At the end of the 1980s, the Yongji County Museum discovered the "Yellow River Iron Bull", and after experts fished them out, these "Yellow River Iron Bulls" buried deep under the Yellow River bed finally met the world after thousands of years.
It is reasonable to say that the "Yellow River Iron Bull" is a precious cultural relic, which should be properly managed and better protected, but the relevant departments not only did not manage, but also placed them in the open air. Asked the reason, the expert actually said: do not dare to move, what is going on?
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Historical background
As we all know, the Yellow River is a large river located in the northern region of China and is also our mother river. However, in history, the Yellow River has often flooded, which not only flooded the crops on both sides of the Yellow River, but also seriously damaged the harvest of farmers.
The problem of the flooding of the Yellow River not only hurts the lives of the people, but also causes serious losses to the national economy, so the ancients thought of a way, that is, to cast iron cattle on the banks of the Yellow River.
The "Yellow River Iron Bull" can be traced back to the Tang Kaiyuan period, when the Yellow River flooded more seriously, and the people of the Tang Dynasty thought of this method, otherwise this huge object would not have been wanted to be cast.
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use
Each "Yellow River Iron Bull" is about 1.9 meters high, about 3 meters long and about 1.3 meters wide, and there are ornaments on the horns of the cow, which is very realistic, but the people cast the "Yellow River Iron Bull" for the zhenhe.
The ancients were very superstitious and believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, and they placed the "Yellow River Iron Bull" on both sides of the river bank and used the principle of the five elements to achieve the effect of suppression. Regardless of whether the "Yellow River Iron Bull" can control the flooding of the Yellow River, at least it has played a role in appeasing the people.
In addition, the "Yellow River Iron Bull" also has the role of a fixed bridge, they are placed on both sides of the river in groups of two, and the rope bridge is fixed on the "Yellow River Iron Bull".
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Unearthed
The location of the "Yellow River Iron Bull" is clear to everyone, but with the changes of the times and the situation of the Yellow River, the "Yellow River Iron Bull" was submerged under the riverbed.
It was too large and difficult to move, but in the 1940s, old people touched iron horns when they were in the water.
With the investigation and exploration of relevant departments for many years, the "Yellow River Iron Bull" has finally seen the light of day, which shows that experts still know the importance of the "Yellow River Iron Bull".
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Why is it left unattended in the open?
If experts attach so much importance to the "Yellow River Iron Bull", why has no one managed them for many years, or even placed them? The experts gave the answer, because they really did not dare to move.
First of all, the custody of cultural relics is hierarchical, and iron cultural relics are precisely the most difficult to deal with. After a long period of soaking, a lot of rust has appeared on the surface of the "Yellow River Iron Bull", which makes it more difficult to protect the "Yellow River Iron Bull".
In order to reduce the "Yellow River Iron Bull" being damaged more severely, experts have taken a "local protection" approach, placing it on the shore and not unmanaged.
Experts are not worried about the "Yellow River Iron Bull" being stolen, the weight of the "Iron Bull" is not easy for a few people to move, if so easy, experts would have moved them into the museum for protection.
It should be known that the Cangzhou Iron Lion, built in 953 AD, is because of the improper protection methods of experts, and now there are many cracks and serious rust.
These cultural relics are not that people do not protect, but do not need protection, so they are placed in place, which has more value as cultural relics.
For example, the cast iron columns preserved in many ancient temples, large and more than ten meters long, tens of centimeters thick, weigh more than ten tons, are standing in the open air and hundreds, thousands of years and not rusty.
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summary
After the "Yellow River Iron Bull" was salvaged, it has remained in its original state, which can prove that in the process of casting the "Iron Bull", the ancients had carried out some kind of anti-rust treatment on them, and had to admire the wisdom of the ancients.
The life of the "Yellow River Iron Bull" is very bumpy, it has been praised by everyone, guarding the peace of the party, and has also experienced wind and rain, fading the glory of the past.
Now that it has reappeared in the world, it is a witness to the thousand-year history of the Yellow River, a witness to the wisdom of the ancient working people, and it is also an important historical relic in China.