China News Service, Nanchang, June 11th: "Foreign anchors" watching "Haihun Hou": China's Western Han culture is fascinating
Author Li Yunhan Yuan Rujing
"My name is Sahir, I come from India, I like to shoot videos to record life, and today I will use my lens to show you the civilization of the Western Han Dynasty in China." Hill is recording his own vlog of visiting the museum.
What do "foreign anchors" know about "Haihunhou"?
What kind of sparks will various civilizations collide here?
On the eve of the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day on June 11, reporters from China News Agency followed Sahir's lens to visit the largest, best-preserved, most complete, and richest typical Han Dynasty capital city settlement site in China. .
The picture shows Sahir visiting Nanchang Han Dynasty Haihunhou State Archaeological Site Park.
Photo by Li Yunhan
Sahir from India is an international student at Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. During his study abroad, he created more than 160 videos and posted them on YouTube, many of which received more than 100,000 views.
"I knew from a young age that China, like India, is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world. The long history has always made me very curious. I also want to know a lot about the 'Haihunhou'." Before the visit, Sahi said Er has expressed his expectations for the "Haihun Hou".
"The owner of the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun is Liu He, the grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. His life is very legendary. He was proclaimed emperor at the age of 19, and he was deposed after 27 days." According to the archaeological site of the Marquis of Haihun in Nanchang According to Wan Jiayi, a park guide, Liu He has four identities as king, emperor, people and Hou.
"Foreign anchor" Sahir is recording his own vlog exploring the museum in the Han Dynasty Haihunhou State Archaeological Site Park in Nanchang.
Photo by Li Yunhan
In the showcase, there is a bronze Wending with a history of more than 2,000 years found in the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun. Sahir, who fell in love with hot pot after coming to China, couldn't help but stop and watch.
"We can see that the contact area between the charcoal fire and the food is relatively small, so it is not a hot pot in our traditional sense, but more for heating and heat preservation." Facing Sahir's curiosity, Wan Jiayi A detailed explanation of this bronze Wending was given.
"Why is the gold in the shape of a 'horseshoe'? Does it have any special meaning?" Sahir was very curious in front of the gold display cabinet.
"This is gold created by Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty according to the meaning of auspiciousness. It is generally used for rewards and gifts. It is a kind of reserve gold and is not circulated in the market." Wan Jiayi explained that horseshoe gold can be imagined as the current central bank. "Commemorative Coins"
It is understood that 480 pieces of horseshoe gold, lintoe gold, gold cakes and gold plates weighing 120 kilograms were unearthed from the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, which is the embodiment of the Western Han Dynasty as a "multi-gold dynasty" in the eyes of the West. Ten thousand coins and five baht coins weighing more than 10 tons jointly witness the prosperous and prosperous China in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"This is the 'Danglu', a kind of horse tool. The forging and beating techniques of this tool first came from the Western Regions, reflecting the close cultural exchanges between the East and the West after the opening of the Silk Road at that time." Wan Jiayi said that in the sea Many of the cultural relics unearthed from the tomb of Houhunhou reflect the spark of the collision between Eastern and Western civilizations at that time.
"I was fascinated by the culture of the Western Han Dynasty in China, and it also made me feel that China is a country with a long history and profound culture. The Silk Road also opened up a channel for the spread of Eastern and Western civilizations." After the site park, Sahir said that as an international student studying Chinese medicine, he should be the messenger of the spread of Eastern and Western civilizations like the ancients.
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