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The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

author:I'm Little Xue

Shaanxi is a city with a long history, and there are too many stories buried under the ground in Shaanxi.

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

The ancient city of Xi'an

When many people hear about Shaanxi, they know that shaanxi has many tombs and tombs. Many celebrities have come to their roots here.

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Qianling

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor

Speaking of cemeteries, we may see more related TV series, the most famous is the ghost blowing lamp series.

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Ghost Blowing Lights Film and Television Materials

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Ghost blowing lights film and television pictures

Not as mysterious as on TV, the cemeteries in Shaanxi appear more coincidentally. Today, let's take a look at small objects that are closely related to the deceased.

Five-hole jade zhang

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Five-hole Jade Chapter "Jade Chapter King"

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

The jade chapter has 5 holes

The jade zhang is an important ceremonial vessel in ancient times, often used for sacrifices, funerals, and military dispatches. The Five-Hole Yuzhang, first exhibited in the Shaanxi History Museum, was excavated in 1980 at the Western Zhou Ruins in Longxian County, Shaanxi Province, and is the largest piece of Yuzhang ever found, known as the "King of Yuzhang". Because it has five round holes drilled above it, it is called the five-hole jade zhang, which should be the artifact used by the King of Zhou to sacrifice the mountain.

Jade silkworm

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living
The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Jade silkworm under the lights

Since the cultivation of mulberry silkworms in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties has been more common, jade carving silkworms and silkworm flies have also been excavated in tombs. These silkworms mostly use circular carvings

Techniques, different sizes, different postures, vivid and realistic. In order to prevent the leakage of human essence, it is used as a burial jade, and there are many round holes in the mouth of the silkworm for wearing ropes.

Yu Bi, Yu Qiong

The funerary objects unearthed in Shaanxi are exquisite and small to carry the wishes of the living

Yu Bi

Jade Bi and Jade Qiong are the earliest jade objects used for sacrifice. During the sacrifice, the "bi" represents not only the heavens, but also the sun, the father and the male; with it

In contrast, in the sacrifice it represents the earth, but also symbolizes the moon, mother and woman.

The most famous jade bi in China should be heshi bi, which carries a lot of legends.

There are still many such small objects unearthed in Shaanxi, and these small objects used by the ancients for funerals are some of the objects of the living, and some of them are the memories of the deceased and the wishes for the life of the deceased after the deceased. Every object is not a dead object, and the bearer's descendants wish their predecessors good wishes.

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