstrated some characteristics of official kiln in its
pioneering stage.

WEI Zheng and MA Mingyue
On the sponsors of the Guyang Cave at Longmen.......................................108

Abstract：The beginning date of the Guyang Cave and its sponsor has long been debated. The author argues that the cave making is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Since it took more than 30 years during the Northern Wei Dynasty to craft the Guyang Cave, changing sponsorship would have been normal. The historical records regarding Bhikkhu Hui Cheng in the 22nd year of Taihe (AD 498) stated that Hui Cheng “sponsored a grotto for the country,”which should be referring to the Guyang Cave. Therefore, Bhikkhu Hui Cheng may have been the cave sponsor. Another related record indicates that Yuan Xie sponsored the Jing Cave in the 4th year of Zhengshi (AD 507), which may have been the Guyang Cave. Based on the chronological sequence of the niches, the niches of Yuan Xie could have been out of special arrangements, which may include W3 and W39. The three major statues at the front wall, together with W3 and W39, should have been planned in advance. The three major statues should have been closely related to Yuan Xie. Yuan Xie may have been a sponsor of the Guyang Cave.

Wumaier Kade' er and YANG Chaojie
The survey of the Tuyugou grottoes................................................................114

Abstract：The Tuyugou grotto is a very important grotto of the Gaochang period in Turpan. It is the largest in scale and longest in use. The survey has identified ten new caves for yi inhumation. The authors briefly explain their shape and characteristics.

SHA Wutian
On the date and characteristic of the Buddhist caves in Guazhou..................119

Abstract： Guzhou was fundamental in the Western Xia regime, and significant for the Western Xia Buddhism. The Yulin Cave and eastern Qianfo Cave are of delicate mural paintings. They are the most representative of the Western Xia art, which reflect interaction and fusion among multiple cultures. The author analyzes the construction history of the Guazhou caves, and discusses the new and ever changing patterns. The sponsors of the caves, who were also the ruling elites of the Western Xia regime, embedded their political statements in Buddhist art expressions. Therefore, Guazhou became the stage of the rising local elites to demonstrate Buddhist art of the Western Xia style.

WANG Jianjun and WANG Xuefei
On the Zheng lineage in the oracle bone inscriptions.....................................138

Abstract：The Dian inscription in the late Shang oracle bone inscriptions referred to places or people. The Dian lineage participated in military and agriculture activities in the reign of Wu Ding. The eldest daughter of the Dian lineage head was married to the Shang king. The Dian place recorded in the oracle bone inscriptions was the birthplace of the family name Zheng. The authors investigates historical events of the Dian lineage and their correlation with the Shang royal house.