太阳神树、太阳崇拜与太阳历法

从三星堆遗址中出土的许多考古材料都与古蜀人的太阳崇拜和历法有关,而作为典型器物之一的青铜“太阳神树”,就是古蜀人太阳崇拜和使用太阳历法的最佳体现。它不仅具有“日、鸟、天、龙、树”等宗教崇拜的象征意义和神话色彩,又是古蜀时期历法等科学知识的结晶,它充分反映了三星堆文化中辩证、和谐的思维和审美意识,内涵极为丰富,极具研究价值。

Bronze Tree, Sun-Worship and Sun Calendar

Many archaeological materials unearthed from SanXinDui have some relation with Sun-worship and sun calendar in ancient Kingdom of Shu,and that bronze tree,as typical ware in SanXinDui,just is the best model for Shu people's Sun-worship.It not only has the symbolizing meaning and fable style such as the Sun,bird,sky,dragon and tree,but also is the crystallization of ancient calendar in Shu,which fully reflects the idea of dialectics and harmony,esthetic consciousness.In general,the bronze tree has colorful meaning and is worth of studying.