Qin Shi Huang was the emperor of the first great unified feudal dynasty in China's history, and single-handedly established a centralized unified multi-ethnic state. However, for many years, Qin Shi Huang was in our impression of a tyrant, and what kind of tyrant and tyrannical construction of the Great Wall, the burning of books pit Confucian harmful thoughts, the burial of living people in the tomb of the First Emperor, and so on, all made people's impression of Qin Shi Huang a lot worse.
And his so-called merits, in the eyes of many people, are just the Great Wall that has been left behind until now, as well as the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. For example, the bronze carriage and horse of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, which was unearthed in December 1980, was once admired.
Readers who know a little about the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of qin shi huang mausoleum should know that many cultural relics in qin shi huang mausoleum have the phenomenon of "zooming". The same is true of the Qin Copper Carriage Horse, which did not look very grand when it was unearthed, because the horse was half smaller than the real horse, and it was reclining in the ground, so naturally there was no sense of majesty.
But the experts did not dare to slacken off, under the overnight excavation, finally dug out more than 3500 bronze parts, after several years of research and consolidation of experts, Qin Copper carriage and horse can slowly restore the original appearance, that is, at this time, Qin Copper car horse let everyone shocked.
There are two sets of Qin copper carriages and horses, the front car is "standing car", the number is No. 1 copper car horse, and the rear car is "an car", which is the No. 2 copper car horse. The two pairs of bronze carriages and horses reproduce the real carriage and horse in a scale of 1/2, although it has been reduced by half, but the subtlety of the bronze smelting technology of the Qin Dynasty has surprised all the experts, who simply cannot understand why there was such a superb bronze carving and casting process in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago.
First of all, the two pairs of copper carriages and horses are cast in bronze, and can be spliced and disassembled, using a hollow casting process, which is actually more difficult than physical pouring, because it needs to be very finely designed before casting, in order to ensure that the copper carriage and horse are seamlessly combined when assembled to perfectly restore the real car and horse form.
In addition, the casting technology of qin bronze carriage and horse is very superb, the shape of the horse, the rope, the reins and other parts are very realistic and conveyed, the face of the standing car royal horse figurine is red, the clothes, hair bun, body shape and so on are also very fine. On top of the two owners' cars, there are also various patterns such as cloud patterns, paisleys, dragons and phoenixes, and so on.
In addition, the pattern under the body of the vertical car and the owner of the car is still drawn by the stacking method, which can make the lines protrude, make the picture more three-dimensional, and become vivid and vivid, and this stacking method is unprecedented in various bronzes of the same era.
In addition, the structure of the umbrella on top of the stand-up car is even more amazing. If any reader has seen the novel or anime work "Full-time Master", they will know that the protagonist in it uses a weapon called "Thousand Machine Umbrella", and this umbrella actually has such a wonderful use!
The structure of this umbrella is very complex, including the umbrella surface is also made of bronze, at the junction of the paratrooper and the umbrella surface, the first bronze gear in history appeared, used to radiate the umbrella bone and support the umbrella surface. Moreover, the bottom of the handle is connected to the body by a live bolt, which means that the umbrella can be removed from the car.
Open the bottom ring buckle of the umbrella handle, and there is a sharp part, which should be used to insert it into the ground and hold the umbrella on the spot. But this is not nothing, the handle of this umbrella can also be removed, it uses hollow casting techniques, the sword and the umbrella handle are fused into one.
Once the handle of the umbrella is removed from it, the umbrella surface can immediately become a shield, and the handle can be drawn out of a sword, or reassembled into a gun, which can be said to be armed to the teeth. This is actually nothing in the current view, but in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, this is simply groundbreaking technology!
The two pairs of copper carriages and horses are only the tip of the iceberg of various exquisite machinery used by Qin Shi Huang before his death, and it is precisely because of the advanced technology and strong national strength that Qin Shi Huang was able to finally sweep through the six kingdoms and unify the Central Plains. The Qin bronze carriage and horse, as a symbol of Qin Shi Huang's achievements and deeds, were exhibited to the world in 1989.
And people's evaluation of Qin Shi Huang is now becoming more and more objective and pertinent. The greatness of Qin Shi Huang lies in the fact that he let the idea of unification, the idea of books and the same track of writing and car, enter the hearts of every Chinese nation, so that even if there has been a split in the history of our country, everyone yearns for reunification. This has enabled China's Chinese culture to continue to this day, becoming the only ancient civilization in the world that has not been broken.