Friends who know something about collection know that our country divides cultural relics into three levels, of which the first-level cultural relics are the most precious, and each piece is a priceless treasure that cannot be casually exhibited.
And there is such a first-class cultural relic in history, his birth can be said to be "completely effortless",
But behind it is inseparable from the patriotic heart of an old farmer in Shaanxi.
In December 1984, a villager in Tanjiawan Village, Shiquan County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province
Tan Fuquan
He is taking his eldest son and two daughters to pan for gold by the river.
In the past, living conditions were not good, and farmers near the farm would try their luck in the river during the agricultural leisure season, and if they could find golden sands all winter, they would not worry.
Tan Fuquan's family hit a "golden nest" more than two meters deep by the river to pan for gold, but they did not expect that in the process of excavation, Tan Fuquan's eldest son fished out
A golden silkworm
。 At that time, Tan Fuquan did not know how high the value of the treasure they dug out was, and the right was a golden lump.
The news that the Tan family had dug up the golden silkworm did not go away, and many villagers came to see the lively crowd on the same day. The news spread more and more widely, and there were also a group of cultural relics dealers who were moved by the wind. They stalked the Tan family, and the purchase price soared from 8,000 to 20,000.
You know, the 10,000 yuan household in the 70s and 80s was already a big person in ten miles and eight townships, and the opening price of 20,000 yuan can really be called a windfall.
Although Tan Fuquan was uneducated, he also knew that ordinary gold could never be sold at such a high price, so he retracted his greed and flatly refused, and reported the matter to the township cadres.
As a result, for several months, no experts came to take over, and Lao Tan was uneasy in his heart, and the golden silkworm in his hand attracted a group of wolves to surround him, and he was afraid that one day he would become a sinner who lost cultural relics.
Old Tan thought left and right,
Finally, he pulled down his face and borrowed 50 yuan from his cousin for food and accommodation,
Carrying the golden silkworm to the car of the county leader Hu Shijia, he traveled all the way to Xi'an and handed the golden silkworm to the staff of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum.
The museum leaders subsidized Lao Tan with 70 yuan of road fees in accordance with the regulations, and learned that he borrowed money to hand over cultural relics, very moved, made an exception of 30 yuan, and gave Tan Fuquan enough to make up 100 pieces of coiling.
After returning home, Tan Fuquan finally stopped worrying and was afraid, and everyone sighed:
Now that it is handed over to the state, I can rest assured.
Until the next year, through the identification of Beijing cultural relics experts, tan Fuquan excavated this golden silkworm, is produced in the Han Dynasty gilded copper silkworm, at that time was the first discovery in the country, perfect reproduction of the traditional culture of Chinese silkworm reeling silk, and gilded copper silkworm structure is complete, beautiful shape, was rated as a national first-class cultural relics, has become a well-deserved national treasure.
Afterwards, experts came to the door to reward Tan Fuquan's family and also sent a piece
Treasure House
The door plaque can be said to be quite glorious.
Unfortunately, the selfless Tan Fuquan suffered from lung cancer in 2000 due to overwork. Because of family difficulties, he failed to detect the condition in time and missed the best treatment period.
During his hospitalization, Tan Fuquan resolutely refused the offer of his relatives to seek subsidies from the provincial museum, resolutely did not cause trouble to the state, and eventually died silently, until many years later, when he was not known to the public.