Maya is not as far away as many people think, and now the names of many countries are related to Maya. For example, Mexico is named after the legendary Aztec sun god Meksi, and "brother" means "place"; Nicaragua's name is named after the surname of the early Mayan chief Nigaru; Costa Rica means "rich ocean" in Spanish, which shows the prosperity of Maya at that time.
The three periods of Mayan civilization —— formative period, classical period and post-classical period —— were successively established on highland, lowland and plain.
During the formation of Maya, there were both primitive beauty and the dawn of wisdom. The tradition of hieroglyphics and overlapping houses once every 52 years originated from this period.
The classical period was the most brilliant golden age of Mayan civilization. Temples standing in the jungle, mysterious pyramids, and palenque and Tikal are all magnificent landscapes of this prosperous civilization.
The two ancient cities of Cicini, Sa and Smal are the embodiment of Mayan civilization in the post-classical period.
/kloc-In the middle of the 6th century, the Spanish colonists followed Columbus's footsteps and set foot on the land of Central America and came to the Maya tribe. The Mayans appointed translator Jiao Jia to introduce their civilization to Lando, the first bishop of Spain. Lando was frightened by what was recorded in the Mayan classics, and thought it was "the devil's masterpiece", so he ordered them all to be burned. After the catastrophe, the Mayan masters suddenly disappeared magically, and their splendid culture became a charade.
Maya civilization is a fairly developed civilization, known as "Greece of America". Its achievements are manifold. Maya are good at architecture and art. They built many magnificent temples, tombs and magnificent monuments with stones. On these buildings, the Mayans left us pictures of various colors and beautiful and vivid sculptures. For example, the mural in Pernambuco discovered by 1947 is like this. The contents of murals include the ranks of noble honor guards, wars and victories, trials of prisoners, celebrations, parades and tributes. The characters in the painting have various shapes and structures. Murals with colorful, clear lines, exquisite portraits and rigorous composition have become one of the famous treasures of world mural art, and Pernambuco mural is the only ancient Mexican mural that has been completely preserved to this day. Its artistic achievements are comparable to those of Dunhuang Grottoes in China, Ajanta Grottoes in India and Nosas Palace in Crete.
We asked the jungle, where did the Maya go?
The famous words of Stephens, the discoverer of Mayan culture-
"Every end point is the starting point. When the Maya mysteriously disappeared, this strange Maya was engraved in the hearts of future generations. "