Foreword: In the long river of China's history, there is a very rich history and records. Much of today's historical data is partly obtained from the excavation of ancient tombs. Because of the change of dynasties, many historical records are not very detailed, and many of the excavated tombs record some customs and deeds of the time, such as a Spring and Autumn tomb discovered in 1977.
Drought has caused water shortages in reservoirs
In 1977, there was a severe drought in Henan, and during this year, the water level of the local Danjiangkou Reservoir dropped significantly, and even dried up for a while. The locals are still more happy, the reservoir has become flat, and some children go to the reservoir to herd sheep to make ends meet.
In addition to herding sheep, children play and play around. Because it was originally a reservoir, there would still be some sediment at the bottom, and the children would herd sheep while playing, but one of the children found an item in the mud. While running and jumping, he accidentally stepped on a hard object, fell down and climbed up and found an object.
I thought it was an ordinary brick, but when I dug it up, I found that it was not a brick. He hurriedly called his friends to dig together, and after several people worked together to dig out the item, it was an object that was not very good-looking in color, and it did not look like anything in the society at that time, and the child took it home.
Archaeologists began excavations
After the child returned home with the object, the adults in the family looked at the items and thought it should be an antiquity. Such antiquities also mean that there should be ancient tombs in the reservoir, but adults cannot judge, so they urgently report to the relevant local departments. Archaeologists have also analyzed and studied the object.
After research, it was found that this item belonged to bronzes from the Spring and Autumn Period, and the bronzes were well preserved, which also gave experts hope for the local reservoir. Experts rushed to the area to carry out the blockade and began an initial expedition. After investigation, it was found that there was indeed a tomb at the bottom of the reservoir, and excavations were also carried out.
After cleaning up the perimeter of the tomb, experts began to excavate the tomb and found many ancient artifacts of historical research value. Of course, the excavation of cultural relics does not mean that the tomb has not been stolen, and some robbery holes have been found around the tomb, but on the whole, there are still more cultural relics left.
Dig out 6 "Golden Dragons"
In the process of continuous excavation, experts found a well-preserved bronze ding, on which there are 6 "golden dragons". After cleaning the bronze ding, experts also determined that the bronze ding was used by the royal family of the Chu state during the Spring and Autumn period. The whole bronze ding looks very graceful and luxurious, highlighting a different historical style.
In some written records on the bronze ding, experts have also judged that after years of analysis, a person's name is "Prince Noon". He was the son of King Zhuang of Chu, after which the bronze ding was named "Prince Wuding", and it also became the standard instrument for the study of Chu culture.
The lines on the whole top are very exaggerated, but there are many different collocations in the details. Embossing, standing carving, welding and other technologies are all at their peak. The inscription on the ding is written in bird seals, which is also the earliest "art word" in China. A total of 7 bronze dings have been excavated in this tomb, and the Prince Noon Ding is the largest one.
In summary: The excavation of the Tombs of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period has unearthed a total of 56 bronzes, and many of them are national treasure-level cultural relics. In particular, the unearthed Prince Wuding has beautiful carving and casting techniques, and also represents some customs of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and has high historical research value.
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