Zhang Zhan'ao, a villager living in Funiu Mountain, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, discovered something special in 1989. He was fishing in the river when he suddenly caught a stone the size of a fist.
It is said to be a stone, but the weight is much heavier than ordinary stone, Zhang Zhan'ao felt very strange, so he washed the stone with water. After washing it, it was found that the edges of the stone had color. Zhang Zhan'ao thought that the stone was not simple, so he took the stone to the local identification center the next day.
After professional appraisal by experts, this stone is indeed not an ordinary stone, but a piece of gold. This piece of gold is the famous dog head gold, which has a high gold content. That's 93 percent.
Although dog head gold is not scarce, the quality of the stone in Zhang Zhan'ao's hand is perfect. After knowing the true identity of the stone, Zhang Zhan'ao made a surprising move.
This stone is a priceless treasure for an ordinary farmer, with which he has no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime. Zhang Zhan'ao, however, did not swallow it alone, but handed it over to the museum in Henan Province.
The museum staff was surprised and handed the stone to the curator. After the curator's appraisal, this stone has become the treasure of the museum. The villagers of Funiu Mountain discovered that the matter of dog head gold spread quickly. Nearby villagers also wanted to try their luck, and overnight, the mountain was full of people.
In addition to ordinary villagers, geologists, archaeologists have also formed teams. They believe that there should still be dog head gold in Funiu Mountain. But after a few days, they didn't get anything.
The local villagers enthusiastically told Professor Zhang who came to archaeology. It is said that the calf village on Funiu Mountain is a place full of treasures. Under the guidance of the villagers, Professor Zhang led the crowd to the Baoli Village.
After arriving at the destination, Professor Zhang found that the terrain here is very steep. The houses are neatly arranged and there are many shops. There is certainly no treasure in the place where there is a lot of development, and Professor Zhang led the people to search the mountain.
Finally, they found an oval-shaped cave. Villagers told him that the cave had been dug by a Ming general. The general wanted to find gold in the cave and solve the army's food problem.
The hole is 30 meters long, but only two people can pass through at the same time. After careful inspection, the cave was no longer devoid of any heavy metal substance. They were discouraged and ready to leave. After the kind villagers saw it, they said that there was an old Jun Mountain on Funiu Mountain. It is said that this is the place where Lao Tzu stayed, and there may be treasures.
After listening, the experts decided to go up the mountain to see what was going on. There is a lot of granite on the mountain, but no ore has been found. Geologists say that where there is granite, there is likely to be gold. The experts continued to move forward and saw a fault zone.
They wanted to enter the fault zone, but the fault zone could not be accessed and had to look for the entrance again. They groped around the fracture zone and found a golden substance next to a stone. Is this a gold mine?
They quickly brought the metal detector, but the metal detector did not react at all. It seems that there is no metallic substance in this rock. The experts did not believe it, so they used the earth method to throw water on the rock to see if the stone would change color. Unfortunately, in the end they determined that there was no metallic substance on this mountain.
The formation of dog head gold needs to be precipitated over thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years. It's very difficult to find a piece of dog head gold. Until now, there are still many people who do not give up on finding treasures on Funiu Mountain.
