If you accidentally "cross" back
How do we live?
The Chinese nation is one of the oldest nations in the world. A long time ago, our ancestors began to create and use simple stone and wood tools to fight against the natural world, seek their own survival and development, and create their own culture step by step. First of all, let's talk about food culture, the way of eating, the content of eating, and the concept of eating are constantly changing, so that the evolution of human physique, society, and culture has gained strong impetus. Let's open the diet "crossing" guide together and relive the long road of food development~
pomegranate
Pomegranate, native to Western Asia. There was a record in the "Natural History" that "Han Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions, and had to Tulin'an pomegranate to return", so many scholars generally believe that pomegranate was introduced to the mainland through the Silk Road, and pomegranate trees are also widely planted on the mainland, except for cold areas, almost all can see the shadow of pomegranate trees. Until now, pomegranate has become a popular plant species because of its bright flowers and delicious fruits, and because of the beautiful meaning it represents, it is deeply integrated into our cultural life.
Pomegranate has many beautiful symbols such as blessing, happiness and unity, and as a decorative element, it is widely used in various clothing and utensils.
Gilt pomegranate pattern silver box
Gilt pomegranate pattern silver box, unearthed in the cellar of Hejia Village in the southern suburbs of Xi'an, height 6.6 cm, caliber 12.8 cm, silver box shape is flat round, the top and bottom are slightly raised, the mouth of the mother and daughter are buckled, the mouth of the mother and the box are pounded, the pattern is flat, and the pattern is gilded. Caviar streaks.
Gilt pomegranate pattern silver box
The lid and bottom of the gilded pomegranate pattern silver box are the same, all of which are threefold, and the center is one flower with eight clusters; the second is eight honeysuckle pomegranate flower knots; The third is a group of eight flowers composed of six persimmon flowers, and the center of the group flowers is a wild goose soaring with grass. Along the lid and on the side of the lid, four pomegranate flower knots form a diamond-shaped four-out cluster of eight flowers; The upper and lower mouths are formed by six pomegranate flowers in clusters of eight flowers. The ink book in the cover "Xizhou Jing sand seven taels, ten taels and yellow powder".
Gilt pomegranate pattern silver box
Li Shangyin once wrote: "The durian branch is graceful and the durian is prosperous, and the durian film is light and bright." Can envy the peach tree in the pond, the peach red cheek for a thousand years" to praise the beauty of the pomegranate, and the complex and varied patterns of the pomegranate pattern will also decorate people's lives with colorful colors.
Source: Shaanxi History Museum Responsible editor: Yang Xue