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With the power of cultural relics – to tell the story of China
He Zun inscribed "China",
China is united.
Boost the Chinese spirit,
Win the war against epidemics.
Cheers for Xi'an! Cheers for China!
House "China" bless me China
On April 23, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech at the end of the inspection work in Shaanxi: "Shaanxi is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, and the word 'China' was first seen in the bronze he Zun excavated from Baoji. "He Zun, a national treasure treasured in the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum, is a precious heritage left by the Zhou people, the crystallization of the wisdom of the Zhou people, and a witness to the long history of Chinese national culture."
The treasure of the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum - He Zun
Li Qi, vice president of the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum
He Zun, height 39 cm, caliber 28.6 cm, weight 14.6 kg. Zun is the ancient wine vessel, and "Ho" is the owner of the vessel. Shaped like a trumpet-shaped vase. The whole body has four ribs, which is very three-dimensional. The upper part is decorated with banana leaves and snake patterns, the abdomen is a high-relief food pattern, and the lower part is a bas-relief animal face pattern. The whole body is filled with cloud thunder patterns, and the combination of high relief and bas-relief is adopted, which is dense and elegant, dignified and varied.
In 1963, He Zun was excavated in Jia Village, Baoji City. In September 1965, he was recruited by the Baoji City Museum. In 1975, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage held the "National Exhibition of Newly Excavated Cultural Relics" at the Forbidden City in Beijing, he Zun was transferred to Beijing, and when cleaning up the erosion, he found an inscription with a total of 12 lines and 122 words on the inner bottom of He Zun, which doubled he Zun's value.
What exactly was written in the He Zun inscription
The He Zun inscription records an important speech by King Cheng of Zhou 3,000 years ago. The object of the speech was the noble ho and the other aristocratic youth. King Cheng said: "My grandfather King Wen was ordered to destroy the Shang, and after his father King Wu destroyed the Shang, he wanted to build a capital city in Luoyang, and now that the capital is completed, I have also fulfilled my father's last wish." Your ancestors assisted the Zhou royal family and made great contributions. You are still very young, learn from them. ”
The He Zun inscription is completely consistent with the historical documents such as "Luo Xuan" and "Zhao Xuan" in the "Book of Shang", confirming the authenticity of historical documents, providing important physical materials for the study of the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the discontinuation of bronzes, and has the role of witnessing history and supplementing history.
Keep your eyes open and look for it — see those two trapped Jin Wen?
What is this word, how I don't know!
This is the earliest word "China"
What is "Medium"
Some scholars believe that the original meaning of "middle" refers to the flagpole, the oval in the middle is the handle, the flag is flying up and down, when the tribal leader has a problem, he erects the flagpole to gather people, and everyone stands around the flagpole, listening to the king's orders, "middle" is not impartial, not afraid, and not violated.
What is a "country"
The original glyph of "guo" in the Jin text is "ge" plus "mouth", that is, "or", of which "ge" is a sound symbol, which also means to hold the city, and "mouth" indicates the city where people live. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the surrounding area was "mouthed", indicating the border of the country, the original "country" did not have a clear boundary, and the earliest "country" character also faithfully recorded this feature.
【 Today's "guo" word】
In the 1950s, the Chinese Character Reform Research Committee was established, and experts in the process of sorting out and simplifying Chinese characters caused controversy over how to standardize the "guo" because there were many variants of "guo". Guo Moruo, then vice chairman of the Chinese Character Simplification Scheme Approval Committee, proposed to choose a simplified "guo" character in the form of a large "mouth" with "jade", which not only avoided the feudal thinking of the emperor, but also reminded us to cherish our own country like a jade treasure.
Today, we learned together about He Zunzhong's "House Of China", at this moment your chest is boiling with blood, in the face of the epidemic, let us watch over each other, unite as one, the whole people fight the "epidemic", and the people are strong!
Editor: Shi Lin
Editor-in-charge: Zhai Huiping
Review: Kang Junjian