If you get into a verbal altercation with a Shang Dynasty person and find that you can't communicate at all, you yell, "You bird man!" The other party will be in tears, rushing over to hold your hand: "Brother, how do you see that I am a birdman?" You are my confidant! ”
I guess you're going to be stupid.
Haha, just kidding, of course we can't have a chance to meet the Shang Dynasty people, but the Shang Dynasty people worship birds, that is a certain fact.
The ancestors of the Shang Dynasty were called Qi, so how did Qi come to this world?
The "History of Yin Benji" records a story, legend has it that Qi's mother was named Jian Di, who was the concubine of Emperor Zhao, and Emperor Zhao was known to everyone, he was one of the five emperors and the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor. Jandy once saw a bird laying eggs while she was bathing, and she swallowed it without even thinking about it. As a result, the deed was born.
There is also corroboration in the Book of Verses, and the "Xuan Bird" section says:
"The Bird of Destiny, descending to give birth to the merchant."
Therefore, the status of the bird in the minds of the Shang Dynasty people is beyond doubt.
The Xuan Bird is an ancient Chinese sacred bird, said to look like a swallow, and is famous in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the Shang Dynasty people worship it, we can understand it, but their fanatical worship of another bird almost broke my glasses.
This bird was called owl or owl at that time, and it was a very strange-looking animal, with the head of a cat and the body of an eagle, which looked very strange.
In modern times, its name is the owl. That's right, the top killer of that night, the embodiment of ominousness. Now people see it, how far to hide, and in the ancient West, the owl was regarded as a symbol of wisdom, is the goddess of wisdom Athena's love bird, in the minds of the Shang Dynasty, it is a super mysterious and domineering existence, its nature of day and night, the ability to hit and must be, is regarded as a mysterious and protective power, is a symbol of the god of war and the guardian god.
Out of love for this animal, owl-shaped artifacts were particularly popular in the late Shang Dynasty, the most outstanding of which was Zun. The so-called Zun is a large ancient wine vessel, in addition to the large mouth zun and the yao-shaped zun, there are sheep, tigers, elephants, owls, cattle, horses, birds and other animal-shaped birds and beasts. In addition, on bronze, jade, pottery, stone tools and other objects, the image of the owl can often be seen.
Undoubtedly, it is best to show respect for a person and give him an owl-shaped artifact.
The owl would never have imagined that his mighty and domineering self would be related to a woman.
When it comes to women in the Yin Shang period, the most famous one is Dai Ji, but her biggest feature is only fox charm, compared to the woman today, she only wears shoes.
This woman, she is a win-win champion of career and love.
She was originally a princess of a tribe around the Shang Dynasty, and met the Shang King Wuding at a party, which was the fate of this side, she became the woman of the king, and it was from this time that her name began to appear frequently on the oracle bone: Good woman.
The life of women after marriage is very happy, they are tender and sweet, like glue like lacquer, but the Shang Dynasty in the Wuding period, but also suffered from the surrounding small countries and nomadic people harassed, Wuding is also a monarch who strives to rule, years of conquest is naturally indispensable, as a wife, the woman does not want to just be the king's red face.
One summer, there was a large-scale invasion of the northern border, and the generals sent out failed one by one, Wu Ding was determined to go out on the expedition himself, but The Woman hao strongly opposed it, and begged her husband to let him fight on his behalf, Wu Ding was very unhappy to love his wife to go out on the expedition, but under the guidance of Bu Gua, he had to agree to this request, and the result was a big victory for the woman. This battle shocked the government and the opposition, and Xiao Yong's wife hao was appointed as the supreme military commander, and all the generals obeyed her command. Since then, she has led her generals to conquer the north and conquer the north, and has defeated more than 20 tribes such as the northern tufang, the southern Yiguo, the southern Pakistani side, the ghost side, etc., making them obedient and obedient, making great achievements for the stability and growth of the Shang Dynasty, and also winning the reputation of the god of war.
In the hearts of the Shang kings and their people, the woman was a majestic owl.
This dazzling woman made Wu Ding both respectful and loving, and they often fought side by side, meeting the tribal chiefs together, and he also appointed her as the chief priest and diviner, giving her her her own fiefdom and army. She managed the fiefdom in an orderly manner, grasped production and economy, and not only became a rich woman herself, but also paid taxes to her husband regularly. Such a woman, instead of taking marriage as a reason not to move forward, but with the help of marriage to complete the transformation of military, politician, and rich women, supple at home, heroic and martial outside, put into modern times, I am afraid that few women can do it. Therefore, in Wu Ding's heart, she is not only his queen, but also his beloved, she is sick, she gives birth, she goes on expeditions, all affect his heart, the oracle bone records, such a time, he always keeps divination and questioning, worried about her safety.
Shooting stars, though dazzling, are always too fleeting.
Excessive load and years of conquest have dragged down the good body of the woman, and at the age of 32, she has abandoned her lover and the territory she has fought for.
The grieving Wu Ding, after the death of the woman, still did not want her to leave him, so he broke the routine and buried her next to the palace that handled government affairs. He also led his children and grandchildren to hold one large-scale sacrifice after another, placing a large number of bronzes and jade in the tomb, accompanied by the long-term rest of the woman, and two exquisite owls were among them. Undoubtedly, this female general who could recruit good deeds, this female commander who made great contributions to the Shang Dynasty, was very qualified to be accompanied by the "God of War", the Owl Zun, because she herself was a god of war.
In May 1976, archaeologist Zheng Zhenxiang presided over the excavation of the tomb of Women's Good, and the bronze owl statue 3,000 years ago appeared in the world, and the two "women's good owl figures" represented the superb bronze skills of the Shang Dynasty, which was a dual embodiment of the material civilization and spiritual civilization of the Shang Dynasty, and was listed as a national first-class cultural relic.
Two years ago, the historical variety show "National Treasure" invited Zheng Zhenxiang and one of the Owl Zun as guests. Owl Zun has round eyes, towering ears, high head and chest, proud of the world, worthy of the title of "God of War", and at the same time it has soft lines, exquisite ornamentation, and softness in the rigidity, which has left a deep impression on the Chinese people. Through it, people also feel the heroic style of the tough and gentle scarf
In addition to the program, "National Treasure" also created a women's good owl honor paper carved lamp, not only high value, but also need to be assembled by themselves, very test of hands-on ability, it is said that someone took three days to complete, it seems that there is no woman good such a smart and intelligent brain, it is difficult to have this lamp.
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