Nowadays, many traditional families will have some "old objects", that is, heirlooms, especially in the south, especially in some areas with a long history and strong cultural heritage. Today we want to talk about a Farmer in Henan, who took the "Golden Bowl" and asked experts to identify, experts: You turn it in! Old Farmer: How can you forget your ancestors!
In the history of our country, the "Central Plains" are often used to tell the culture and history of China, and it can even be said that most of the dynasties in history have left historical imprints in the "Central Plains", while Henan, as the core of the "Central Plains", has endless historical stories.
In the long river of history, Henan can be traced back to the yanhuang five emperors period, the head of the five emperors Xuanyuan yellow emperor left a tribal totem in Henan, "Yanhuang descendants" also came from this. The capital cities of the Xia and Shang dynasties were all built in Zhengzhou and Anyang in Henan, and until the Song Dynasty, Henan was the political, economic and cultural center of the country.
It is said that many cultural relics from historical dynasties will often be excavated in Henan, which shows the prosperity of Henan in the ancient period.
Today we want to talk about a farmer in Henan, in the early nineties of the last century, he took a "old object" - "Golden Bowl" from his collection to the Cultural Relics Appraisal Center for identification, and he wanted to know the authenticity and actual value of this bowl.
The farmer's thoughts are understandable, and whoever has an heirloom wants to weigh the value so that it can be better preserved.
When the identification expert saw this "golden bowl", he found that the workmanship on it was exquisite and delicate, and the words "Xuantong" were also engraved on the bottom of the bowl. The farmer also told the truth about the "Golden Bowl", according to the farmer's recollection, his elders told him that the last emperor of the Golden Bowl, Puyi, had used it.
After careful screening and appraisal by experts, it was finally determined that this was a genuine product, but it was not a cultural relic unearthed in Henan, but an object in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Palace, but why did the imperial family's things fall to Henan folk? Let's look back at the "wandering" years of the last emperor.
Puyi was a young emperor who ascended the throne at the age of three, and when he did not understand the meaning of the emperor, he was abdicated at the age of six, ending the history of the Qing Dynasty and ending more than two thousand years of feudal rule.
Because Puyi was the honorable status of the Qing royal family, the Republic of China government did not drive him out of the Forbidden City, but instead circled a piece of land for him to live in the Forbidden City, and provided the expenses for the daily expenses of these royals.
However, the royal family members who have always been extravagant and accustomed, led by Puyi, simply cannot tolerate the behavior of frugality, coupled with the removal of a large number of palace women and eunuchs, so that the management of the Forbidden City in the later period is very lax, and theft is like a common thing, they will secretly take out the treasures in the palace to change their living expenses outside, of course, some are for the purpose of seeking money.
In this way, the royal family members and domestic servants headed by Puyi were all engaged in stealing chickens and dogs, and the treasures in the palace were also lost to the people in large quantities. Especially in the puppet Manchu period, when Puyi withdrew from the Forbidden City to the Changchun Puppet Palace, he carried a large number of treasures, literary play, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc. Later, after the defeat of the Japanese, Puyi was too late to take these treasures when he fled, and a large number of treasures were lost.
The "golden bowl" in front of him was obviously an object that Puyi had used in those years, but whether the golden bowl flowed out of the Forbidden City or in the pseudo-palace, it was impossible to know.
After the expert appraisal of the "Golden Bowl", he suggested to the farmers, "You turn it in", and the farmers directly refused after listening to it, saying that this is a treasure handed down from their ancestors, and people who have been passed down for several lifetimes have been regarded as heirlooms, how can they forget their ancestors and hand over the Golden Bowl?
Experts can not force, can only respect the wishes of farmers, and farmers also said that they will cherish it after returning home, and will not damage the heirloom.
Fortunately, it is a "golden bowl" that does not require too much careful or professional storage, otherwise old objects like this will oxidize over time and eventually be destroyed.
Reference: The First Half of My Life