Cultural relics are the key for modern human beings to trace back to the past and open the box of civilization. The discovery of many cultural relics is coincidental. In 2003, on the bank of Huan River, an old man from Henan caught a turtle with four arrows on its back. According to expert appraisal, this turtle actually came from 3000 years ago, with a value of 654.38+08 billion.
When it came out, it caused a great sensation at that time. What kind of "turtle" did the old man accidentally catch, and what kind of story was hidden behind it?
Old people have a lot of leisure time after retirement. In order to pass the time, fishing has become the best choice for many old people. Fishing is not strange, however, in the process of fishing, it is really a rare thing to catch a "turtle".
In 2003, an old man from Henan caught a rusty "turtle" while fishing by Huan River.
This is not a creature, but a little turtle made of metal. There are four arrows on the turtle's back, engraved with some incomprehensible words.
With the broadcast of cultural festivals about cultural relics such as Jianbao, ordinary people have a certain understanding of cultural relics.
The old man took this "turtle" home and carefully observed it with his son. He thought that the origin of this "turtle" should be not simple, and it may be a cultural relic. Thinking of this, the old man did not dare to neglect and sent the "turtle" to the relevant institutions for identification.
After expert appraisal, this is not a "turtle", but a bronze giant. Giant salamander is the largest kind of soft-shelled turtle, with fierce nature and infinite strength. It is said that the giant salamander once climbed ashore to fight with the tiger, which shows its magical power.
In the traditional culture of China, the giant salamander is the patron saint of the Yellow Emperor, and the Tang Priest and his disciples were also carried by a giant salamander when crossing the Tongtian River in the Journey to the West.
Not only that, experts also found that this bronze giant salamander came from the Shang Dynasty and has a history of 3,000 years.
This bronze barrel is 10 cm high, 2 1 cm long, 0/6 cm wide and weighs 1.6 kg. If estimated according to the market value, the approximate value is1800 million.
Turtles have a lasting vitality, and the turtle culture in China has a long history. Since ancient times, people have regarded the tortoise as a symbol of longevity and good luck, and it is also called the Four Spirits with the Dragon and Phoenix Forest. The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, and being a giant was of great significance to the ancients.
Through research, experts determined the exact production time of this bronze giant salamander and translated the words written on its back.
This bronze salamander was cast in the late Shang Dynasty, and a shooting ceremony of Shang Zhouwang was recorded on its back.
The inscription on the back of the cloud is ***4 lines and 32 words, which is "Bing Shen, Sheng. One shot, three shot, kill the arrow. The King of Qi ordered Brother Qin to write a book, saying, "Playing in harmony is the treasure of a woman. "
On the third day of Bingshen, Shang Zhouwang was hunting by Huan River and met a giant salamander. Shang Wang shot 1 arrow, and all of them hit. Shang Wang gave the captured giant salamander as a treasure.
The inscription "Zuo Ban" is the official position of the historian in the late Shang Dynasty, and "General" is the historian's own name.
When Shang Wang held a shooting ceremony, unlike ordinary people who only saw fish and shrimp in the river, he set his eyes on the overlord in the river. It is said that giant salamander has magical power. After hunting this giant salamander, Shang Wang was extremely glorious. In order to show his bravery, he gave it to his entourage as a book.
It is a trivial matter to give the cloud, and it is true to record his wisdom and courage like a book. After the shooting ceremony, a bronze giant salamander was made according to the size of the giant salamander, and a grand shooting ceremony was recorded in the back armor. The four arrows on the giant salamander's back are also lifelike.
This bronze colossus not only records the bravery of the Shang king, but also has important historical significance.
Shooting ceremony is one of the important forms of Chinese etiquette culture and an important part of ritual and music culture. It is also of political significance for Shang monarchs to hold a shooting ceremony, after which sacrifices are often held.
Not only that, this bronze vessel also embodies the superb bronze manufacturing technology of Shang Dynasty. The period of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties is the peak of the development of bronze wares, especially in Shang Dynasty, which is the peak of the development of bronze art creation.
Shang dynasty attached great importance to the recording of events, and often combined the casting of bronzes with sacrificial divination and royal life. When making bronzes, the background of their making and the people related to this event will be engraved on the bronzes.
These bronzes not only have ornamental value, but also record the political and cultural life thousands of years ago and witness the change of dynasties.
A small bronze giant has such a profound cultural background behind it.
After expert appraisal, the old fisherman has known the value of bronze giant salamander. Although he is old and not rich, he knows how important this bronze giant salamander is to the country.
When the old man learned that the China National Museum was established and collected cultural relics from the society, he discussed with his son and donated the bronze fish to the country for free.
Later, this bronze giant salamander was named "bronze giant salamander like a business book" and became one of the national treasures of the National Museum.
Many people spoke highly of the old man's behavior, and the state also awarded him a certificate to praise his selfless behavior.
Through this little bronze giant, it seems that we can imagine Shang Zhouwang's heroic posture in hunting. At present, most people's evaluation of Shang Zhouwang is infatuated with beauty and bohemian, and eventually he became the king of national subjugation, but in fact, Zhou Wang in history is not so miserable.
Many historical records deliberately obliterate Shang Zhouwang's historical achievements. According to the research of later generations, Dongyi was pacified and the Huaihe River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin were opened, which laid the foundation for the development of small countries such as Song, Chu and Xu in the south.
Just because the rulers of past dynasties needed to consolidate their political power, many literati, in order to express their feelings of "taking history as a mirror" and conform to the trend of the times, added many trumped-up charges to Shang Zhouwang, making him a "negative teaching material" among emperors.
Now time has passed quietly for thousands of years, and the merits and demerits can only be left to future generations to comment. This bronze giant salamander, which spans 3000 years, is a brief record of Shang Zhouwang and civilization in that period.
In this vast land, there may be a past buried in many unknown corners. If discovered, a new chapter in history can be reopened. A thousand years passed quietly, and finally it became a thing and a book, which really made people feel deeply.