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在庆祝内蒙古自治区成立60周年的喜庆日子里，汇集了内蒙古地区文物宝藏的《内蒙古珍宝》即将出版。本书的主编，自治区文化厅厅长、自治区文物鉴定专家委员会主任高延青同志，邀请我为本书作序，我欣然应允。 内蒙古是我们伟大祖国的一块宝地，她不但物华天宝、人杰地灵，而且历史悠久，文物宝藏十分丰富，是我国重要的文物大省区之一。《内蒙古珍宝》汇集了内蒙古自治区成立以来收集整理的文物精品，其中每一件文物都是草原先民馈赠给我们的珍贵遗产。通过这套图鉴，我们不仅能够看到内蒙古文物宝库中的灿烂珍宝，还可以领略到博大精深的草原文化。在内蒙古自治区成立60周年大庆之际，作者把这批宝藏作为厚礼献给广大读者，很有价值，可喜可贺。 内蒙古自治区的土地面积118.3万平方公里，这里有高原、山脉、平原、盆地、火山、戈壁和沙漠。受地理环境的影响，内蒙古东部比西部湿润，而西部的气温又比东部偏高。这种复杂的地理环境，使内蒙古的经济文化呈现出丰富多彩的面貌，这正是草原文化绚丽多姿的基础，也是其魅力所在。早在距今七十余万年前，内蒙古地区已有人类开发和活动。在距今8000年前，开始出现早期农耕文明。《内蒙古珍宝》中的精美文物，特别是红山文化时期的碧玉龙和凤形陶杯，被称为中华文明史中最早的“龙凤呈祥”。内蒙古大草原是草原文化的摇篮，历史记载的第一个草原王国——匈奴王国，曾在这里兴起并留下了匈奴王金冠和以各种动物纹牌饰为代表的鄂尔多斯式青铜器，堪称草原文化宝库中的珍宝。此外，东胡、鲜卑、乌桓、突厥、契丹、女真、党项、蒙古等古代北方游牧民族也都留下了灿烂的文化遗产。其中杰出的代表作，也大部分收录到《内蒙古珍宝》中，令人目不暇接、叹为观止。 草原民族在大漠和草原的艰苦环境下，养成了坚毅的性格，涌现了一批又一批优秀的草原儿女，为中华文明和世界文明作出了巨大贡献。通过对这些文化遗产的了解，我们可以对其伟大创造者有更全面的认识，从而提高我们保护和弘扬这些历史文化遗产及人文精神的自觉性。 此外，我要特别提到的是，60年来，在内蒙古的文物考古和文物保护战线上，有几代默默无闻的护宝者，正是他们的努力和奉献，才使这些文物宝藏得到收集、保护、整理和研究，才得以向世人展示。在《内蒙古珍宝》出版之际，我要向他们表示衷心的感谢。 最后，我希望广大读者能够喜爱这套图鉴，并从中汲取宝贵的营养， 使我们在民族文化大区的建设中，与时俱进，继往开来。 2007年6月 （杨晶 中共内蒙古自治区党委副书记、内蒙古自治区主席） To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Treasures of Inner Mongolia with regard to the precious cultural relics collected in the Region is presented to you. I am honored to write a preface to this publication as requested by Mr. Gao Yanqing as the chief-editor and director of the Region誷 Department of Culture and Expert Committee for Identification of Cultural Relics. As a top region of cultural relics, Inner Mongolian is a treasure place in China, boasting rich materials and numerous heroes, with a long history full of treasures of cultural relics. This book includes the top-quality cultural relics collected since the founding the Region and each of such cultural relics means the precious heritage left over to us by the ancestors on the grassland. It can be observed from this book that not only the brilliant treasures in the treasury can be appreciated, but also the broad and deep grassland culture can be enjoyed. Hence, these treasures as largess are presented to readers at in the days when the 60th anniversary are celebrated. This event is of high value and delectable. With an area of 1,183,000 km2, the Region has various landforms including plateau, ridge, plain, basin, volcano, Gobi and desert. East Inner Mongolian experiences the humid higher that in West Inner Mongolian, while West Inner Mongolian experiences the temperature higher than that in East Inner Mongolian due to the effects of geographical environment. Such complicated geographic environment allows the Inner Mongolian economy and culture to take on varied and colorful outlooks, which act as the foundation for the splendid and diversified grassland culture, as well as for its attraction and highlights. Inner Mongolian witnessed the human development and activities as early as more than 700,000 years ago and emerged the early farming civilization 8,000 years ago. The wonderful cultural relics included this book, particularly the jasper dragon and red pottery phoenix cup dated from the period of Hongshan Culture, are named the earliest 襠ragon and phoenix?in the evolution of Chinese civilizations. As the cradle for grassland culture, Inner Mongolian saw its first grassland state, namely, the Hun State, which grew up here and left behind the gold crown of Attila and Erdos bronze ware such cultural relics can be named the treasures in the treasury of grassland culture. The ancient northern nomads such the Eastern Hu, Serbi, Wuhuan, Turks, Khitan, Nuchen, Dangxiang, Mongolian people created the splendid and valuable cultural heritages here in Inner Mongolian. Most of the masterpieces among such cultural relics are included in this book for appreciation, which are acclaimed as the peak of perfection. The nationalities on the grassland have bred up the firm and persistent character under the conditions of toughness and hardship on deserts and grassland, with generations of outstanding offspring born here, having contributed a lot to the progress of the Chinese civilizations and world civilizations. It can be understood from such cultural heritages that the great inventions and creations of such nationalities can be known about more overall and profound, so that the consciousness for protecting and carrying on such historical and cultural heritages and human spirit can be promoted. Finally, I have to mention particularly that several generations of archeological and cultural relic workers as the protectors unknown to public have been working with utmost and diligence over 60 years. With such effort and diligence, these precious cultural relics can be collected, protected, classified and studied and presented to the outside world. I hereby thank them sincerely upon the publication of this book. I hope that our readers will love this book and be benefited from it, so that we can advance with the times, carry on the past and open a way for future in the construction of the big national cultural region. June 2007 Yang Jing (Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
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