Ancient Tang cultural relics
There were many cultural relics in the Great Tang Dynasty, ranging from porcelain, gold and silver ware to bronze mirrors. For example, there were Tang Sancai Pearl-printed Beast-faced Phoenix Head Pot, Gongxian Kiln Eagle Head Pot, Diamond Lattice Flower Glass Bottle, Filial Son Tuta Ping, Grape Flower and Bird Pattern Silver Sachet, Disciple Zhang Jun's printed Sutra Mantra, Bronze Peacock Bird Pattern Sunflower Mirror, etc. In the exhibition, 169 pieces (sets) of Tang cultural relics collected by Wangye Museum were exhibited, including 12 national first-class cultural relics. These cultural relics were simple but beautiful, and many of them could be called top-grade art treasures. From the material of the cultural relics, there were gold, silver, copper, jade, porcelain, pottery, glazed glass, and other utensils made of different materials. These cultural relics vividly displayed the prosperity, cultural style, and glorious history of the Great Tang. For example, 89 sets of bronze mirrors were auctioned in the special bronze mirror auction of the 15th anniversary celebration of Poly Auction, including the Four Mountain Mirror, the Inner Arc Three Dragon Mirror, the Anle Weiyang Three Phoenix Pattern Mirror, and other different types of bronze mirrors. Read more exciting novels for free
Tang Long cultural relics
In the reference materials, there was a cultural relic named "Tang Dragon Head Lace Cup-shaped Copper Incense Burner (Grade 3)." This was a cultural relic treasure in the Nankang Museum that contained dragon elements. Since ancient times, China had a custom of incense. On the one hand, it could purify the environment, and on the other hand, people believed that curling cigarettes had special significance. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Tang Feng cultural relics
Tang Feng cultural relics had a unique artistic style and historical value. The following were some typical Tang Dynasty relics: - ** Calligraphy and Painting Category **: - **<<The Sixth Incomplete Volume of Shi Shuo Xin Shu>>(Tang Dynasty)**: This is a paper copy. It is 27.1 centimeters long and 397.0 centimeters wide. It is a copy of <<Shi Shuo Xin Shu>> written by Liu Yiqing during the Six Dynasties of China. It was probably copied in the Tang Dynasty and is currently the oldest copy known. The writing style was elegant and powerful, with a unique typography format. Moreover, due to the addition of ancient Japanese symbols to interpret ancient China characters, it could be seen that it had been introduced to Japan very early on. This reflected the influence of the Tang Dynasty in cultural communication, and its calligraphy also reflected the characteristics of the writing style at that time. - ** Tang Feng Tu (Southern Song Dynasty Ma He edition)**: Silk book with light colors, 28.7 cm high, 827.1 cm long, a total of 12 sections. It is based on the 12 chapters of the Book of Songs, Tang Feng, and is now in the Museum of Liaoning Province, the National Museum of Kyoto in Japan, and the Palace Museum in Beijing. It used a vivid artistic image to interpret the originally difficult to understand "Tang Feng" poem. The composition was refined, and the picture concept, artistic conception, and shape were all unique. From the side, it reflected the influence of the Tang Dynasty culture on the later painting creation in terms of material selection and artistic expression. - Exhibits such as famous paintings and calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty in the exhibition "Seeing the Tang Dynasty Again" held in the Liaoning Province Museum, such as "The Painting of Lady Guo's Spring Tour"(a copy of the Northern Song Dynasty, depicting the scene of the Tang Dynasty) and "The Painting of a Beautiful Woman with Hairpins". These paintings showed the high achievements of the Tang Dynasty in the art of painting, including the character modeling, color application, and picture layout. They all reflected the characteristics of Tang Feng's grace and grandeur. - ** Sculpture category **: - The Ten Thousand Buddha Hall of Zhenguo Temple in Pingyao, Shanxi Province was one of the few existing ancient buildings in Shanxi Province that still retained the Tang Dynasty style. The colored sculptures in the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall are the only colored sculptures from the Five Dynasties period that have been preserved in our country. Although it was the Five Dynasties period, because it was relatively close to the Tang Dynasty, the architectural style and colored sculpture art still retained the charm of the Tang Dynasty. For example, the architectural structure may continue the wooden construction skills of the Tang Dynasty, and the colored sculpture may retain the shadow of the Tang Dynasty style in terms of character shaping and clothing. - ** Arts and Crafts **: - Xi'an Museum recommended the Tang Dynasty gold-gilded lady hunting pattern eight-petal silver cup and other imitation cultural relics and crafts. From the original point of view, this kind of gold and silver ware reflected the superb craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty, including the gilding process and the carving of figures and hunting scenes on the ware. It reflected the social life style of the Tang Dynasty and the absorption and integration of foreign cultures. It had distinct Tang style characteristics in the shape and decoration. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The Great Tang Cultural Relics
