HUO Hongwei………………………………….….……………………….77
On the layout of the Hanjiacang site of the Sui and Tang Dynasties at Luoyang

Abstract：From 1960s, a series of surveys and excavations have been conducted at Hanjiacang city site of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which generated discussions from different perspectives. However, the layout was inconclusive. The author, combing archaeological data and historical documents, argues that the city could be classified into three zones. The storage zone made the majority of the city. The previously defined management zone should have been for staple measurement. The third zone is around the dock area in the southeast. The Hanjia storage should be within the city walls. The storage site beyond the western wall should have been Changping storage.


LIU Yong……………………...................…………………..............…83
A comparative study of the grotto niches in Guilin and Luoyang and the transmission of the Tang-Dynasty grotto art

Abstract：The great majority of Buddhist burial niches of the Tang Dynasty came to light in Guilin of Guangxi and Luoyang of Henan. In comparison with the burial niches of Luoyang, the origin of those in Guilin could be traced back to Luoyang Grottoes. Meanwhile, the unique features and style of those in Guilin could be out of the imitation and influence of the local tradition. In view of the historical background, the Guilin burial niches may have been constructed by the relegated official from the north, whose hometown were in the Central Plains. The Guilin niches revealed the special social-cultural interactions then, which made a significant part of the social history.


WANG Ning…………………………………………….……………....……92
On the documentation of archaeological activities of the last century in the collection of Henan Museum

Abstract：The archaeological activities in Henan in the early 20th century pioneered modern archaeology in China, although it was not systematic. Available literature indicates that, with the efforts of a generation，it made a significant contribution and laid a foundation for the development of modern Chinese archaeology. Through an analysis of archaeological materials from the related practices, the author traces the origin of the Henan archaeology, while demonstrating the significance, value and methodologies of the Henan archaeological work.


WANG Tao et al. …………………………………………....…..……..……97
A Multi-Dimensional Perspective of pottery making in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan

Abstract：In an ethnic archaeology perspective, the authors investigated several potters' families in Manzhang Village and Manfeilong Village in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. Those families retained original pottery making technology. Through interviews, research, participation in practice, simulation experiment and other ways, the authors came to learn the local slow-wheel pottery technology. The spatial layout of pottery making, pottery forming methods, decorative techniques, raw material acquisition and composition are analyzed. Combined with the results of the ethnic survey, this article makes a comparative reflection on the pottery making technology in archaeology in Chaǐne Opératoire. In addition, from the perspective of cultural heritage protection, the authors also observe the different heritage protection modes in the two villages. The characteristics could be summarized as “school-style inheritance” and “tourism-style experience” respectively. The authors discuss their roles in the inheritance and transmission of cultural memory.


ZHANG Zhipeng and ZHANG Jian……………………………………..…..104
On the Shuzixi basin from the Dujitai burial at Zhucheng, Shandong

Abstract：The bronze basin with the inscriptions Shuzixi, excavated from the Dujitai Tomb in Zhucheng, Shandong Province, should have been made as a dowry for the daughter of Shuzixi, who was a descendant of the Jia family from the Jiang lineage. Several blessing terms in the inscriptions were signature of dowry artifacts of the Jiang linage in the Qi state in the late Spring and Autumn period. This basin was irrelevant to the family name Jia of Jia State, nor with the family name Jia of Jia Yi of Jin State.


WANG Chuanming………………………………………………..…...…108
On the function of the Chu-style“tomb guardian beast”

Abstract：The terminology of Chu-style“tomb guardian beast”was created by a Japanese scholar, rather than from pre-Qin historical documents or inscriptions. However, the terminology is contradictory to the original concept and ideology reflected in artifacts of this kind. The author argues that those wooden sculptures were not mythical creatures or religious people, which were irrelevant with guiding the spirits to heaven. Rather, they should have been symbols of tomb occupants, in which the soul of the tomb occupant resided.


CHEN Canping…………………………………...............................….114
On the date of the Taoist mirrors of the Tang Dynasty

Abstract：In an archaeology perspective, it is necessary to probe into the origin of Taoist mirrors in Tang Dynasty and their function in funeral. So far, the archaeological materials are not sufficient to deny the possibility that Wang Du’s Gujingji（the Story of an Ancient Mirror）and gujing（ancient mirror）were of the mid seventh century. The date of the second type of mirror image in Shangqing changsheng baojian tu might be in the second half of the seventh century. This mirror image should be the origin of gujing in Gujingji.


YANG Yang and CAO Jianwen……………………………….…..…..…...121
On the workshop tool litou in the kiln industry of the Song Dynasty

Abstract：This article centers the workshop tools at Jingdezhen kiln during the Song Dynasty. Litou should have been named ligen in the Song period. The author, through a chronological study, argues the different standardization of litou should have impacted the techniques. The new firing technique in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty contributed to the occurrence of dual-function print molds.


QIN Dashu………………………………………..….................…….128
On the official Jun kiln flat kettle in eastern Europe

Abstract：There is a Jun kiln flask in the Hungarian Princess Esterhazy Odescalchi collection. By examining the characteristics of this flask and studies of the development of Jun kiln, the evidence has shown the date of this official Jun kiln flask is from the early Ming Dynasty to Xuande period. The shape of this flask proves that it is a porcelain foot-warmer used for heating in the winter in northern regions - Tang Pozi. In early Ming Dynasty, diplomatic envoys were sent by the emperor through both sea routs and inland routes to various regimes in Central Asia. Tribute trade system was established with Samarkand. Until the Wanli period, this foot-warmer from the northern regions was probably transport to Central Asia and Eastern Europe through the overland tributary trade. It is important evidence of Sino-foreign exchanges.


YANG Aiguo………………………………………………..…....……137
On the pottery tile and the burial guardian system of the Ming and Qing burials

Abstract：Guardian tiles with inscriptions, as a continuation of the mortuary guardian culture, were an important component of the mortuary rites in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The mortuary guardian culture incorporated other religious elements, especially the Daoist ones. The mortuary guardian culture reflects a continuous concern of the burial security.