China News Service, Taiyuan, September 18 (Reporter Hu Jian) ​​Two countries, about 3,000 years ago, more than 600 kilometers apart, "reunited" at the Shanxi Bronze Museum.

　　"The Great Kingdom of the East of the Han Dynasty—Exhibition of Exquisite Cultural Relics Unearthed from the Tombs of the Marquis of Zeng" was held on the 18th at the Shanxi Bronze Museum. Zeng State in Suizhou, Hubei and Jin State in Linfen, Shanxi, supported by more than 130 unearthed cultural relics. Inextricably linked.

　　Like the newly discovered State and Hegemony in Shanxi, the State of Zeng discovered in Hubei is also a Western Zhou Dynasty that has lost its historical records.

With the continuous discovery of Zeng Guo with inscribed bronzes, especially the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi in 1978 and in recent years, such as Yejiashan and Guojiamiao graves, the archaeological community has continuously enriched the knowledge of Zeng Guo.

Bronze ware unearthed by Zeng Guo.

Photo by Hu Jian

　　According to Liang Yujun, curator of Shanxi Bronze Museum, Zeng State and Jin State belonged to the surname Ji, and both were named in the early Western Zhou Dynasty.

Archaeological discoveries show that Zeng and Jin have long been in contact.

Two "Nangong Ji" tripods were unearthed from Tomb No. 6081 at the Qucun Cemetery in Shanxi in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. From the shape to the inscription, they all show that the two countries had close contacts as early as the early Western Zhou Dynasty.

The well-known Zenghouyi chime inscription also contains records about the name of the music of Jin.

　　"Actually, both Jin and Zeng are the Ji family, and both are family members." Liang Yujun said.

　　This exhibition selects more than 130 bronzes unearthed from the tombs of Zenghou in the past, including the earliest set of two-tone chimes found so far in China, the first copper ingots with a purity of 98% found in the cemetery of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and a large number of inscribed bronzes that make up for the gaps in historical records And so on, some cultural relics unearthed in Shanxi during the Jin Dynasty are also on display in the exhibition.

　　The exhibition is divided into three units: "Early Zeng Guotong South and North", "Spring and Autumn Zeng Guo resisting Chu Feng", and "Warring States Zeng Guo blending into Chu". It mainly displays precious cultural relics unearthed from the early Zeng Guo Yejiashan Cemetery.

Among them are the largest set of chimes in the early Western Zhou Dynasty in China so far, the nine tripods and eight gui, consisting of 9 Shengding and 8 square Gui, which was the most important sacrificial vessel of Zeng Guo at that time.

People visit the "Handong Great Country-Exhibition of Exquisite Cultural Relics Unearthed from the Tombs of Marquis Zeng in Successive Dynasties".

Photo by Wei Liang

　　The beast-shaped smoke lamp unearthed in the tomb of Wenfeng Pagoda No. 18 is composed of three parts: beast base, lamp holder, and aroma diffuser. It is very colorful in many exhibits and is also the protagonist of the promotional posters of this exhibition.

In addition, there is also the Nangong Guiding unearthed in the cemetery of Qucun, Quwo County, Shanxi Province. This and the discovery of Nan Gonggui from Zeng Guo can further show the relationship between Jin and Zeng.

　　This exhibition is the first time for Zeng Guo's cultural relics to visit Jindi. The exhibition will last from September 18th to November 29th for more than 2 months.

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