Folding the sand iron is not sold, and it will be polished and washed to recognize the front dynasty. —— Du Mu, "Chibi"
In the era when New China was about to be founded, it was a very legendary era in China, in which there were no campus buildings like high-rise buildings, no sufficient scientific research funds, but there were masters with bold enthusiasm. They have worked hard to cultivate one successor after another who have made great contributions to the mainland's scientific and cultural undertakings. Among them is Mr. Guo Moruo,
Mr. Guo Moruo's life is full of legends, he developed an important position and role in the education cause of the mainland, and the University of Science and Technology of China, which we are familiar with today, was founded by Mr. Guo Moruo
He himself was the first dean of the University of Science and Technology of China.
In addition to his achievements in pedagogy, Mr. Guo Moruo's achievements in literature are also very prominent.
In that wasted China, new ideas and old ideas began to collide, and new cultures and old cultures constantly sparked new sparks.
Mr. Guo Moruo was the founder of advocating a new asana at that time
。 He advocated new poetry, but did not completely abandon the traditional culture of the mainland, but instead he was a well-known paleographer and archaeologist on the mainland. The historical drama adapted by Mr. Guo Moruo once became an enduring work of art in that era of the barrenness of spiritual civilization. So what are the stories about Mr. Guo Moruo and the archaeological community? Guo Moruo excavated the imperial tomb in order to find a "strange book" in the ancient tomb, but he did not expect to cause the first tragedy of archaeology.
Finding the "Strange Book"
Mr. Guo Moruo is very passionate about archaeology, in his view, the mainland has a 5,000-year-old civilization, if you want these civilizations to continue to shine in the current era, you must let the underground cultural relics see the light of day
Let the national treasure tell the story of past lives and this life. At that time, archaeology was the most direct and traditional means. Therefore, Mr. Guo Moruo hopes to carry forward the excellent traditional culture of the mainland through the use of archaeology. Since there is such a purpose, Mr. Guo Moruo is dismissive of those gold and silver jewelry in the process of archaeological research.
What really attracted him was the historical civilization contained in the excavated cultural relics
。 However, no one can always succeed, and Mr. Guo Moruo's archaeological career has not always been successful.
One of his archaeological failures caused great tragedy to the cause of mainland archaeology.
Shortly after the founding of New China, Mr. Guo Moruo received the news that the Yongle Canon was most likely hidden in the Ding mausoleum of the Wanli Emperor.
For the "Yongle Canon", we may not be too familiar with it, in fact, the "Yongle Canon" is the mainland
An encyclopedia compiled during the Zhu Di period of the Ming Dynasty contains an encyclopedia of Chinese civilization in ancient mainland China, including politics, economy, science and technology, astronomical calendars, and so on
。 At that time, China was ahead of other Western countries in all fields, so this book is not only a collection of Chinese civilization, but also contains the grandeur and cultural self-confidence of Daming.
Due to the rich content and large number of words, this book was revised into many volumes, and it was the largest encyclopedia in the world at that time. After understanding the status of this book, it is not difficult for us to see that this book is of great significance in the archaeological cause, and finding this book has become the focus of archaeological work at that time. So
When Mr. Guo Moruo learned that this book might be hidden in the emperor's tomb, he was ecstatic and immediately began to prepare for the excavation of the Dingling Tomb.
A tragedy in the history of archaeology
The excavation of Dingling tombs was not smooth,
Since New China had just been founded, the archaeological technology on the mainland was very backward and there were not enough professionals
The same funding for UNESCO is also very tight
。 Various reasons in various aspects have laid the groundwork for the tragedy after the excavation of dingling. A series of cultural relics have been excavated from Dingling, which have played an important role in the cause of telling the historical truth on the mainland. But at the same time, many cultural relics are also destroyed after the Opening of the Dingling Tomb, what is the reason for this?
It turned out that due to the long period of isolation, the mausoleum was sealed for hundreds of years, and the oxygen inside had long disappeared.
Suddenly after being opened, a large amount of oxygen quickly poured in, and those calligraphy and painting handwriting, silk weaving treasures, etc. that were well preserved in an anaerobic environment were instantly oxidized.
No longer appears the original colorful, dazzling appearance. But only a small part of the destroyed artifacts, and a large part of the artifacts have been well preserved, but disappointingly,
There is no Yongle Canon in Dingling
。 This disappointed not only Mr. Guo Moruo, but also other experts in the archaeological community. And so it was
In 1965, Mr. Guo Moruo applied for the excavation of the Changling Tomb, but Premier Zhou took into account the current situation of the mainland at that time and the experience of the last excavation of the Dingling Tomb
He believes that the science and technology at this stage is not enough to completely preserve the appearance of Changling, so
Mr. Guo Moruo's request was dismissed.
epilogue
Later, with the continuous development of archaeological technology, more and more underground civilizations appeared in front of people today
, awakening our deep memories again and again. At the same time, mainland legislation is also constantly advancing, which clearly stipulates that mainland tombs cannot be excavated at will. Only by maintaining respect for artifacts at the national level can we leave more precious civilizations to our descendants.
Reference: Red Cliff