So what is the origin of this Japanese gold seal? Why is it said to be directly related to the Han Dynasty?
What words are engraved on it, and what do they represent?
Speaking of the origin of this gold seal, the Later Han Dynasty gave an answer.
According to records in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Japanese slave king paid tribute, and Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty issued a gold seal to the king.
The Japanese slave country is now Japan.
This is not a coincidence, as the origin of the golden seal still does not convince many scholars.
However, a gold seal of the King of Dian was later unearthed, which strongly confirmed the records in the Later Han Dynasty.
In 1956, a gold seal was unearthed in Nanyun, and its appearance was almost the same as the one unearthed in Neon.
This is the royal seal awarded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the ancient Dian Kingdom, which not only confirms the existence of the ancient Dian Kingdom.
This also explains the Han Dynasty’s system of issuing gold seals among the vassal states.
In other words, the gold seal of Neon was also a symbol of political and diplomatic status issued by the Han Dynasty to the vassal states.
The Han Dynasty's national power was strong, and many surrounding countries served as vassal states for annual tribute and pilgrimage.
After defeating the powerful Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty's military strength reached its peak.
The prosperity of the country has brought stable economic and cultural development, and at the same time further expanded the country's scope of influence.
This is one of the reasons why the Wonu Kingdom, which is today's Neon, was formed as a vassal.
Neon's status as a vassal state in ancient my country did not actually start from the Han Dynasty. As early as the Qin Dynasty, there are historical records about Fusang.
This can be seen from neon's clothing and food.
In the Qin Dynasty, we wore corseted long clothes, which later developed into Hanfu.
Neon's kimono is very close to the Hanfu of the time, and there is even a separate meal system, using bamboo cups to drink soup and tea.
The words used by Neon are also an extremely strong confirmation.
Nowadays, neon characters and many literary records include various styles of Chinese characters in our country.
Neon is obviously tightly surrounded by the Chinese cultural circle, and many of the imprints of cultural life can never be changed or left behind.
This does not even require any historical documents to prove this.
The same applies to the Southern Dynasties. Even though they are clamoring for national culture every day, they feel that the whole world belongs to them.
But everyone knows that as a country that has long been a vassal of ancient China, Chinese culture with Chinese characters has been deeply embedded in their blood.
Including Korean clothing, kimchi, pronunciation of words and eating habits, these are all facts that do not need to be proved.
This is the same situation for Neon, and Neon is even the country most influenced by Chinese culture.
The display of Chinese culture in neon covers all aspects.
This gold seal unearthed in Neon is evidence of the Chinese cultural circle.
It shows that Neon has a long history as a vassal state of China.
This gold seal is engraved in seal script, which is also a type of ancient Chinese character style.
This has also had a great influence on the neon text culture.
Facts speak louder than words. The discovery of this gold seal has attracted countless scholars and experts to conduct research.
Until now, many scholars and experts have written papers for it.
In fact, the most core thing among them is the inscription on this gold seal.
The five Chinese characters "Weinu King Seal" engraved in seal script mean that this is the golden seal given by the emperor of the Han Dynasty to the king of the Weinu Kingdom.
At first, many scholars and experts in Neon were skeptical, because they generally believed that the gold seal was forged and deliberately undermined Neon's national cultural self-confidence.
Because every time such cultural relics are unearthed and studied, it will further prove the profound influence of Chinese culture on neon culture.
Until the discovery of the gold seal of the King of Dian, this conclusion was self-defeating.
We have solid historical records and strong evidence from cultural relics. This is everything reflected in the content of the gold seal.
The content of the gold seal is simple and clear, indicating the indisputable historical fact that Neon has long been a vassal state in ancient my country.
But for many neon experts and scholars, they feel very embarrassed and helpless.
On the one hand, they hope to have proof that the gold seal is a forgery, so that they can fabricate the independence of neon culture.
On the one hand, they are unwilling to accept neon culture. Most of them are influenced and established by ancient China, which will undermine their own national cultural self-confidence.
But no matter what the situation is, neon culture is an extended development of Chinese culture. This is an indisputable fact.
This is why many neon scholars said they were embarrassed when they saw this gold seal.
The national culture they are proud of was actually produced and developed mainly under the influence of Chinese culture.
This is undoubtedly a blow to some Japanese who are confident and arrogant about their neon national culture.
In fact, looking at the entire history of neon, and even observing today's society, it is not difficult to find that in many aspects of their own culture and life, they imitate and learn from the Chinese culture that has been followed by ancient Chinese dynasties.
It's just that some neon people like self-hypnosis like the people of the Southern Dynasties and don't admit their attachment to Chinese culture, but these are just self-deception.
This golden seal is a glorious symbol of Han culture, but it is only a drop in the ocean of the influence of Chinese culture on the world.
Perhaps more cultural relics will be unearthed in the future, further confirming the prosperous years of Chinese culture.
These will be strong evidences proving the glory and greatness of Chinese civilization.
At the same time, today we must continue to improve our own reserves of Chinese culture.
Work hard to carry forward the Chinese civilization that has existed for five thousand years, so as to be worthy of the great ancestors of the Chinese nation.
"It is indeed a treasure. You are really thoughtful about it."
Chen Wenzhe was really satisfied with the antiques Cao Qingchun found this time.
"That's enough, look at this stone sculpture!"
As he spoke, Cao Qingming casually took out a stone frog from his pocket. At least it looked like an ordinary stone frog.
However, Chen Wenzhe just glanced at it and said in surprise: "Stone frog from the Shang Dynasty?"
"Awesome, can you recognize it at a glance?"
Cao Qingchun was a little shocked. He had long known that Chen Wenzhe was powerful, but was it too much to be so powerful?
"Is it really a Shang Dynasty stone frog? Where did you get it?"
Chen Wenzhe just said it casually, because he knew that it was definitely not easy for Cao Qingchun to retain the stone frog and present it as a treasure.
However, he didn't expect that he would actually say this casually, this is a national treasure!