Beijing tourism, if you look at the museum, the Forbidden City is the first choice. The first choice that tourists are curious about should be the National Museum of China, looking at this magnificent building on the east side of Tiananmen Square, most of them first feel to know "What is the treasure of the National Museum of China?" ”
The National Museum of China was born in 1912, once known as "National Museum of History", "Beijing History Museum", "China History Museum", "Museum of Chinese Revolutionary History", in 2003, began to call today's name.
There are many treasures in the museum, with more than 1 million cultural relics. The illustrations we see in the history textbooks are all here. There is also the Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenix Crowns of the Ming Dynasty, which are envied by the bridesmaids.
However, for this article, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Jade Seal is the most unique.
The jade seal is made of green and white jade carving, completed in 1852, 10.1 cm high, 20 cm long and 20 cm wide, engraved with Yang script, Song script a total of 44 characters, involving 8 characters: Hong Xiuquan, God, Jesus, Hong Xiuquan's son Hong Tianguifu, Guangwang Hong Tianguang, Ming Wang Hong Tianming, Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, Western King Xiao Chaogui.
Regarding the authenticity of the jade seal and the reading method of the seal, it has always been an unresolved matter discussed by experts. One of the most influential theories is that the jade seal was forged by Zeng Guofan, the commander of the Xiang Army, after the "fall of Tianjing", in order to show his merits to the Qing government.