The following are some of the cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty: - ** Collection of the Museum of the Famen Temple **: Single-wheel 12-ring pure gold staff, elephant-headed Vajra copper incense burner, gilded gold and silver turtle box, gilded flying swan ball pattern silver cage. - ** Zhaoling Museum Collection **: Three-colored horse. - ** Collection of Shaanxi History Museum **: Four-Luan ribbon gold and silver flat mirror (unearthed in Hansen Village, Xi'an City in 1956), mandarin duck lotus petal pattern gold bowl (unearthed in Hejia Village, southern suburbs of Xi'an City), grape flower and bird pattern silver sachet (unearthed in Hejia Village, southern suburbs of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province in 1970). - ** Currently in Japan's Shokuin **: Tang Dynasty rosewood mother-of-pearl five-string pipa. - ** Others **: Tang Dynasty red sandalwood pipa, Tang Dynasty octagonal clear water secret color porcelain bottle, Tang Dynasty three-colored mountain, Tang Piyong inkstone, Yue kiln jade bottom bowl, Xing kiln white porcelain jade bottom bowl, Tang green glazed tea mortar, Tang white glazed green tea grinding wheel and grinding groove, Tang green glazed ball, Xing kiln white porcelain "Hanlin" style jar, Xing kiln white porcelain "Ying" character cover jar, as well as "Qujiang Wenyan" related inkstone platform, exquisite tea set and furnishings. In addition, there was a bronze statue of a flying lion on San Marco Square in Venice. Although it was not confirmed to be a cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty, some scholars speculated that the copper material might have come from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, and its shape was similar to the tomb guarding beast of the Tang Dynasty. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Diancui ancient cultural relics
Pointing jade was a traditional craft that used kingfisher feathers for decoration. It was reflected in many ancient artifacts. From the perspective of historical development, the "collection of feather jade" in Han Feizi's "Foreign Reserve Shuo Zuo" during the Warring States Period may be an early record of the decoration of jade. The relatively confirmed use of "knotting beads and paving jade" as a jewelry craft was in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the word "jade" had a clear meaning-point jade, and became an important feature of gold and silver jewelry in the Qing Dynasty. Among the existing ancient artifacts, there was a crown of Empress Xiaojing of the Ming Dynasty inlaid with pearls and precious stones, golden dragon and phoenix, which was collected by the Palace Museum. There was also a six-dragon and three-phoenix crown unearthed in the Ming Dingling Tomb. It was the funerary object of Empress Xiaoduan of Wanli. There were three phoenixes made of Diancui in the middle. There were also some cultural relics left in the Qing Dynasty, such as silver-plated jade beaded tassels, silver-plated jade butterfly hairpins, etc. However, there was cruelty behind the jadeite craftsmanship. Because only the back feathers of the kingfisher were the brightest and suitable for decoration, in order to maintain the color, there were cases where the feathers were plucked when the kingfisher was alive, which caused the kingfisher to be on the verge of extinction. At the same time, some cultural relics were also facing the situation of being lost overseas. For example, a crown of verdant phoenix appeared in the National Museum of Wales. Now, the cultural relic restorers of the Palace Museum were reinforcing and maintaining the collection of Diancui cultural relics. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cangzhou ancient cultural relics
Cangzhou had many ancient cultural relics. The following is a partial introduction: - Cangzhou Iron Lion: Located in Jiuzhou Town of Cangzhou City, it was cast in the third year of Guangshun of the Later Zhou Dynasty (953 AD) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The folk called it the "Sea Suppressing Roar" and weighed 32 tons. It was the oldest and largest cast iron lion in China. The inside was engraved with the Diamond Sutra. The lotus seat on its back was once thought to be the mount of Manjushri. In 1961, along with the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, it was evaluated as a national key cultural relic protection unit. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the protection process experienced ups and downs. Due to improper protection measures, there were conditions such as limping legs, falling heads, and rotting bodies. Now, they were supported by pillars. In 2011, the new Cangzhou Iron Lion was completed and placed in Cangzhou Lion City Park. It became the largest iron lion in the world and broke the Guinness World Record. - ** Xian County Han Tombs **: Located in Xian County, Cangzhou City, it is made up of many Han Dynasty tombs and is a national key cultural relic protection unit. - [Tomb of Ji Xiaolan: In Nanpi County, Cangzhou City. It is the tomb of Ji Xiaolan, a famous writer of the Qing Dynasty.] Cangzhou Confucian Temple was also of historical value. It was located at No. 9 Xiaoshi Street in Yunhe District and was a key cultural relic protection unit in Cangzhou City. