introduction
China has had a lot of etiquette and systems since ancient times, which are not only reflected in daily interactions, but also the funeral system is also an area that the ancients attached great importance to. As we all know, many regions and ethnic groups in our country have different ways of placing and disposing of people's remains, some ethnic groups will put the remains of their relatives on the top of the mountain to feed the eagles, some ethnic groups will cremate the remains, scatter the ashes into the sea, and some people will place the bodies of their relatives in coffins and then bury them in the soil. This third method is also the most common and common way in our country, and it is called "tomb".
The ancients believed that "going into the earth for safety" can make people's souls rest in peace, and this burial system has been passed down from ancient times to the present, it is very old and very common. Ancient people paid great attention to these, and the richer the family, the more they paid attention to the scale of burial. And the earliest funeral rites even existed in the era of the cave people on the top of the mountain, and the emergence of a thing will always evolve from simple to detailed, and in the process of this development, people will continue to fill it well, and this is also people's nature. Tombs of course also have specifications, this specification is generally selected according to identity and status, like those who have distinguished status, the more complex and safe their tombs are.
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The emperor's tomb can have seven weights, the princes have five weights, and the doctors can have three weights... And so on. And such a specification system is recorded in great detail in the Taiping Imperial Coffin. Moreover, the tombs of those who are distinguished will be placed in the tombs of many funerary items to show the importance of the deceased, and even more so, there is a saying of martyrdom. Some of the funerary items in some tombs are of great value, so many people will go to the tomb to steal the tomb in order to obtain some ill-gotten wealth. In order to prevent theft, people will pour mercury into the tomb to prevent it from being stolen, which is also mentioned in the book "Wu Yue Chunqiu".
Due to the heavy mechanisms in ancient tombs, many tomb robbers eventually fell in the tombs. But for tomb robbers, it is not worthy of sympathy, if they do not go to the tomb, they will not die here, and they do not cherish the cultural relics, many archaeologists find that the tomb was stolen, will be very sorry and heartache. Not only tomb robbers, but also ordinary people's awareness of protecting cultural relics is not strong. Some people inadvertently find treasures, people with cultural relics awareness will report to the relevant institutions, without cultural relics awareness, it is likely to damage these cultural relics.
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A farmer in Henan was like this, he dug out a blood-colored coffin when he was building a house, and he hated that this coffin was very unlucky, so he burned it. Later, after expert identification, he burned five hundred million. This is actually a very typical case, many times, some people will inadvertently destroy a lot of data that can be studied. In 2005, the old farmer built a new house on the foundation of his home, but found that there was something very strong in the ground, and after digging it out, he found that it was two blood-colored coffins.
But no matter what, it could not be opened, the old farmer thought that this was an ominous thing, afraid of affecting the feng shui of his house, he burned it off. The story quickly spread in this area, and when the experts heard it, they immediately felt that something was wrong, thinking that the farmer's underground was likely to be a tomb. He immediately rushed to the place where the old farmer found the coffin and carried out rescue excavation research here. Eventually a large tomb was found here, and there were many funerary items inside.
After testing, this ancient tomb should be from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, which has high research significance. The original dignitaries and dignitaries liked to use gold silk nan wood as coffins, which were characterized by a hard texture and a long shelf life. The price of the golden silk nan wood on the market is very expensive, and the two coffins are worth at least 500 million yuan now. But the burning of the two coffins has been irreparable, which is very painful, but there is nothing that can be done.
epilogue
Although this thing seems small, the things reflected behind it are not like this, and many of us have not yet realized the preciousness of cultural relics. The protection of the safety of cultural relics is a very important thing, I believe many people are not clear. This should serve as a warning to us, even though most of us are good citizens and will not steal. However, once these antiquities are discovered, they should also inform the relevant departments of the state as soon as possible. Only in this way can we protect these cultural relics as much as possible, and thus protect our history and culture.
Resources:
"Taiping Imperial Coffin"
"Wu Yue Chunqiu"