Gansu, China, September 14 - Qin edict version refers to the copper plate engraved with the edict of Qin Shi Huang or Qin II Unified Weights and Measures, some of which are inlaid on iron rights and copper rights; Some have holes in the corners of the wood to nail to the measuring vessels. At present, the relics engraved with the edict of Qin Shi Huang unearthed in the mainland have copper ellipse, copper coins, etc., not only the number is large and the distribution is also wide, and the edict form engraved on the copper plate is extremely rare in the country, and the Zhenyuan County Museum is one of them, which can be described as a rare treasure.
On September 13th, the "Millennium Grottoes Ingenuity Inheritance" network theme interview activity walked into the Zhenyuan County Museum and experienced this national first-class cultural relic engraved with the imprint of the unified weights and measures of the Chinese land.
In the most eye-catching position of the "Rushui Civilization" exhibition hall, the interview group saw the "Qin Zhao Edition" the size of a cigarette box, surrounded by bronzes and exuding a simple light under the soft spotlights.
According to Liu Hui, director of the social department of the Zhenyuan County Museum, this "Qin Zhao version" is rectangular, 10.8 cm long, 6.8 cm wide, 0.4 cm thick, and weighs 0.15 kg.
The front of the "Qin Zhao Edition" is made of Qin Xiao Seal, five vertical lines, eight horizontal lines, up and down, left and right structure is neat, Yin script engraved Qin Xiao Seal 40 words, that is, "Twenty-six years of the emperor and the princes of the world, the head of the Qian, the name of the emperor, is the edict of the prime minister, the silk, the law is not one, the apologetic one, are all clear."
The "twenty-sixth year" in the edict refers to 221 B.C., the year of Qin Shi Huang's unification of China and the promulgation of the Edict of Unified Weights and Measures.
"Qianshou" is the name of Qin Shi Huang to the people back then, Qin Shanghei, the people should wrap their heads with black cloth, called "Qianshou". "Named as the emperor" is that Yingzheng thinks that he has unified the world and his merit is more than the "three emperors and five emperors", so he changed his name and combined the titles of the three emperors and five emperors, the most noble gods and men in ancient legends, into one, and was called "emperor". "Shape" is the prime minister's Kui form, and "Juan" is the prime minister Wang Juan. "Legal measures" refers to laws, measurements, and other systems.
This passage is to the effect: "In the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Qin, Qin Shi Huang annexed the princes of various countries, unified the world, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. ”
"It can be seen from the 40 characters on the edict that most of these strokes are uniform lines, the structure is relatively neat, and the font strokes are elongated, rounded and tortuous." Liu Hui said that this bronze edict plate is not only a proof of unified weights and measures, but also has strong artistic value, and is one of the existing objects for the study of Qin Xiaozhen.
Northwest corner · China Gansu Net reporter Sun Hengli