For us modern people, everyone's understanding of cultural relics may be limited to some props in "The Biography of Zhen Huan", and the treasures and utensils in them are very rare.
In particular, the excavated cultural relics, subtle and elegant, quiet and classical, long afterglow, they jump out of the circle pursued by mortals, even after the change of dynasties, the erosion of the loess wind and frost of a thousand years, once unearthed, the more time the precipitation, the richer and more valuable, and even become a business card of a national image.
In the 1990s, in Shitang Village, Banshan Town, Hangzhou, when digging for soil, workers inadvertently found a batch of scattered antiquities, and these workers did not report it to the local cultural relics department for their own benefit, but sold the antiquities directly to the antique dealer.
When the villagers discovered this, they chose to call the police. At the same time, this matter has also received the attention of relevant departments. After discussion among archaeologists, it was unanimously decided to carry out rescue excavations in this area to protect these artifacts. Since some antiquities have been excavated, it means that there is a very large tomb in this place, so archaeologists decided to dig deeper.
After many days of hard work, archaeologists finally discovered the Warring States Period Tomb No. 1 in this small village. The biggest difference between this ancient tomb and the ancient tomb excavated by archaeologists in the past is that it is hidden very deeply, in the overgrown Xiwu, according to the study of the green brick and stone texture on this ancient tomb, archaeologists have judged that this ancient tomb is from the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years.
The ancient tomb is very well preserved, and after digging deep into the tomb, archaeologists have found some rare objects such as jade, jade, agate, crystal and so on. We can see similar objects in museums, but there is one artifact that is very special, that is, the original porcelain pendant; this kind of thing is only used by the nobles during feasts and sacrifices.
So who is the owner of this ancient tomb? Archaeologists deduce from the primitive porcelain pendant that the owner of the tomb is definitely not an ordinary person, it is likely to be a local administrator or military leader who lives here.
At the beginning, Hangzhou was a place where Wu Yue fought for hegemony, and after the destruction of the State of Wu, it ruled here for a long time, until the Warring States period, when it encountered the rival State of Chu. According to this clue, archaeologists believe that during the Chu-Yue struggle for hegemony, Shitang Village in Mid-Levels Town was the place where the Tun soldiers fought, and after the Yue Kingdom was destroyed, the Chu State established a city here.
Among the cultural relics unearthed, except for the few Cultural Relics with Wuyue elements, most of them are Chu State cultural relics. Therefore, archaeologists have judged that the owner of this tomb may be a local governor in the Chu period, or a military leader.
In addition, what stunned everyone in the archaeological team was that in this ancient tomb, a crystal clear crystal cup was also found, which is very common in our modern times, but from the excavated crystal cup craft products, archaeologists believe that this is not an ordinary crystal cup, but a glass.
In the Warring States period, it can be used with modern household glasses, in terms of appearance design, this crystal cup is a worldly cultural relic that is forbidden to leave the country, ordinary people can't understand it, only professionals can understand it.
This crystal cup from the Warring States period can be seen in the attitude of the ancients towards arts and crafts, and is a brilliant model for creating a splendid thousand years of traditional Chinese antiquities. It not only shows the essence of Chinese civilization, but also has a far-reaching impact on future generations.