"In nine days, the palace was opened, and all the nations were crowned with crowns." "Chang'an Avenue is even narrow and evil, and the green cow and white horse are seven fragrant cars." Chang'an was once an international metropolis, and its prosperity has made countless literati and inkers sigh. With the passage of time, the prosperity of Chang'an in ancient times seemed to be far away from us. In addition to the well-preserved ancient buildings, the museum that best reflects the prosperity of the Guanzhong area is its rich collection.
The collection of Shaanxi History Museum is 1,717,950 pieces of cultural relics, and there are 18 pieces of Chinese treasure-level national treasure-level cultural relics, which are not only numerous and diverse, but also of high taste and wide value. One of the treasures of its town hall is a national treasure-level cultural relic, the Queen's Seal.
The treasure of the town hall - the seal of the queen of national treasure-level cultural relics
The Seal of the Queen is square, with a side length of 2.8 cm, a height of 2 cm, and a weight of 33 grams, which is carved from xinjiang Hetian mutton fat white jade. The whole jade seal jade color is pure and flawless, crystal lustrous, the high relief on the seal button is creeping tiger shape, the posture is healthy, majestic and elegant, and there is a seal book "Queen's Seal" engraved on the seal surface. These four seal strokes are staggered and complement each other, showing the status and dignity of the empress's mother in the world.
According to experts, this jade seal is most likely the empress jade seal of Lü Hou, which is the only physical object for studying the jade seal of the empress of the Han Dynasty, which is extremely valuable and has been included in the "Third Batch of Cultural Relics Prohibited from Going Abroad (Border) Exhibition Catalogue".
This artifact was unearthed in 1968, and there is a small story behind its excavation process. One afternoon in 1968, 13-year-old Kong Zhongliang was on his way home from his local elementary school when he saw a square carving that glowed with lustrous light. The bottom of the carving is carved with several motifs he doesn't recognize, and at the top is a fierce animal statue, and its texture and luster are very beautiful.
When he was young, he did not know that it was a jade seal, but felt that it looked very "tall". Kong Zhongliang happily brought this thing home, and his father Kong Xiangfa was surprised to see it - it was a jade seal, most likely a national cultural relic. Perhaps growing up in Xianyang, where people are brilliant, Kong Xiangfa did not feel very surprised that his son picked up cultural relics. However, the result of handing over to the state made him excited.
After Kong Xiangfa realized the importance of this white stone, he immediately took his son to the Cultural Relics Bureau to hand over the seal despite the difficult distance. Experts were deeply shocked after studying the seal - according to the historical data and careful identification of the seal, it is very likely that it is the first empress jade seal found so far.
Regarding the fact that they had picked up national treasure-level cultural relics, the father and son did not hesitate to say: "Protecting cultural relics is the responsibility of each and every one of our citizens." "There is no requirement for honorary awards or material encouragement. Due to the difficult conditions at that time, it was difficult for staff to express their gratitude through rewards. In the end, the officers of the Antiquities Bureau could only give them 20 yuan for the road.
Awarded 45 years later
The young Kong Zhongliang may have gradually forgotten about this matter over time, and only has a shadow of this matter in the depths of his memory. At the beginning of December 2012, the Shaanxi Shenzhou Han Culture Protection and Development Foundation held a summary and commendation meeting on "Protecting Great Ruins and Promoting Han Culture", commending 10 advanced individuals including Kong Zhongliang.
Living a simple farming life, he did not expect that 45 years later, he would receive such a big recognition for this matter. In this regard, Kong Zhongliang said: "I didn't expect that there would be people thinking of me today. Although my life is not very good, I have not regretted donating such a priceless treasure for free, and I will continue to contribute to the protection of national cultural relics. ”
brief summary
When Kong Zhongliang handed over the cultural relics, he did not think about receiving any rewards and commendations at all, but felt that everything was taken for granted. The recognition may have been a "windfall" for him. But we firmly believe that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and everyone who is dedicated to good will be rewarded.