Get in the car!
Today I was on the "Zoo"
Take everyone on a spring and autumn journey more than 2,000 years ago
Boarding type: 刖 (yuè) 人守囿 (yòu) car
Only the size of the palm of your hand!
A mobile "zoo"
This bronze car from the Spring and Autumn period
It was unearthed in the tomb group of Shangguo Village, Wenxi, Shanxi
It is speculated that it was a small object that the nobles of the Jin Kingdom played and admired at that time
It is only the size of the palm of your hand
But a dozen animal figures gathered
And there is a wide variety of them
At the top C squats a small monkey
The lively look is cute
Its four little bird companions
and surround it
Look out in all directions from the roof of the car
There are four bears (pí) in the four corners of the carriage
The look of anticipation
It seems to be guarding the other passengers in this car
Look further down
Animal passengers do not miss every boarding space
The two little tigers looked at the wheel
The left and right sides occupy two wheels
And that's not all
In addition to the three-dimensional image
The car also featured a large number of animal patterns
Around the carriage are depicted phoenix birds, fuhu and so on
This earliest "car model" can still move
In addition to the small animals on the car are the highlight of this car
The most attractive thing about it is
Ingenious design
It can be called the earliest "car model" in China
△ Executioner guarding the car line map
Although it has been more than 2000 years
The individual parts of the car are still able to move
The craftsmanship is breathtaking
There are as many as 15 movable parts of the body
The wheels on both sides of the carriage turn flexibly and effortlessly
The latches on the doors can be plugged in at will
The monkey at the top can open the lid in two
The birds around them seem quiet
It's actually active
A blow can make them rotate 360 degrees
The making of this bronze car
Including muddy casting, split casting, casting jointing
and various processes such as mechanical design devices
It can be said that it is the top technology of casting bronze at that time
Miniature here
And not only toys
It is also an empirical evidence of history
In addition to being full of small animals, the car is full
The only one person is particularly noticeable
He doesn't have a left foot
One hand on crutches and one arm tightly grips the latch
He is also the reason for the name of this bronze "Executioner Guarding the Chariot"
Executioners, i.e. those who have been executed (cut off their feet).
"囿" refers to the garden where the nobles kept all kinds of rare birds and animals
There is also a record of "executioners guarding the rules" in the "Rites of Zhou"
It is to let the prisoners who have been executed
Take care of these hedonistic gardens for the nobility
So this bronze is more than just a toy
It also confirms that there was indeed such torture as "slaughter" in the Western Zhou Dynasty
It is an important witness of the criminal law system at that time
It's the ultimate in subtlety
It's a less joyful "zoo"
A hardcore toy from more than 2,000 years ago
Leave some evidence for us to look back at that history
Executive producer丨Tang Yi
Producer丨Wu Huifeng
Copywriter丨Yang Jin
Vision丨Zhu Lingmeng
Technology丨Tang Pei
Reviewer 丨 Zhu Dongmei
Coordinator丨Liu Ying, Shuai Zhongqin
Special thanks丨Shanxi Museum, Shanxi Station, China Cultural Heritage Newspaper
Responsible editor: Jia Hongwei