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Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

preface

Many beauties are just moments, fleeting. China is a country with a long history of civilization, up and down

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In the course of the years, many treasures or very memorable things have been born. But these things have become eclipsed by the waves of history. In the process of archaeology, many cultural relics that are very worth collecting have been discovered. Regrettably, only a few have survived and seen. A large part of the cultural relics were not stolen by tomb robbers, but were destroyed by the air. Many cultural relics lose their original beauty the moment they are unearthed and touch the air, which is also a very regrettable thing. Luckily, photos can record their last beauty, in

Ma Wangdui once dug out a magical artifact, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, thanks to the cameraman's quick hand.

Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

A precious moment

In the last century

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At the time of the era, there was a major archaeological discovery in Changsha, Hunan Province. The Western Han Dynasty Xiangli Cangzu Tomb was found, and in this mausoleum was buried LiCang, as well as his wife Xin Chai and their sons. With the support of the State, the excavations were gradually carried out and successfully completed.

To say that the most representative tomb in this mausoleum is the tomb of Mrs. Xin Chai. The bodies of others have basically decayed, but mrs. Xin Chai's body is actually well preserved, and the thousand years of time do not seem to have left any traces for Mrs. Xin Chai. Experts found a large number of valuable funerary items in Mrs. Xin Chai's tomb.

Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

According to the experts at the time, Mrs. Xin Chai's body was basically preserved, and what was even more surprising was that her skin was actually very elastic. It is said that when Mrs. Xin Chai was unearthed, her body was completely soaked in a liquid made of drugs. According to photos recorded in archaeology, there were layers of protection on the outside of Mrs. Xin Chai's coffin at that time. Mention of this, we have to admire the wisdom of the ancients, when people at that time also piled up a lot of charcoal around the coffin to dry the coffin in order to keep Mrs. Xin Chai's body from decaying.

Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

But it is regrettable that after Mrs. Xinchai's coffin was opened, the air entered, mrs. Xinchai's originally rosy and shiny skin gradually relaxed, and the body's moisture was rapidly lost. Fortunately, the cameraman on the side saw that something was wrong and immediately recorded the moment with a video camera. And Mrs. Xin Chai's face after traveling through history changes under the air, and finally Mrs. Xin Chai meets the world with another face.

II. The cause of Death of Lady Xin Chai

After carefully studying Mrs. Xin Chai's body and items such as epitaphs, experts believe that Mrs. Xin Chai died by eating melons, and that she caused bile colic due to a large amount of melons, which led to sudden cardiac arrest and death.

Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

Experts found a very large number of melon seeds in Mrs. Sinchai's stomach, further proving the experts' claims. After the death of Lady Xinchai, her son was devastated, and in order to show respect for his mother, he buried her in a beautiful way

Three strange funerary items of Mrs. Xin Chai

Experts found a large number of funerary items in the tomb of Mrs. Xin Chai, but there is a very magical artifact, that is, a lacquerware containing lotus root soup. At that time, there were many precious funerary items, and experts did not notice this small lacquerware when sorting, and someone accidentally overturned it.

Open it

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lid

The lotus root soup spilled out of it is exactly the same as our modern fresh lotus root soup, and even the lotus root inside looks like it has just been cooked.

Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

But just when everyone was surprised, the lotus root soup met the air and disappeared in an instant. The cameraman next to him immediately took this photo of lotus root soup that has traveled through more than 2,000 years, and thanks to the photographer's hand, this photo shows us the rich food culture of the ancients. In addition to lotus root soup, Mrs. Xin Chai's tomb has also unearthed many precious cultural relics, such as the famous susha Zen clothes, even modern technology can not restore the lightness of the susha Zen clothes.

Mawangdui unearthed magical relics, opened the lid and disappeared in an instant, fortunately the cameraman was fast

epilogue

As the only ancient civilization that has not been interrupted by foreign civilizations, China has a unique charm. Archaeological discoveries can allow us to learn more about unknown or neglected history, and can also show us more objectively what real history looks like. The change in Mrs. Xin Chai's appearance and the oxidation of lotus root soup are a pity, but also a reminder that we should develop and innovate archaeological techniques so that the beauty of more cultural relics can be preserved and continued.

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