公元前四至五世纪,正值我国历史上的春秋晚期到战国中期前后,当时楚国正雄踞于长江中下游地区。被中原诸国称为“蛮夷”的楚人,利用其独特的自然地理条件和聪明才智,创造了光辉灿烂的楚文化,并对我国毗邻的其它文明地区产生过影响。近年来,由于许多玻璃或类似于玻璃的制品在楚墓或属于楚文化的墓葬中被发掘出来,为楚与其它地区文化的联系和交流提供了新的线索。 From the fourth to the fifth centuries BC, just as the late Spring and Autumn Period in China’s history reached the mid-and-mid-Warring States period, Chu was at the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The Chu people, who were called “barbarians” by all the Central Plains, used their unique natural and geographical conditions and their ingenuity to create a brilliant Chu culture and exert influence on other civilized areas adjacent to China. In recent years, many glass or glass-like products have been excavated in the Chu Tombs or tombs belonging to the Chu culture, providing new clues for the connection and exchange of Chu culture with other regions.