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. Read more exciting novels for free
There were some cultural relics from the Kangxi period in Henan, such as the ear-shaped furnace of the Qing Kangxi halberd collected by the Henan Museum, as well as the September chrysanthemum cup of the "Colorful December Flower Cup", which was made in the official kiln porcelain during the Kangxi period. This cultural relic was shaped with chrysanthemum as the theme, embellished with lake stones, dead branches and butterflies. The picture was taken from the poem "Chrysanthemum" by Luo Yin of the Tang Dynasty, but the "frost" in the poem was written as "fragrance", which was very meaningful. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Luyi in Henan Province had many important cultural relics. In 1997, the eldest son's cup was unearthed in the ancient tomb of Taiqing Palace in Luyi County. In the same year, the bronze tripod with the animal face pattern of the eldest son mouth of the Western Zhou Dynasty was unearthed from the tomb of the eldest son mouth in Luyi County, which is now stored in Henan Museum. The copper knife with the head of the scroll was also unearthed from the tomb of the eldest son mouth in Taiqing Palace in Luyi County, which is now stored in Henan Province Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology. During the archaeological excavation of Taiqing Palace, thirteen inscriptions related to Taiqing Palace were also unearthed, including eight real estate inscriptions of Taiqing Palace in Jin Dynasty. This was the most complete and detailed real estate inscriptions in China. These cultural relics were of great significance to the study of local history and culture. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
In 2020, Henan University held the "Late Autumn Tour of Henan University" themed event. The event was held on October 24th and 25th, 2020 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Minglun Campus of Henan University. The event was open to all students of Henan University (including Minglun Campus, Jinming Campus, and Min Sheng College) and domestic and overseas schoolmates. During the event, the young tour guides from the School of History and Culture would lead everyone to tour the modern architectural complex of Henan University, which included the cultural relics museum of Henan University. The school history museum and cultural relics museum would also be open. There would also be a school history and school knowledge question and answer game, and participants would have the opportunity to obtain exquisite souvenirs. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Henan cultural relics auction permit to the Cultural Relics Bureau for annual review. The specific annual review requirements and other relevant information can be found in the Henan Province Cultural Relics Bureau or related websites. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
He Gang, a farmer in Zhoukou, Henan Province, dug out 19 cultural relics of the Yuan Dynasty in 1985, including 7 silver cups and 4 silver bottles. After he realized that they were cultural relics, although he had initially taken some of the cultural relics home, after discussing with the village deputy secretary Liu Hongen and others, he decided to hand over the cultural relics to the country. They went through many twists and turns to send the cultural relics to the Palace Museum. These cultural relics were identified as cultural relics of the Yuan Dynasty. He Gang later encountered difficulties in his life. His wife suffered from terminal uremia. He borrowed money from relatives and friends but still could not afford the cost of his wife's chemotherapy. His house was also forced to stop work. Despite this, he still insisted on the fact that all the cultural relics had been handed over to the country and refused to buy them. After He Gang's death, on June 16, 2017, the Palace Museum held a memorial service to commemorate his contributions. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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>
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>
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>
There were many ancient cultural relics in Neixiang, such as the bronze tripod collected by the Neixiang County Yamen Museum. There were many bronze tripods in the cultural relics warehouse. There was also the Shang Dynasty wine holding and warming copper (), 33 cm high, 18 cm diameter, the surface decorated with taotie milk nail pattern; Western Zhou Dynasty rice steamer copper (), 35 cm high, 25 cm diameter, the inner wall has eight characters inscription, is the early bronze inscription; The Han Dynasty portrait bricks collected in 1992 were 112 centimeters long, 26 centimeters wide and 12 centimeters thick. The portraits reflected the life of the tomb owner and the hunting scenes in the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty portrait stones were made of cyan limestone and red sandy slate, which were the main building materials of the Han Dynasty tombs. In addition, Neixiang was the birthplace of Chu-Han culture. There were more than ten ancient tombs that were announced as county-level cultural relics protection units, among which there were most Han tombs, such as Huawa Han Tomb, Banpo Tomb, etc. The soil of Huawa Han Tomb was as high as 9 meters, which was the largest preserved Han Dynasty tomb in Neixiang at present. The ancient tomb by the river was inferred to be the tomb of Han Dynasty from the unearthed pottery pig and pottery dog, and the tomb of Fuzhuang was recorded as the tomb of Du Mao, the general of the cavalry of the Eastern Han Dynasty. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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>