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty. There are three main halls and east and west corridors. It is the only remaining ancient building with beam frame and bucket arch structure in Cangzhou. It was 110.5 meters long from north to south and 37.2 meters wide from east to west. It occupied an area of 4110 square meters and had a construction area of 1986 square meters. The Halberd Gate, Dacheng Hall, and Minglun Hall on the central axis were well preserved, reflecting the mainstream and essence of Confucianism. In addition, Cangzhou City Museum collected more than 800 cultural relics. These cultural relics were displayed in six parts: "Living in the Sea","Yanqi Metropolis","Setting up a County and Enfeoffment","First Setting up Cangzhou","Ancient Rhyme of the Canal", and "Famous Cities in the Capital Region". They vividly displayed the social development and historical changes of Lion City in the past 6000 years. Exhibits ranged from the painted pottery of Yangshao culture in the Neolith Age to the Sancai of the Tang Dynasty nurtured by the Sui and Tang Grand Canal, and then to the white glaze and black color of Cizhou kiln "floating" on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Ancient cultural relics in Henan
Henan was rich in ancient cultural relics. For example, there were 51172 immovable cultural relics in 14 provincial cities in the Yellow River area of Henan Province, of which 7042 cultural relics protection units above the county level were included in the immovable cultural relics resource database of the Yellow River area. The Erlitou Ruins and the important ruins of the Yangshao culture were typical representatives of ancient cultural relics. In addition, there were also many archaeological excavation results. Many ancient cultural relics were unearthed during the major research projects such as the "Exploration Project of the Chinese Civilization" and "Research on the Ancient Chinese Culture". Many ancient cultural relics were exhibited in the museum. Some cultural relics would be exhibited in special circumstances due to archaeological research and other reasons. For example, the Yingtian Gate Ruins Museum in Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang Dynasties once had some pictures of cultural relics in glass frames (because the cultural relics were undergoing archaeological research). There was also the book "Henan Cultural Relics Story", which described the excavation of many cultural relics, their experiences, and related allusions and events. Most of these cultural relics were ancient cultural relics, and these ancient cultural relics showed their own functions and value. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Ancient Coins in Cultural Relics
As cultural relics, ancient coins had a rich variety and important value. Some of the ancient coins that were classified as Grade 3 and above were as follows: - The Western King's Merit Silver Coin was a third-grade ancient coin. After the archaeological excavation of Zhang Xianzhong's Heavy Silver site, this ancient coin became more sensitive. It was feasible to collect it, but private exchange was strictly prohibited. - Chu Ying Yuan gold coins were Grade 3 cultural relics, mostly found in Hubei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Henan and other places. They were coins given by the king, with a purity of up to 99%. - Wang Mang's 5,000 yuan per blade was a Grade 3 cultural relic. It was created under Wang Mang's currency reform system, and one piece was worth 5,000 copper coins. - In the Warring States period, the four Zhu coins were more famous. This series of coins could reach the level of a second-class cultural relic. They were exquisitely cast and difficult to imitate. In addition, there was also the three-hole cloth of the Warring States Period. Among them, the large-scale "Wuyang" back "one liang" three-hole cloth was sold for 3.528 million yuan in 2010. The shape of the coin body was unique. There was a hole on the head and two feet. Most of the characters on the face were Ji Di, and the characters on the back were heavy and numbered. The currency value was divided into two grades, which was relatively rare. The Warring States Period Qi Six Character Knife, such as the Six Character Knife Coin on the back of the Qi Fan State Chief Knife, was sold for 920,000 yuan in 2011. Some people believed that it was a founding coin cast by the Tian family on behalf of the Qi Dynasty, while others said that it was cast by Tian Dan when he helped the King of Qi Xiang to restore the country. The Six Character Knife was rare in the world and was a famous item in the knife coin world. For example, the "Eastern Zhou" and "Western Zhou" round coins had different transaction prices in 2011 and 2023 respectively. They were bronze coins in the middle and late Warring States Period, which was related to the history of the division of the Zhou royal capital into the Western Zhou Kingdom and the Eastern Zhou Kingdom. There was also the Warring States and Wei's "Gongtun Red Gold" round coin, which was cast in the middle and late stages of Wei. Although Wei mainly circulated cloth coins, this round coin had extraordinary significance. When ancient coins were excavated, such as copper coins suspected to be ancient coins of the Song Dynasty in a village in Anhui Province, the relevant departments would carry out rescue excavation, research, appraisal, and report to the higher authorities according to procedures. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Ancient Changyi cultural relics
