中国史前文字与甲骨文(90)

China"s earliest silk fabrics also appeared in Liangzhu culture area. By the Shang
Dynasty, the textile industry was quite developed.
发达的经济，必然会推动文明的发展，如太湖流域发现的良渚古城，以及
用“草裹泥”砌成的拦水坝等等。这是多大的工程！这背后一定有一个庞大严
密的社会组织在发挥领导、指挥的作用。对几千人甚至上万人进行分工，下达指令。
A developed economy is bound to promote the development of civilization,
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such as the ancient city of Liangzhu found in the Taihu Lake Basin, and the dam built
with "grass wrapped in mud", and so on. What a big project! Behind this, there must
be a huge and strict social organization playing the role of leadership and command.
Divide the work among thousands or even tens of thousands of people and give instructions.
社会经济的发展，大规模的社会活动，必然会促进社会的文明。这其中也
包括文字的产生。文字，是社会经济与社会文明发展到一定阶段的必然产物。
文字的产生，是人类社会发展的客观需求。全国不少地区先后发现的风格不同的古文字，就是证明。
The development of social economy and large-scale social activities will
inevitably promote social civilization. This also includes the generation of words.