A rare treasure, loved by the world. In addition to their valuable factors, but also because they are extremely ornamental value, and today we want to reveal this treasure, it is not only one of the ten national treasures of the people, but also rich connotations, if you want to know the truth behind the "thing"? Next, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you.
To reveal one of these ten folk national treasures, we must first explain what a "folk national treasure" is. In the eyes of most people, the collection of "national treasures" is rightfully preserved and protected in museums, and is appreciated and loved by cultural relics enthusiasts throughout the country and even the world. Of course, this attitude of protecting cultural relics is absolutely correct, but what we cannot deny is that Chinese civilization has been giving birth to countless treasures and wonders for five thousand years, due to the change of dynasties, coupled with wars, disasters, thefts and other external reasons, in modern times, a considerable part of the treasures have been scattered to ordinary people's homes, although today the relevant departments have recovered some ancient treasures through various efforts, but there are also quite a lot of treasures hidden in the folk, waiting for people to discover. And these scattered folk treasures were evaluated, and finally the list of "Ten National Treasures of the People" was born, which is a "folk treasure map".
Today we are going to talk about this treasure, its name is called "Western Friday Cai Qin Niu Shou Hanging Sword Jade Carving". This treasure is very distinctive, this is a sword with a total length of more than ninety centimeters, and it is divided into two parts, the bull's head and the jade sword, a jade sword passes through the mouth of the bull's head, its owner is a citizen surnamed Yu in Zhuhai, in the "Chinese Folk Ten National Treasures Exhibition", Mr. Yu took his treasure to participate in the election and finally shortlisted, after expert identification, it was determined that this is an ancient cultural relic of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which has a history of nearly three thousand years. With Mr. Yu's consent, the treasure was sent to the Zhongzang Guild Hall in Beijing for protection and exhibition.
Why do experts value this treasure so much? First of all it comes from the distant Western Zhou Dynasty, and then, this exquisite artifact has a very rich meaning. First of all, the ancients have the habit of hanging swords on the wall, they believe that the sword they wear with them on the wall has a beautiful meaning, such as: hanging on the wall at the head of the bed has the function of warding off evil spirits, and hanging on the door has the effect of attracting wealth and treasure, if it is hung on the left and right sides of sleep, you can bless your peace and health, but there are also taboos, for example: do not aim the sword head at your head when you sleep, otherwise it will lead to the disaster of killing.
Next, what is the idea of hanging a cow's head on the wall? I believe that in ancient film and television works, everyone will see the skull of a cow hanging on the wall, what is the meaning of this? In fact, there are many layers of rich meaning, and the most respected saying is: "Ask your ancestors to bless yourself." According to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", "The head of the Yandi cattle, the tribe takes the head of the ox as a totem", the chinese people think that they are the "descendants of Yanhuang", naturally full of admiration for the Second Emperor of Yanhuang, and place the head of the ox in the house, that is, to "ask" the Yandi to protect his residence and avoid the disaster.
And this treasure, skillfully combining the head of the ox and the jade sword, that is, the above beautiful meanings, all combined together, not forgetting the admiration of the ancestors, but also using the blade for their own well-being and happiness blessings, the combination of the two can be said to be the perfect integration of culture and art, not only reflects the Chinese nation thousands of years ago, it has a superb craftsman spirit, these are our as Chinese descendants worthy of pride and pride of the capital.
Of course, there are many interesting interpretations of the significance of this "folk national treasure", and Xiaobian believes that one of the most interesting statements is that the bull's first sword is in the mouth, showing the western Zhou Dynasty's idea of advocating peace, of course, if you have any interesting interpretation, welcome to comment on the message.
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Jin Xiaozhou