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The Xianyun may have been related to the archaeologically identified Siwa culture, but questions are raised against this theory because the Siwa sites are small with low subsistence levels, whereas the Xianyun seem to have been more advanced. [20] According to Feng Li, these could not have sustained an advanced society like the Xianyun. [20]
Chinese historical tradition used various names, at different periods, for northern tribes such as Guifang, Rong, Di, [3] Xunyu, Xianyun, or Xiongnu peoples. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This Chinese exonym combines gui ( 鬼 "ghost, spirit, devil") and fang ( 方 "side, border, country, region"), a suffix referring to "non-Shang or enemy countries that existed ...
There are also those who believe that the culture was a remnant of Xunyu, which is associated with the Xianyun people. However, questions are raised against this theory since Siwa sites are small with low subsistence levels. [10] According to Feng Li, these could not have sustained an advanced society like the Xianyun. [10] The debate remains ...
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File:Xianyun or Guifang. Anthropomorphic axe, bronze, excavated in Baicaopo, Lingtai County, Western Zhou period (1045-771 BCE) 人头形銎（qióng）青铜戟, 灵台县白草坡出土, 西周.jpg
This is considered as a possible depiction of a Xianyun or Guifang. [1] The Xunyu (Chinese: 獯鬻; Wade–Giles: Hsünyü; Old Chinese: *qʰun-lug, (Schuessler): *hun-juk [2]) is the name of an ancient nomadic tribe which invaded China during legendary times. They are traditionally identified with the Guifang, the Xianyun and the Xiongnu. [3]
This is considered as a possible depiction of a Xianyun (who may be identical with the Quanrong) or Guifang. [ 1 ] The Quanrong ( Chinese : 犬戎 ; pinyin : Quǎnróng ) or Dog Rong [ a ] were an ethnic group, classified by the ancient Chinese as " Qiang ", active in the northwestern part of China during and after the Zhou dynasty (1046–221 ...