There are many cultural relics in ancient Changyi. The old city of Changyi was the capital of Shanyang State and Changyi State in the Western Han Dynasty. In 1992, it was announced as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in Shandong Province. In 2013, it was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. There were many cultural relics in the Changyi City Museum, such as the bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty "Deng Gong", the Ming Dynasty "Taotie pattern white jade bowl", the Qing Dynasty "Huang Yuan imperial doctor's manuscript" and other first-class cultural relics enjoyed a high reputation at home and abroad. There were also Western Han Dynasty bronze dragon and phoenix ornaments (unearthed from Xinzhi Village, Duchang), Eastern Han Dynasty green glazed dragon head pottery spoon (unearthed from Taobu Village, Weiziqian), Eastern Han Dynasty green glazed dragon head Tao Kui (unearthed from Taobu Village, Weiziqian), Ming Dynasty dragon-shaped kiss beast (unearthed from Xinge Village, Huangjia Village, Duchang), Qing Dynasty jade dragon hook, Qing Dynasty imitation Ge kiln plastic-patterned dragon bottle, Qing Dynasty glazed carved dragon snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty carved dragon green stone tablet forehead, Qing Dynasty martial arts champion Song Zhankui flying white calligraphy "dragon" and other cultural relics containing dragon elements. In addition, a total of 12 hull fragments were discovered after excavation of the ancient ship in Changyi. Among them, the No. 2 ship plate fragment was composed of four pieces of wood about 11 meters long, 60 centimeters wide and 30 centimeters thick, weighing about 8 tons. After carbon- 14 dating, it was determined that the shipwreck was built between 574 AD and 657 AD, belonging to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Moreover, this ship was the earliest ancient ship discovered in China that used iron curium. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Loulan ancient cultural relics
Lou Lan had unearthed many ancient artifacts of extraordinary significance. 5717 cultural relics of various kinds were unearthed from the ancient tomb of Loulan, the ancient city of Loulan, the ruins of Milan, the ruins of the southern ancient city of Lop Nur, and the cemetery of Xiaohe. These cultural relics are now stored in the Loulan Museum. The ancient city of Loulan had unearthed pagoda-like religious works of art, a large number of Chinese bamboo slips, Chinese documents and other cultural relics, as well as precious cultural relics such as wooden slips, documents, and silk. In 1908, the Japanese monk Ju Ruichao found a letter written by Li Bai, the head of the Western Regions during the Liang Dynasty, in the wall of the "Three Houses" of the Loulan Ruins. Its historical value was immeasurable and it was now collected in the library of the Dragon Valley University in Kyoto, Japan. In addition, Loulan also unearthed the "Loulan Beauty" mummy, Han Jing, Warring States policy manuscript and other cultural relics, as well as a large number of bamboo slips and coins from the Han, Jin, Tang and other periods. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Ancient shipwreck, 10 cultural relics
The following are 10 artifacts from different ancient shipwrecks mentioned in the reference: 1. Heze ancient shipwreck (Yuan Dynasty): There are many unearthed artifacts, but 10 specific cultural relics are not clearly pointed out. However, the overall unearthed artifacts have high historical research value and archaeological value. 2. [Nanhai No. 1 (Song Dynasty): Carries an astonishing number of national treasures of the Song Dynasty. 10 cultural relics are not explicitly listed.] 3. The No.1 shipwreck on the northwest slope of the South China Sea (Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty): The unearthed cultural relics are mainly porcelain. In the "Deep Blue Treasure--Special Exhibition of the Archeological Achievement of the No.1 and No.2 shipwreck on the northwest slope of the South China Sea", there are 13 pieces (sets) of exquisite porcelain, as well as cultural relics such as red and green colored bowls, plain three-colored pictographic pots, and copper plates with intertwined lotus patterns. Although 10 pieces are not clearly collected, these are all representative cultural relics. 4. A shipwreck discovered on land in the Yuan Dynasty: 110 cultural relics were unearthed, including a complete Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white dragon-patterned plum vase, a Yuan Dynasty white-and-black brown dragon-and-phoenix-patterned jar, etc. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>