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The times are developing, society is progressing, and the historical context is gradually becoming clearer. People's interest in history and culture has never cooled, and in the Taiping era, it has increased unabated, archaeology, collection, appreciation and other cultural fields have shown a prosperous atmosphere, and many historical controversies have also been exposed with the progress of modern scholarship, and the public has the opportunity to understand this knowledge.
For example, Cao Cao once had the legend of seventy-two tombs, and even in our childhood we were still convinced of this, until Cao Cao's tomb was discovered by archaeologists, this thousand-year-old historical suspense was brought to an end; for example, there were many experts who believed that Sun Zhi and Sun Wu were actually the same person, until the excavation of related cultural relics on Yinque Mountain, this historical mystery was finally settled.
Sima Guang smashed the cylinder, which is a historical story known to Chinese women and children, but the famous collector Mr. Ma Weidu questioned this, believing that this story is not true, causing many controversies on the Internet.
Sima Guangqiren can be described as an important figure in Chinese history, not only compiling the "Zizhi Tongjian", a chronicle of historical research results, providing reference teaching materials for the kings of later dynasties and dynasties to govern the country, and is also an important material for us to understand historical civilization. In addition, the old and new party struggles between Sima Guang and Wang Anshi had an extremely far-reaching impact on the development trend of China's history.
But for most of us Chinese people, we first know that Sima Guang is through the story of "Sima Guang smashing the cylinder", the so-called Sima Guang smashing the cylinder, the name of the text is "broken urn to save friends", not only shows the wisdom of Sima Guang's urgency, but also reflects Sima Guang's love for friends and partners, is a very educational children's enlightenment story.
There are some important people in history, we have limited understanding of their life and deeds, but we all know from fairy tales that there is such a person, and has been relishing it, typical of which is the story of "Sima Guang smashing the cylinder", in addition to the series of "Kong Rong let the pear", "Cao Chong called the elephant" and "smelling the chicken dancing", because these stories are widely circulated, so no one expressed disbelief.
For the authenticity of the incident of "Sima Guang smashing the cylinder", the voice of doubt is not nothing, and Mr. Ma Weidu, a well-known collection expert, expressed a different view. Mr. Ma Weidu believes that Sima Guang's smashing of the cylinder does not exist. Due to Mr. Ma Weidu's extensive personal social influence, his views have received special attention, causing various controversies on the Internet, and netizens have mixed praise and criticism.
Mr. Ma Weidu is also a popular figure in today's era. A person from the Beijing circle who came from the military compound, he engaged in literary editing work in his youth and called him a brother and brother with a number of celebrity writers. Because Mr. Ma Weidu is keen on antique collection appreciation in his spare time, he has changed some things, and then he has been unable to receive it, until the rise of the domestic collection boom, Mr. Ma Weidu has become the industry's top expert.
Mr. Ma Weidu's most famous achievement is the establishment of China's first private museum, taking the meaning of "all things at the same time, I look at the restoration", named Guanfu Museum, Mr. Ma Weidu has a wide range of contacts in the cultural field, frequently appears on major media platforms, with his deep personal knowledge, approachable temperament, humorous and funny conversation, won the attention of many netizens.
Mr. Ma Weidu's collection covers a wide range of categories, especially in the field of classical furniture. For the incident of Sima Guang smashing the cylinder, Mr. Ma Weidu said that this matter is likely not true, because in the Northern Song Dynasty era in which Sima Guang lived, the ceramic firing process was limited, and it was difficult to create a large water tank that could accommodate one person, so the matter of smashing the cylinder may not be Sima Guang's doing.
For Mr. Ma Weidu's view, netizens expressed doubts, because everyone was familiar with the story of Sima Guang's smashing of the cylinder, and they really couldn't believe that it was fake, so it triggered a fierce discussion. In fact, the story itself does have certain misunderstandings. According to Mr. Ma Weidu, the large water tank that can accommodate one person did not appear until the Ming Dynasty, and Sima Guang should smash another kind of artifact.
First of all, the incident of Sima Guang smashing the cylinder is recorded in the "History of Song", and the credibility of the official historical materials is relatively high, which can leave a small story in the voluminous historical records, at least showing that this story is true. But this story has always been called "breaking the urn to save friends" in history, rather than Sima Guang smashing the cylinder, the key to the controversy lies in this, what exactly is Sima Guang smashing?
The thickness and strength of the cylinder, such a pottery utensil, is relatively high, not only is the level of craftsmanship in the Song Dynasty difficult to manufacture, but even if it is manufactured, it is difficult for a young child to smash it with his own strength. But the urn is different, not only the thickness is relatively thin compared to the cylinder, especially its shape, the opening is very narrow, it is difficult for children to come out after entering, so the act of breaking the urn to save friends is praised.
Therefore, Ma Weidu's remarks are not wrong, the controversy of netizens is also reasonable, the problem lies in our misunderstanding of the name of this story, since the emergence of the water tank, in the application of many life scenes to replace the urn, so the story of Sima Guang breaking the urn to save friends has also been adapted into Sima Guang smashing the cylinder, once this matter is understood, the controversy of netizens will be solved.
Our beloved performance artist Zhao Lirong once misread "Sima Guang Smashing Cylinder" as "Sima Guang Smashing Cylinder" or "Sima Guang Smashing Cylinder" in the classic sketch "A Day of heroic mothers", creating an image of an old man with a cute attitude, which was loved by the audience, left a deep impression, and further evolved the story of "Breaking the Urn to Save Friends" into "Sima Guang Smashing Cylinder".
But for the truth, we need to have rational speculation. For disputes, if there is a dispute that is contrary to our inherent cognition, we cannot arbitrarily oppose it, but carefully explore the essence of the problem, and find relevant basis to finally draw conclusions. The so-called "bold assumptions, careful verification" is not only a way for us to pursue real talents and practical learning, but also our rational thinking in the face of rumors.
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