The Hanged Man Bronze Spear is famous because of the bronze man hanging on the spear.
The faces of the two bronze figures showed expressions of pain and helplessness.
After experiencing severe punishment, only a trace of life remained, and they were unable to struggle or resist.
The whole picture shows an atmosphere of sadness and terror.
This kind of artifact from the ancient Dian Kingdom comes from the tribes of ancient ethnic minorities in the southwestern frontier of my country.
Some experts say that there is a reason why the ancient Dian Kingdom was the "Chinese version" of the Mayan civilization.
Our country has a long history and is the only civilization in the world that has continued uninterrupted.
In such a long history, world-famous archaeological miracles have continued to emerge.
For example, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
For example, the Yin Ruins in Anyang, known as the first of the "100 major archaeological discoveries" in China in the 20th century...
In the history of archaeology in my country, the ancient tombs located in Shizhai Mountain in Nanyun are not famous among ordinary people, but they can also be called an archaeological miracle in the history of archaeology in my country.
This is because traces of the strange and strange ancient Dian Kingdom, whose existence was once doubted, were found here.
Bronze weapons have been unearthed in almost all parts of our country. Whether they are bronze swords, bronze spears or bronze axes, they can be said to be very rich in terms of quantity and exquisiteness.
But regardless of the north, south or east, which one of the unearthed bronze spears is the most mysterious, then this hanging bronze spear must be at the top.
In fact, in addition to the bronze hanging spear originally collected by the National Museum, a hanging spear was also unearthed in Shizhai Mountain during the same period, which turned out to be the only two bronze hanging spears in the world.
The bronze hanging spear currently in the collection of the Nanyun Museum is slightly longer, reaching about 41.5cm in length.
Its main body is in the shape of an isosceles triangle, with a nude bronze figure hanging at each of the left and right corners. The overall style is consistent with the one above.
Because only a very small number of them have been unearthed, this type of style also highlights the ferocious side of the ancient Dian Kingdom, which was keen on using human sacrifices at that time.
Experts speculate that the hanging spear was not a weapon used in actual combat. It was most likely used by the Dian king to show off his achievements in defeating the enemy, to offer sacrifices to heaven or ancestors, or as a ritual or ceremonial tool to intimidate the enemy.
The person who was dropped on the bronze spear was most likely a Ming and Kun people who often had wars with the King of Dian.
In addition, there are many exquisite shell storage vessels among the cultural relics unearthed in Shizhai Mountain.
On these ancient piggy banks, various animals or life scenes of the Yunnan people at that time were painted.
A copper shell storage vessel with an alliance scene in the Western Han Dynasty, collected in the National Museum, expresses the alliance scene between the two tribes at that time.
On the lid of the shell container, there are actually 127 three-dimensional figures cast, and the incomplete ones are not included.
Among these characters, there are the king of Dian sitting high, nobles offering sacrifices, common people doing business, and naked men waiting for execution...
It can be said that this cultural relic is a three-dimensional version of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", which vividly conveys the scene of the King of Dian's curse to the alliance to our descendants.
Why can we say with certainty that the owner of this shell storage vessel is the King of Dian? Rather than a wizard or priest from the Dian Kingdom?
The main basis is the following cultural relic: the golden seal of the King of Dian!
In Sima Qian's "Historical Records", it is recorded that in order to find a passage from the southwest to the Kingdom of Shendu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to shift his attention from the Xiongnu in the north to Yelang, the king of Dian, in the south.
At this time, Yelang, the King of Dian and other countries had no concept of the size of the country at all, and even asked the Han Dynasty envoys "Who is bigger, Han or me?" This is the famous idiom "Yelang is arrogant".
But when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to actually use troops, both Yelang and the Dian Kingdom had no choice but to surrender under the strong military pressure of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty merged the Dian Kingdom and Yelang's hometown into Yizhou County, and gave the Dian King a golden seal.
Similar to this gold seal, there is the Japanese King's gold seal currently hidden in Neon.
It turns out that many people only know the Japanese King's Golden Seal, and think that it was made by Neon himself, and do not think that it is the Kingdom's Golden Seal canonized by the Central Plains Dynasty.
However, in the ancient tombs in Shizhaishan, Nanyun, the gold seal of the Dian King on the snake button was miraculously discovered, which verified the records in historical records and revealed the identity of the owner of the tomb.
It can be said that this seemingly small gold seal not only represents the history of the ancient Dian Kingdom, but also proves that the records in our country's history books are of great significance.
In archaeology, it is rare that unearthed cultural relics are consistent with historical documents like this.
This is one of the reasons why the "Seal of the King of Dian" was collected by the state and placed in the National Museum.
It is precisely because the Shizhaishan tombs have been proven to be the tombs of the Dian kings of the ancient Dian Kingdom, and have become a famous archaeological miracle since the archaeological discoveries in the 1950s.
The exquisite, mysterious and terrifying bronzes unearthed from the ancient Dian Kingdom have also left many gorgeous imaginations for future generations.
Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and it has taken five thousand years to develop.
In addition to being deeply rooted in our country, Chinese culture also affects the cultural development and prosperity of surrounding countries.
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During the pre-Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, China had a strong national power, and many surrounding countries developed as vassal states, including many countries in Asia today.
These countries that existed and developed as vassal states formed an increasingly larger Chinese cultural circle.
The ones most influenced by Chinese culture are undoubtedly East Asia, especially countries like Korea and Japan.
For example, the Japanese King's Golden Seal mentioned earlier was accidentally dug up by a farmer in Neon.
Five Chinese characters are engraved on it, which proves that neon culture is deeply influenced by Chinese culture.
However, after seeing it, neon experts couldn't help but say it was too embarrassing.
In 1784, two tenants in Neon Fukuoka dug up a gold seal in the shape of a cube with a side of two centimeters.
It is worth mentioning that this gold seal is engraved with seal script, and there are five seal script characters on it.
At this time, Kuroda, a feudal lord in Fukuoka, learned about the news and went to see the gold seal.
When he saw the gold seal, he decided to take it for himself first.
So he bought the gold seal. Whether it was inducement or coercion is unknown, but he kept the gold seal in his home from then on.
What is so magical about this gold seal? In fact, the gold seal itself is not very dazzling, but the inscriptions on the gold seal bring a period of history and the influence of the Chinese cultural circle to people's eyes.
That is, the origin of this gold seal is related to my country's ancient Han Dynasty, and this further proves the cultural relationship between neon and my country.
After demonstration and verification by many scholars and experts, this gold seal is definitely authentic.
Because it is said to be false, there is no definite evidence to prove it.
This gold seal is still regarded as a national treasure of neon and is placed in the cultural relics museum.