When interacting with different countries, we often give each other some special gifts that best represent our own country because we are friendly. For example, when China interacts with other countries, it will send tea leaves, silk or ornaments with panda motifs.
China's national treasure giant panda
The same is true of other countries, and Obama in the United States has sent redwood chairs in California. These precious gifts represent the deep friendship between the two countries.
In order to pass on more good wishes, our neighboring country Turkmenistan gave us a "sweat and blood BMW" called "Patron". The status of sweat and blood BMW in Turkmenistan is the same status and treatment as pandas in China. Let's take a look at how precious this horse really is.
Turkmenistan's national treasure "Sweat BMW"
The "Sweat Blood BMW", whose scientific name is the Akhal Tegin Horse, is one of the only three surviving thoroughbred horse breeds in the world. How heavy is the Akhaltier golden horse in the hearts of the Turkmen? One or two can be seen in the design of their national emblem.
Coat of arms of Turkmenistan
The coat of arms of Turkmenistan is in the shape of an octagonal star and is composed of three concentric circles. The first concentric circles are the sun, moon, and stars, and the ears of wheat are the flowers of nature. This means that Turkmenistan is a country that advocates nature and loves itself. The second concentric circle is the pattern of five different carpets. This represents the five nationalities of their country, all united and united. The concentric circle in the center is the Akhalti golden horse, which the Turkmen are most proud of.
Nice Ahar Tegin horse
The Akhalti golden horse is very expensive, with a thoroughbred horse costing up to tens of millions of dollars. This is also a sky-high horse. Compared with ordinary horses, the Akhal tejin horse has a particularly beautiful shape.
They are tall, graceful, with slender limbs and thin skin. When running, it is particularly flexible and elegant. They have a particularly unique running motion. You can run quickly, but you don't shake your body, and the whole action is like a stream of clouds and water.
Golden Sweat Blood BMW
The coat color is also very special, in addition to the daily black, date red, there are also light gold and silver white. Especially in the sunlight, the pale gold and silvery white looks like a golden shimmering feeling. Sweat blood BMW is a BMW because its running speed is amazing. The 1000 meter takes only 1 minute and 07 seconds.
In the ancient literature of our country, there is such a description of the running speed of the sweat and blood BMW: "a day travels thousands of miles, and a night travels eight hundred miles." This means that they can run 1,000 kilometers during the day and 800 kilometers at night. Of course, this is exaggerated, but it is enough to show that the endurance and speed of the Akhal Tegin horse are very good.
Sweaty BMW running in the sun
In addition to this, it is also very resistant to thirst and high temperatures. In the hot weather of 50 degrees Celsius, you only need to drink water once. That's why it's particularly suitable for long runs. The Akhalti golden horses are called "sweat and blood BMWs" because when they run, they will have sweat and blood on their bodies.
From a distance, the flow of blood in the blood vessels is very obvious. Especially for brownish red or maroon horses, the blood flow after sweating will be more obvious, and the color of the entire skin will become unusually bright. This is because when the horse is running, the sweat glands on their shoulders and necks are very developed, and it is very easy to get wet first, which will give people the illusion of "bleeding".
Sweat blood BMW
Some people have also questioned it, thinking that this phenomenon of sweat and blood is actually a kind of parasitism. The sweat and blood phenomenon on their bodies is actually a parasite at work. They parasitize the hips and back of horses. When the horse is exercising vigorously, a small bag of blood will appear outside.
According to incomplete statistics, the number of purebred sweat and blood BMWs in existence is about 6,000, and there are almost 4,000 in Turkmenistan.
The road of friendship between Turkmenistan and our country
Since ancient times, we have been a friendly neighbour with Turkmenistan. It can be said that the "sweat and blood BMW" as a friendly ambassador to other countries began as early as the Western Han Dynasty.
Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions
After Zhang Qian went out on his mission to the Western Regions, he saw a large wan horse with a strong body, beautiful shape and amazing speed in the Second Division City. The present-day Akhal Tejin horse's former life. So he invited Emperor Wu of Han.
Emperor Wu of Han, who was fond of BMW, was overjoyed and immediately agreed to take a thousand gold and a golden horse made of gold for a sweat and blood BMW. As a result, king Dawan refused and killed the emissaries. In one breath, Emperor Wu of Han conquered the Kingdom of Dawan. The Kingdom of Dawan was defeated and agreed to pay tribute to liangma.
Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty liked horses
So the Han army selected 3,000 good horses to bring back to the Central Plains. Due to the long distance, there were only more than 1,000 horses left when they finally reached the Yumen Pass. Emperor Wu of Han saw Houlong Yan dayue and gave these horses the name "Sweat and Blood BMW". This should be regarded as the first time in the history of our country that the name "Sweat and Blood BMW" has officially appeared.
By the time of the Tang Dynasty, as the Tang Dynasty became more and more powerful and coupled with friendly foreign policies, the relationship with the countries of the Western Regions became closer. When the princess married the ningyuan (dawan) kingdom, the king of Ningyuan also presented Tang Xuanzong with a bright-skinned purebred "Hu stallion" ("sweat and blood BMW").
"White Picture of the Night"
To this end, Tang Xuanzong also specially named the two horses "Jade Flower Horse" and "Zhao Ye Bai", and painted them into the "Zhao Ye Bai Tu" to show his love.
In modern times, the Akhal tejin horse has also been given to our country three times as a gift of friendship and diplomacy from Turkmenistan. In the traditional conception of the Turkmen, the Akhalterkin horse is their relative and is given only to their best friends.
A sweat-blood BMW from Turkmenistan
brief summary
Akhal tejinma, past and present, has always been, as a friendly ambassador for my country and Turkmenistan, witnessing the friendship of our people for generations. Dear officials, do you know any gifts that are given to other countries on behalf of our country? Welcome to leave us a message.