Exquisite bronzes. More than 3,000 years ago, China's ancient ancestors could do nothing about hard stones, but started with the easy ones, manipulated clay models and made exquisite bronzes. During the Spring and Autumn Period, some bronzes buried in the tomb of Zeng Houyi weighed 2.5 tons with only one set of chimes, and even dustpans and shovels full of charcoal were made of bronze, showing the rich bronze resources at that time. Such a small country, with so many strategic materials, can even bury so many materials that can make top weapons underground, which proves the strength of national strength at that time. ?
Comparison of Stone Carvers' Heads in He Miaomiao Site 4000 years ago? Ancient Egypt? Really? Rough? Ah. Stone carving calligraphy, an ancient tradition of stone carving in China, can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,500 years ago (the appearance of iron tools). Qin Shihuang traveled all over the world to carve stones, which triggered a stone carving boom in later generations. Since the Han Dynasty, where are the stone tablets in Yun Qi? (popularization of ironware in Han dynasty). Unfortunately, most of the inscriptions in the Western Han Dynasty were destroyed and worn during the Wang Mang period, and more inscriptions were handed down after the Eastern Han Dynasty. Scenic spots and historical sites all over the country have left many inscriptions for celebrities of all ages.
Embedding turquoise is one of the characteristics of aristocratic bronzes in pre-Qin period. For example, Gou Jian's sword of the King of Yue is inlaid with turquoise. There are also countless cultural relics inlaid with turquoise in the Xia Dynasty, symbolizing kingship. Moreover, the processing place of turquoise was discovered: the handicraft workshop at Erlitou site, which was also the earliest official handicraft workshop in China. The handicraft workshop area of Erlitou site is located in the south of Miyagi Prefecture, which is a large enclosure facility. At present, a turquoise workshop area with an area of not less than 1 1,000 square meters has been found in its north wall, which is the earliest known turquoise workshop in China.