Experienced the skillful hands of the ancestors, born in the raging fire, born in steel engraving, for wine, for song, to decorate life, to see the face...
Coming from a thousand years of history, with the smell of dust, but also bringing the sun and moon, symbolizing well-being, praying for shelter...
They are Chinese tiger relics. In the past years, he accompanied the ancients to the twilight of the dynasty, and after touching the dust, he returned to Gan to become a pearl in the world.
Today's people do not see the ancient time and month, but this month once looked at the ancients. Piece by piece of tiger cultural relics, through the millennia, from the eyes to the heart, outlining a China with a long history of civilization.
The old year is over, and the new year is coming tomorrow. We have found two artifacts from the long river of history to summon the Year of the Tiger.
The Niu Zun hidden in the Shaanxi History Museum spans three thousand years and drinks wine for you.
This late Western Zhou bronze ware cow figure, with the mouth of the cow as the stream, its body stands a "cute" tiger as a cover button, look closely at this tiger, the body is slightly bowed, the earlobe tail, the body is sparsely carved with several markings, "cute" state is cute.
Three thousand years have passed, and it no longer drinks alcohol, but it is still intoxicating.
Can you drink a cup of nothing?
The big bull stands, the horns fly up, the back naturally falls into the case, the cow belly is hollow, the horizontal set is decorated with a calf, the tail is decorated with a tiger, as a climbing shape, the mouth bites the tail of the ox... The timing is updated, the cattle go to the tiger, and the treasure of the Yunnan Provincial Museum and Town Hall - the Warring States Niuhu Copper Case brings vitality to the new year.
In terms of mechanics and aesthetics, the Niuhu copper case has reached an extremely high level, almost perfect.
May the ancient cultural relics, for you and me, sweep away the floating dust and find the taste of the New Year. May the New Year win the Old Year!
Reporter/Photo: Yang Yimiao Yan Yong
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Source: Xinhua News Agency