The poet Bai Juyi once wrote: Ancient times called the treasure of the country, grain rice and sages. When it comes to national treasures, as the name suggests, they are national treasures. Since it is a treasure at the national level, the state will certainly take certain measures to protect it. China's national treasures such as the giant panda, gilded dancing horsebit cup pattern silver pot. However, in different eras, people may have some differences in the definition of national treasures.
From Bai Juyi's poems, it can be seen that the national treasures of his period (Tang Dynasty) were Gu Mi and Xiancai. The people regard food as the sky, and the grain is naturally regarded as a treasure by the heavenly beings; the king needs the assistance of the wise to govern the world, and the wise are also regarded as a very precious thing.
It is undeniable that no matter what the national treasure at any time, it is cherished and protected by people. For a country, a national treasure is the glory and label of its own country. In order to protect the glory of the country and the label that represents the country, people will take different means and ways to protect the national treasure and avoid damage to it.
There are those that are treasured by established museums; there are those who are guarded by professionals, and there are those who spend high prices to create suitable survival and living conditions... However, in the history of China, there is one national treasure that is the most depressed, not only does it not receive special protection, but it is also used by monks as cheap utensils to pickles.
Ben did not win with his appearance, but he was betrayed by his appearance
What kind of non-"national treasure" treatment has been encountered by He Bao? This national treasure is the Great Jade Sea of The Mountains. For the name Ofeshan Dayuhai, many people may not know what it is. In the easiest to understand, it is a giant wine storage vessel, commonly known as "big jade urn" and "wine sea". From the three adjectives of "giant", "big" and "sea", it can be seen that it is not an ordinary wine storage vessel.
The whole of the Great Jade Sea of Dushan is oval, the middle of the oval is empty, the height is 0.7 meters, the caliber is about 2 meters, and its largest circumference is as much as 4 meters, and the most amazing thing is its weight - 7 thousand pounds. It is also very surprising that such a behemoth can be lost.
Why did such a huge wine reservoir come about? What is the intention of the maker? This begins in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, when Kublai Khan, who unified the Central Plains, ordered the manufacture of this wine storage vessel that could hold more than 30 stone wines (equivalent to today's 3600 bottles of bottled liquor with a size of one kilogram) in order to reward the three armies.
Dushan Dayuhai is made of seven thousand pounds of fine jade, this jade is today's Dushan jade in Nanyang City, Henan Province, Dushan jade is composed of more than two colors, usually green and blue-black, which is also one of the reasons why the Dushan Dayuhai has fallen into a pickle jar, because it is not like a treasure in people's consciousness, crystal clear, but like an enlarged version of an ordinary bowl.
It was a drop in the pan and the pain was unspeakable
After the Construction of the Great Jade Sea of Dushan Mountain was completed, Kublai Khan could be said to have loved it so much that he usually left it idle in the Guanghan Hall. Whenever Kublai Khan feasted on his ministers, he sat around him and drank heavily, and the spectacle of the scene could be imagined.
However, with the change of dynasties, the Great Jade Sea, which was regarded as a treasure by Kublai Khan, gradually declined. The replacement of dynasties, at least can not be war, when the war comes, no matter how much the favorite treasure can not be carried, not to mention more than 7,000 pounds of the great jade sea. The Great Jade Sea of the Dushan Mountains was thus forgotten in the Guanghan Temple, and later fell into exile with the worsening of the war.
Because Dushan jade is composed of green and blue-black, the whole is bronze, so it looks similar to ordinary stone tools. After it was exiled to the people, everyone did not find that it was a treasure, and even felt that it occupied an excessively large area and was not practical, so the Great Jade Sea of Dushan has been abandoned by people.
When a monk saw it, he felt that he could fill a lot of grain at once, which could supply the people of the temple, and the temple had enough space to place it, so he moved it back to the temple as a pickle jar for pickling. I don't know if Kublai Khan knew his favorite treasure, or whether he would die after investing a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to build a wine reservoir that was used as a pickle jar? And that's been used for more than 300 years.
Finally rely on strength to win, regain the glory of the past
It was not until the Qing Dynasty that the noble veil of the Great Jade Sea of the Dushan Mountains was lifted. Professionals found that it was not a vessel that could be compared with ordinary stone tools, but was made by Dushan Jade, one of the four famous jades, and it also filled the temple with a full jar of pickles. People take the pickles out and wash their interiors with water. In order to show respect for the Buddha, people poured clear water and mountain stones into it , Nanhai Putuo.
Not only that, but the temple was also renamed Yu Bao An, and the anqian Hutong was also renamed Yu Bao HuTong, which shows the respect people had for it at that time. The noble status of the Great Jade Sea in the Dushan Mountains has also gradually risen as a result.
Some relevant experts call it "the first jade of Zhenguo", because it is the largest existing jade in China, there is no one, and the degree of detail and exquisiteness of its pattern carving is also unprecedented and unprecedented. Not only that, the Great Jade Sea of Dushan Mountain, from the Guanghan Temple to the people to Tuancheng, can also indirectly reflect the historical changes in Beijing, the capital of China.
The most important point is that the Great Jade Sea of Dushan Is an important embodiment of the strength of the Yuan Dynasty, and it is also a landmark work in the history of Chinese jade. The honor of "the first jade of the town and the country" is well deserved.
Pickle jar incarnated as "history textbook"
It is said that history is the best teaching material, and the experience of The Great Jade Sea is the best teaching material. Its experience tells contemporary people that it is a national treasure and deserves to be protected. Whether it is an object or a non-object; whether it is living or inanimate; whether it is left over from history or existing... As long as it is a national treasure, as long as it represents the glory of the country and adds glory to the country, people deserve the brunt of the task is to protect it.
Although it is said that the Great Jade Sea has experienced the treatment of non-national treasures, it makes people feel extremely fortunate that it has not been exiled abroad. According to historical records, the Great Jade Sea in Dushan Ishi is the only stone tool in China that can distinguish the Mongolian period, that is to say, it is the only stone tool left in the Mongolian period.
This is a life-saving straw for archaeologists to study the history of the Mongolian period. If he had been unfortunate enough to live abroad at that time, the consequences could be imagined, not only a simple matter of financial losses, but also a major loss related to the lack of evidence in Chinese historical research.
Imagine if the Great Jade Sea of the Dushan Mountains at that time had been displaced abroad or damaged by people, the consequences would have been immeasurable. Imagine if today's national treasure giant panda is facing extinction due to problems such as ecological deterioration, what else can China use to put gold on itself? All in all, protecting the national treasure within our ability is not only the responsibility and responsibility of the relevant departments, but also the task of every member of society, and do not let any national treasure become the "second big jade sea".
Text/Sheng Hong