Whether the dragon really exists has always puzzled many people. In Henan, a 6,000-year-old tomb has been made a major discovery, refreshing human understanding of dragons. Now let's step into today's documentary and unlock the secrets of this thousand-year-old tomb.
In the 5,000-year history of the past, China has accumulated a rich and strong cultural heritage, and even a large number of myths and legends, which have cast a mysterious veil on China's history and left many beautiful and mysterious for future generations, which is also the envy of many Western countries.
Dragon culture is also one of the strong chinese cultures, and there are many legends about dragons circulating in China. Dragons have always been very sacred images on the mainland, and even carved many images for dragons, and even used dragons to represent the true dragon Tianzi in ancient times. So do dragons really exist?
The topic of whether a dragon exists is actually being closely watched. Because of the variety of dragon images, coupled with the legends about dragons in various places, we are extremely firm about the existence of dragons. But although legends about dragons are flying all over the place, no one has ever seen a real dragon. However, there are still traces of whether the dragon really exists.
In 1987, the project of the mainland yellowing adjustment pond was in full swing, and the engineering team found an ancient tomb when it was working under the western slope of the southwest corner of Puyang, Henan. Archaeologists received the news and immediately rushed to the scene to explore, at first the experts thought that this is an ordinary ancient tomb, but did not expect that after opening, the buried things and historical value inside shocked the whole world.
After the tomb was opened, archaeologists conducted carbon-14 tests on the tomb and finally determined that the tomb belonged to the Yangshao culture period 6,000 years ago. Usually it is said that China is a country with a history of 5,000 years, but this tomb is longer than the 5,000-year history, which can be called a tomb in ancient times, which is of great help to the mainland to study ancient civilization.
Archaeologists then went down to the tomb to excavate and found a large number of animal patterns made of mussel shells, such as dragons and tigers. The fourth floor of the tomb has a total of 4 groups of mussel shells arranged in patterns, of which the 45th tomb of the first group has left a deep impression on the archaeologists.
Through the analysis of archaeologists, the owner of the tomb in the tomb is very tall, at least 1.84 meters, and the bones are relatively thick. Compared with the previously discovered Cave Man on the top of the mountain in Beijing, the owner of the tomb is at least 10 centimeters taller, and even 12 centimeters higher than the Dawenkou people found in Shandong. In addition to the tall body of the tomb owner, the dragon and tiger motifs placed on both sides are also a major discovery.
From the pattern point of view, it is obvious that it is carefully arranged, the shape of the dragon is in a north-south posture, the front and back grasps are curved, it looks like Kong Wu is powerful, the tail is like a swimming fish swinging, and the overall look is lifelike. In the history of the Chinese nation, this is the first "dragon" excavated, and it is also it that changes people's perception of the dragon and makes the image of the dragon more vivid.
Oracle bone is one of the ancient scripts on the mainland, and there are also references to dragons in early oracle bones, which is enough to prove that dragons have appeared in the early days of human civilization. However, due to different eras and cultural customs, the records and images of dragons are very different.
With the discovery of the dragon pattern in Tomb No. 45 at the Xishuipo site, people have a better understanding of dragons. However, the dragons in the tomb using mussel shells are all very delicate mussel shells, and different parts of the mussel shells of different sizes and colors can accurately grasp the appearance of the dragon. It can be seen that people at that time already had a fairly deep understanding of dragons.
Although the appearance of the dragon pattern has brought a lot of surprises to archaeologists, everyone is also curious about the owner of this tomb, after all, the tomb can be designed like this, which proves that the owner of the tomb is not an ordinary person. For the identity of the owner of the tomb, archaeologists at that time gave many speculations, and the answers were various.
In ancient times, the dragon has always been regarded as a royal symbol, so we can see that the emperors in many film and television works are wearing dragon robes, and if there are courtiers wearing the same dragon robes as the emperor, then they must be rebellious. The tomb belongs to more than 6,000 years ago, so the owner of this tomb is likely to be the leader of a certain tribe, such as Fuxi, Huanyu, And so on.
Many experts say that the owner of the tomb has a high probability of being Xuanyu, why is this? In fact, it is recorded in detail in the "Records of the Tomb of the Emperor", when Xuanyu was defeated by the emperor, and then buried in Xishuipo after dismemberment. There are many cut marks on the owner of the tomb in Tomb No. 45 of the Xishuipo site, so the probability of being a clam is very high.
However, because the historical data is incomplete, posterity cannot determine who the owner of this tomb is. But one thing is for sure, the identity of the person buried must be unusual. As for the true identity of the tomb owner, new information may appear over time to prove who the owner of the tomb is.
Many people have taken inspiration from film and television works about the perception of dragons, but whether dragons really exist or not, we have no way to make up our minds until we see them with our own eyes. With the development of science and technology and the deepening of archaeological work, I believe that doubts about dragons will be answered. Whether the dragon really exists or not, the spiritual culture it brings us is the true imprint in the heart.