China has a splendid five-thousand-year history of civilization, porcelain, silk, bronze, tea and many other precious cultural relics came into being, all of which show the prosperity and prosperity of ancient China. As the "elder" of many cultural relics, bronze ware itself is naturally of extremely high value and status status, so it is understandable that it often appears in the poetry of the literati and inkers.
For example, the "bell" and "ding" in the "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" "Yan Lu Fluttering, Zhong Ming Ding Food Home" refers to bronze ceremonial vessels. Among the many exquisite bronzes, the bronze ceremonial vessel of the late Shang Dynasty, the Four Sheep Fangzun, is undoubtedly a model and very representative. As early as 1938, the Siyang Fangzun belonging to the Tanheli site was excavated in Huangwu Town, Ningxiang County, Hunan Province, and then collected in the National Museum of China, and was honorably listed as one of the national treasures banned from leaving the country.
Because it is the largest bronze excavated so far, Siyang Fangzun has attracted much attention since the day of its reappearance, coupled with its very complex production process, so it has been crowned by historians as the honorary title of "The Ultimate Bronze Model", which is precious and abnormal.
However, the Siyang Fangzun is rare, but one of the cultural relics buried with the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin in the Qin Dynasty, which is more than 800 years apart, can not only be compared with it, but even far exceed it in cultural relics value. So what kind of rare treasures have overshadowed cultural relics such as the Four Sheep Fangzun? The Qin Dynasty is known as the "Land of a Thousand Multipliers", and there are two bronze statues on the west side of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin.
Four horses of chariots, one of which has an umbrella, is very anti-heavenly. Ancient umbrellas were generally used to shade and prevent dust, and later evolved into a ceremony for emperors to travel, but the function of this umbrella is not as simple as imagined, so what are its hidden special functions? Please listen to the editor in detail.
The main function of this copper umbrella is not only shade and dust, nor does it simply represent the royal prestige, but has a defensive function. In the event of an enemy attack, this umbrella can be split into an extremely strong set of spears and shields for attack and self-defense. Of course, in ordinary times, it only plays the function of an ordinary umbrella, and only in the state of combat readiness will it play its role in resisting the enemy, so that an umbrella is multi-purpose and practical.
A single umbrella hides so many "heart machines", presumably other cultural relics in the mausoleum will not be inferior, the ancient craftsman spirit is really impressive, the copper umbrella in addition to having a special defensive function, from the perspective of mechanical manufacturing alone, some of its designs are also extremely exquisite. First of all, a self-locking latching structure is adopted between the handle and the parachute, which can be easily opened and easily locked.
In addition, the copper umbrella also applies a mortise and mortise structure, so that it can not only withstand a large load, but also allow deformation within a certain range, and even reduce the seismic response. These mechanical and technological innovations all highlight the diligence and wisdom of ancient Chinese craftsmen, and it is rare that under the constraints of such low productivity at that time, craftsmen can still come up with such wonderful ideas.
In fact, in the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum complex, such ingenious artifacts are not in the minority, and what we see and hear is only a few corners. In addition to copper umbrellas, the Qin Dynasty also had many standardized weapons. The length of the bronze swords made by the Qin people can even reach about 100 centimeters, and its error is extremely small. There is also the Qin crossbow, the effective range of the Qin crossbow is much farther than the pistol, in the era of cold weapons when short soldiers meet, the Qin people mainly rely on the Qin crossbow to seriously damage the enemy's main force.
It can be seen that the contribution of bronze to the military of the Qin Dynasty is indelible, and its production is exquisite, exquisite and unparalleled in the world. "The world of peace has nothing to do, the most virtuous work is only; the world of peace has nothing to respect, and the noble ones work only as innovators." As Kang Youwei said, China's "craftsman spirit" has always been the most worthy of respect, but also the most noble and noble, what it pursues is a kind of dedication, lean, focused, innovation as the core of the outstanding spiritual quality.
This spiritual quality is deeply cast in the hearts of Chinese craftsmen, and condensed into a huge force, which promotes the continuous development of Chinese bronze manufacturing and creates a brilliant "bronze civilization". For thousands of years, wise Chinese craftsmen have painstakingly created bronzes, and they are a magnificent epic that condenses human civilization.