【Dahe Newspaper, Dahe Cai Cube】 (Reporter Chen Wei Wentu) As the footsteps of the Year of the Tiger in the Lunar Calendar approach, the Alipay Five Blessings Collection Activity will open on January 19. What is different from previous years is that this year, in addition to the familiar activities of sweeping blessings, writing blessings and collecting blessings, the "Qingyu Tiger Shaped Pei" of the Henan Museum and the "Northern Wei Stone Tiger" of the Luoyang Museum will also participate in the Wufu Project, and the tiger cultural relics in the museum will "go out" lively during this Spring Festival.
Tiger, in ancient times there is a "king of the hundred beasts" known, according to the existing archaeological data, as early as the Neolithic Age, tigers began to be worshipped, in the Yangshao culture cemetery found with mussels of tiger shape.
The cultural relic "Qingyu Tiger Shaped Pei" that was listed on the Wufu Easter Egg Card this time comes from the Henan Museum.
"Green Jade Tiger Shaped Pei" was excavated in 1978 at the HuaichuanXia Temple in Henan Province, a jade artifact from the Spring and Autumn Period, with a length of 14.6 cm and a width of 4.4 cm. The jade tiger-shaped pei jade is bluish gray, the tiger has a low head and arched back, and the curved limbs and tail are curled. One side of the tiger's body is full of tiger stripes, the abdomen and limbs are carved with a little geometric pattern, and the other side is smooth and unstried. There is a round wear at the mouth and tail, which can be worn on the wear system.
As one of the most distinctive jade objects in the Spring and Autumn Period, the green jade tiger-shaped pendant pattern is evenly distributed, and the image is vivid and delicate, revealing the superb artistic standard of ancient jade production in the mainland. At the same time, as the main component of the group jade pendant, it is not only a representation of the identity and rank of the noble symbol, but also gives the wearer the gentlemanly style of "the son of the other, beautiful as jade".
The "Northern Wei Stone Tiger", which will also appear on the Wufu Easter egg, is a cultural relic from the collection of the Luoyang Museum.
In 1980, the "Northern Wei Stone Tiger" was excavated in Shangzhai Village, Hongshan Township, Luoyang City, and was originally one of the Shinto stone carvings in front of the Jing Mausoleum of Emperor Xiaozhuang of northern Wei. The stone tiger is about 106 centimeters high, shaped by the method of round carving on a whole piece of bluestone, the tiger is squatting, the eyes are round, not angry, the three strands of mane are bent and hanging down, the arms are round, the hole is strong, and the craftsmen have simply pinched the tiger's appearance properly. The tiger has the meaning of exorcising evil spirits in ancient Chinese culture, and its image often appears on mausoleum stone carvings, tomb murals, and portrait masonry.
Following the launch of the first cultural and creative digital collection "Women's Good Owl Zun" by the Henan Museum, during this year's "Collection of Five Blessings" activities, the "Qingyu Tiger Shaped Pei" and "Northern Wei Shihu" digital collections will be added to the Alipay Wufu "Blessing Shop". Users can redeem their collections at Alipay Wufu "Fuqi Store" through Fukuka and permanently treasure them.
The Year of the Tiger is approaching, and the "cute tiger" IP in the zodiac also exists in the streets and alleys of the store. Under the dual blessing of brand business culture and creativity, people's childhood memories of tiger hats, tiger shoes, embroidered tiger wallets, etc. have become popular again.
This time, the two "Tiger Cultural Relics" from Henan and Alipay Wufu cooperate, hoping that through the "technology + creativity" model, more young netizens will have the opportunity to see the details of cultural relics, understand the story and meaning behind each cultural relic, and let traditional culture and cultural relics show a different charm.
Editor-in-charge: Liu Anqi | Review: Li Zhen | Director: Wan Junwei