Can you imagine that the ancients were able to study the feng shui of a place based on various geographical environments?
On the other hand, through the cultural inheritance left by the ancients, modern people can also determine what Feng Shui pattern is based on the geographical terrain, and through this Feng Shui pattern, they can determine what specifications of ancient tombs are underground.
This kind of cultural inheritance is unique to China, and foreigners may not even have room to imagine it, right?
Although this kind of thing involving metaphysics, or mysticism, is also available abroad, it is definitely not as complete and profound as the domestic inheritance!
The two old men have become very accustomed to Chen Wenzhe's erudition.
They just briefly mentioned the big family that disappeared in the long river of history, and they mentioned a series of stone tablets.
Chen Wenzhe seems to know the history of the Pei family very well, especially his ancestral hall and cemetery. Otherwise, why would he be so familiar with his forest of steles?
Now that they are familiar with each other, the two old men really want to know more about them.
Chen Wenzhe didn't care about this either.
Since he knew too much about tombs, since the two old men mentioned it, he didn't mind saying more.
Of course, it is still related to antiques. After all, this is a common hobby for both parties.
Since it is related to ancient tombs, it is natural to talk about unearthed cultural relics.
The things unearthed from ancient tombs are not only sweet and fake goods, but also have many other categories.
For example, the stone bed must be a bed made of stone slabs, with a series of things for enjoyment placed on the bed.
Because the stone bed is heavy, many people only hear about it, but it does exist.
Stone bed goods are very old, but their value is not necessarily high.
Then there are the sedan beds. The sedan beds are made of rot-resistant wood and look like a large sedan-style bed.
There are a series of things placed on the bed, which were generally popular in the Tang Dynasty. There were many bamboo, wood and lacquerwares, but none of them were available. They would be destroyed if they were left to dry. Chen Wenzhe must have only heard of them, but it is credible.
Whether it is stone bed goods or sedan bed goods, they are not very valuable and are difficult to find.
If there is something with high artistic value that modern people can come into contact with, it is Guo Huo.
Guo refers to a high-standard Guo made of bricks, wood and stones with multiple protections.
Things that come out of Guo are called "Guo goods". Until now, it is a colloquial slang among the people to devalue people who are flashy and unrealistic and call them Guo goods.
In fact, although Guo's goods are useless, they are works of art with high attainments.
But for farmers and mountain people who are suffering from hunger and cold, Guo goods are indeed useless.
But for today's idle people like Chen Wenzhe, any piece of art is a treasure.
Guo goods are often complete sets of undamaged, high-end and exquisite display porcelain or ritual vessels.
Among such things, there are very few practical ones that can be used again.
Therefore, ordinary people think it is useless, but for modern people, it is of great research value.
If you know more about Guo Huo, you will know that the ancient bureaucrats, landlords, generals, ministers, princes, etc. had many things that exceeded the etiquette.
Since there are luxury goods that represent high-quality life, there must be ordinary things, which are basket goods.
Basket goods refer to ancient relics that were deliberately buried underground by ancient people thousands of years ago.
The first meaning of basket refers to people who do not do their job properly, are idle, and like to engage in theft.
Because this kind of people are generally thin, their bodies are like the oilskin baskets carried on the backs of ancient people who loaded goods for the market or hunted.
The basket is made of bamboo strips, glued with oil paper, soaked in tung oil to make it waterproof, and has a lid.
Basket goods also imply goods of unknown origin.
The second meaning of basket refers to Guo and Jiao in ancient times, so in the past there was a word "stealing basket" among the people.
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The characteristics of basket goods are: dirty, smelly, incomplete, wet, numb and rotten.
Anyone who specializes in antiques from the Republic of China can tell the difference at a glance.
Now I am confused by counterfeiting and crackdown on counterfeiting.
Note that basket goods are only available for viewing in stores and discussing prices, and are never traded. The transactions are on the black market.
Before the Republic of China, cities and towns above the county level had established black market locations.
But it cannot be found in the place names in local chronicles.
New, strange, and unique things often appear in the baskets, and the prices are extremely low.
Whether it is Guo goods or basket goods, the value depends on luck.
And when you go to the tomb to hunt for treasure, you definitely want to find something good.
Unless it's for archeology, generally tomb robbers don't want to see water in ancient tombs, because it's difficult to unearth sweet smuggled goods.
If you really want to rob a tomb, you definitely want to encounter a formation.
The formations here are not formations, but so many!
When it comes to this, it's extremely professional, after all, it involves Chen Wenzhe's gold-fishing skills.
It turns out that Chen Wenzhe only knows how to use this skill, but does not know how to operate it.
He only went down to the tomb once and used the gold-touching skill once. He still relied on instinct.
But now, he understands that when it comes to gold, he does not rely on instinct, but on erudite knowledge.
How did the special effects of touching gold come about? It came from this knowledge.
The word "touching gold" is too general and too fantasy. In fact, it is really clear and very simple.
It still requires a lot of knowledge storage. For example, you need to understand the layout of the ancient tombs, and then you need to know the rules for placing stone beds and stone coffins.
The tomb systems of past dynasties, the burial specifications of people with different identities, etc.
Let’s talk about formations. The first meaning of formations is to be large in quantity, form a formation, and form a large combination.
As long as the funerary objects arranged in a formation are discovered, from a single piece of formation porcelain, it can be inferred how many individual pieces there are in the entire formation.
For example, the three-colored horses of the Tang Dynasty can be seen from the shape and color of the vessel, which are a combination of six horses and a combination of eight horses.
If you look at the shape of the carriage, you can tell how many horses it is equipped with. However, few people know this now.
The second meaning is to control the position. In an ancient tomb, if you see a formation item, you can deduce where the second item is.
The formation is small and the size is small, which is called "a litter of piglets". The distance between them is not too far, no more than one foot.
In addition to formations, there are also notation patterns.
The genealogical goods appear one after another, confirming each other, and the dates are not far apart, as if there is a genealogy book, rules and scale.
Array-style goods are large in scale, large in size, have many single pieces, and are assembled into combinations, all of which date from the same era.
As for the spectrum type goods, the single group is small in size and the shape of the vessel is small, but they appear one after another, and the chronology of each nest is also different.
Of course, only legends remain, because in modern times, the craziest period of excavation of ancient tombs was during the Republic of China and the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Just like the Pei family cemetery mentioned before, if Chen Wenzhe went there to do some archeology, he might be able to find some formations and general-style goods.
If we comprehensively analyze the genealogy of each nest, we can deduce the rise and fall of the family and the status of the family. It can also be linked to the national history, and it can make up for the gaps and errors in local chronicles.
These things all involve archeology and are truly useful things.
For example, if a cultural relic is discovered in an ancient tomb, if it is arranged in a formation or a general pattern, it will be possible to quickly deduce the cultural relics in other directions. Once dug, it will be accurate, which is amazing.