"Cultural relics" are precious historical relics left by human beings in social activities, and we can further understand the history and culture of various dynasties and generations through cultural relics. In a Han Dynasty tomb in Jiyuan, cultural relics experts once unearthed a "Western Han Dynasty Beast Figurine", but what everyone did not expect was that this cultural relic actually let us know the living conditions of the ancients two thousand years ago.
The staff of the Institute of Cultural Relics learned the news, immediately rushed to the scene, after conducting a field survey, they determined that there was indeed an ancient tomb in the area, and after some consultation, the staff decided to carry out a protective excavation of the ancient tomb.
After a long period of cleaning, the staff unearthed a lot of bronzes, ancient weapons, town tomb beasts, etc., as well as a large number of ceramic figurines, such as: flute figurines, dancing figurines, blowing figurines and so on. Through the study of excavated pottery figurines, experts believe that this ancient tomb is a Han tomb, because before the Han Dynasty, the traditional flute on the mainland was blown vertically, and after Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, the horizontal flute was introduced to the interior and was accepted by everyone.
Among the many pottery figurines unearthed, the "Western Han Dynasty Beast Figurine" has successfully attracted the attention of experts, we can see that this pottery figurine is a clay red pottery tire, composed of a person, a beast and a dog, the dog crawls on the square table, the mouth bites a piece of meat, it should be fed to it by the owner, the pottery beast is hung on the shelf, has lost its life, but after seeing this pottery figurine, experts think that the pottery people's movements are very strange.
The potter on the square platform, he stood bent over with his legs spread apart, his upper body tilted forward, while his hands grasped the inner thighs of the pottery beast, his mouth was next to the hind legs of the pottery beast, and his cheeks bulged, as if he was trying to blow air into the body of the pottery beast, and the body of the pottery beast gradually bulged.
Experts were puzzled when they saw Tao Ren's movements, what was he doing? Is it blowing pig skin? - It's true that this clay figurine is really blowing pig skin.
The "Western Han Dynasty Beast Warriors" is a very meaningful cultural relic, which shows us the living conditions of the Han Dynasty people. Through this clay figurine, we can feel the real life of the Han Dynasty people, and the potters on the clay figurines are doing what they are good at - slaughtering pigs.
I believe that many readers will think that pig slaughter is a very simple thing, but this is not the case, pig slaughter also requires technology. The pig on the clay figurine shelf has been slaughtered, and the pig killer puts it on the shelf and blows it into it for a simple purpose, he wants the skin to swell up, so that he can quickly remove every hair on the pig and sell the pork for a good price. In real life, many rural areas still use this way of killing pigs, which allows us to see the wisdom of the owners, even if the technical conditions are limited, they can still do everything to the extreme, so that life becomes better.
Why did the ancients put the "Western Han Dynasty Beast Warriors" into their tombs? "Seeing death as life" is a very important part of the Han Dynasty funeral concept, they hope to enjoy the treatment they deserve in real life after death, because of this, we will see that the structure of the tomb is similar to the residential structure, and the "Western Han SlaughterIng Beast" is put into the mausoleum, implying that there is meat to eat after death, and the living conditions will not deteriorate.
"Western Han Slaughtered Beast Figurines" is not a national treasure level cultural relics, but it is very grounded, as long as you see people will like it, if you are interested in the "Western Han Slaughtering Beast", you can take advantage of the holiday to go to the Jiyuan City Museum to take a look, close to feel the unique charm of this cultural relics and the history and culture of the Han Dynasty.