We know that human civilization has developed over thousands of years, from the Stone Age, to the Bronze Age, and then to the Iron Age, and the change of tools represents the further improvement of human civilization. And China has a long history, is a country rich in bronzes, especially in Shaanxi and Henan and other places, some people can even dig out a pit of bronze when digging the ground, which is not surprising.
Of course, the greater value of bronze is that the inscription on it is a first-hand historical material and has a very precious value. However, there are also some bronzes that have become national treasures by their shape alone. This is the "router" of the Western Zhou Dynasty found in Anhui that year.
It was in March 1959, when an airport was being built in Tunxi, Anhui Province, and an ancient tomb was accidentally discovered during excavation. After reporting it to the archaeological team, the archaeologists quickly rushed to the scene and found that it was a well-preserved ancient tomb from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and many bronzes and ceramics were excavated from it. However, among the cultural relics unearthed again, there is a bronze that resembles the router we use now, there was no router at that time, but the use of this bronze has been controversial by experts.
Archaeologist Guo Moruo also devoted himself to research until after this news, but after several months of research, he still could not find any clue. If you don't know the purpose, naming this bronze is also a big problem. Finally, in desperation, the archaeological team could only refer to its shape to name it, called "Cloud Pattern Five-Pillar Device".
At present, this magical bronze is preserved in the Anhui Museum for tourists to visit, and it is recognized as a national first-class cultural relic. Judging from its shape, it is indeed unique among the bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and no similar bronzes have been found before it, and no similar bronzes have been found in the following fifty or sixty years. Could it be that someone traveled to the Western Zhou Dynasty and built a router for themselves?
What do you think this bronze is used for?