The thousands of years of Chinese civilization inheritance are the pride of all Chinese people and a cultural heritage that everyone shares. It is the unshirkable responsibility of every Chinese to protect this heritage and pass it on from generation to generation. Recently, due to the development of the economy and the prosperity of tourism, some people have been unable to restrain their enthusiasm and plan to once again "make recommendations and suggestions" for the faster development of this great situation. A so-called "famous economist" published an article on his blog, believing that now is the best time to open the tomb of the First Emperor of Qin: "Today is a great time to open the tomb of the First Emperor of Qin. It is the most appropriate time in more than two thousand years." Today is the day, don’t wait any longer.” This person claimed that opening Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum would bring about rapid economic development and the prosperity of tourism, and claimed that he was “willing to spend at least 2,000 yuan to go in and stay for half a day to take a closer look at the descendants of Yan and Huang. The real culture of more than a thousand years ago, and there are countless gentlemen who are willing to spend more. Earning this kind of money is beneficial to society and the world. Maybe gentlemen in the West will respect our past more. " I don't know how the old professor with white hair got promoted to the professorship. But if his above-mentioned ravings cannot be counted as "nonsense", they are completely consistent with what a little girl who just graduated from technical secondary school and hung up her "tour guide" card is thinking about when she wants to develop her own business. But is this the scientific attitude a "professor" should adopt to draw conclusions about things that "maybe"? You take two thousand yuan to stay for half a day, pat your butt and leave. How do you protect the remaining things? I wonder if this "economist" also relies on a "no guarantee" and "fearless" attitude when analyzing economic development and making forward-looking judgments? But if you act on these two principles, can it be considered a scientific attitude? Can the safety of the cultural relics behind the imperial tomb be guaranteed? We have not forgotten the lessons of the excavation of Dingling in the 1950s. At that time, some "authoritative figures" rashly provided excavation suggestions to the State Council, saying that they could learn a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty and that the benefits outweighed the disadvantages in understanding and preserving cultural relics. etc. But what is the result after excavation? Not only was Emperor Wanli's remains burned during the Cultural Revolution, but his coffin and other utensils were thrown into the ravine. What became of the "protected" silk fabrics? Xu Pingfang, president of the Chinese Archaeological Society, recalled: "Even for the preserved cultural relics, the treatment of some robes is not satisfactory. For example, using 'polymethylmethacrylate' plastic and adding softener to coat half-rotted clothes "This kind of paint is irreversible. Soon the paint will age and crack, and the silk fabric will also crumble. We are so ignorant." The protection of ancient silk fabrics is still a worldwide problem that has not been solved by the archaeological community. I wonder if this economist announced: "Today there is no problem with technology and it can be protected as it should be." What good solution can he come up with? You might as well teach the experts from the China Archaeological Institute to make some practical preparations for the construction of the Imperial Tomb. Otherwise, you won’t see much even if you spend 2,000 yuan to go in. In view of the lessons learned from the excavation of the Ming Dingling Tombs, the State Council has long made it clear that excavation of all imperial tombs is prohibited. Guo Moruo, the "archaeological expert" who was the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at that time, later recommended to Premier Zhou again because he wanted to see the original "Lanting Preface" by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi in his lifetime, requesting that the work of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty be excavated. Mausoleum. He was flatly rejected by Premier Zhou: "The imperial mausoleum will not be opened within ten years." It is said that when Guo Moruo was disappointed, he wrote the poem "Until the day when You Palace is reopened, the case will be overturned and a new chapter will be postponed." He will deal with this matter until his death. All of them are worried about it. But his behavior has brought a lot of criticism to the authority of his scientific research career, and not many people will agree with him. Because this is obviously based on "self-interest". It went against the will of the people, was not scientific, and wasted the title of "President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences." According to archaeologists who participated in the excavation of the Mawangdui Han Tomb at that time, after opening the Mawangdui tomb, they found food containers. After opening the lid, I found cut lotus root slices inside. At that time, I only had time to take two photos. After taking the container from the tomb to the nearby room, the lotus root slices had already melted away. All cultural relics protection experts have no choice but to stare. (See Xiong Chuanxin's work: "Record of China's Major Archaeological Excavations. Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha") I wonder if this "famous economist" who claims that "there is no problem with science and technology" has any clever tricks to solve this kind of problem? Zhao Qichang, who was the captain of the Dingling excavation team at that time, said: "I was in favor of digging Dingling at the time, but just because of everything I experienced, now I don't agree with digging any imperial tomb!" Why did he say this? It was because he saw with his own eyes that the cultural relics taken out of the underground tombs were not better protected than they were underground, nor were they used to help people understand history and the value of cultural relics, thereby promoting research in this area. The role of progress. Instead, it was destroyed in a short period of time by people or natural forces. Those of them who are looking for historical treasures for their motherland and people destroy the treasures they found in their own hands. How can they not feel guilty? Therefore, Zhao Qichang, who is now 80 years old, believes that the current clamor to excavate the Mausoleum of Wu Zetian and Qin Shihuang is treating archaeological work as advertising. The fruits of civilization have become commodities, and are treated as a curiosity from top to bottom, including some archaeological workers. In fact, archeology itself has only one value, which is historical value, but nowadays people are most willing to listen to it and politicians are most willing to talk about its economic value.
There are fewer and fewer archaeologists who adhere to the true value of archeology. Those who really work on the front line of archeology, those who insist that "archaeology itself has only one value, that is, historical value" are not convinced by this "famous economist" represented by this "famous economist" who is eager to ask for economic benefits from his ancestors. There is a clear understanding of the arguments. According to "Southern Weekend" report: Peking University archeology professors Wang Xun, Zhao Huacheng and others believe that in addition to the interests of the cultural relics province, it is also mixed with curiosity, sense of accomplishment, the atmosphere of the times and academic trends, as well as the eagerness of some archaeologists to See the influence of factors such as the "selfishness" of cultural relics. Zhao Huacheng, an archeology professor at Peking University and an expert on the Qin Mausoleum, has just completed the exploration of the Qin Mausoleum. He believes: "It has not been damaged by earthquakes for thousands of years, but it will be damaged after decades of earthquakes? In fact, this exploration found that the underground palace of the Qin Mausoleum was preserved. It is quite good and has strong earthquake resistance. There is no water in the underground palace.” Su Bai, an archeology professor at Peking University, pointed out: Why do some provinces insist on digging up imperial tombs? It is nothing more than driven by economic interests. The silk products unearthed from Dingling are a lesson. Don't dare to move it now. If you move it, it will turn into foam. Wanli is only three or four hundred years old, and Qianling is more than a thousand years old. How can you guarantee that it will be foolproof? The cultural relics unearthed from the underground palace of Famen Temple, especially silk, are still kept in the refrigerator and are not dared to be shown to others. Isn't it enough to show that the protection conditions are not up to par? Xu Pingfang, president of the Chinese Archaeological Society, said, "The imperial mausoleums cannot be moved casually. Even the Qianling mausoleum cannot be excavated, let alone the Qin mausoleum?" The socio-economic development and the improvement of people's education level are disproportionate in China at the current stage. Many people have become rich in a short period of time, but their academic level and character cultivation may not be able to improve accordingly in a short period of time. Therefore, it is understandable that there is a relatively common desire for quick success and quick benefits in society. However, as an old professor with white hair and considerable "qualifications", it would not be prudent to speak in layman's terms when it comes to academic fields that he is not proficient in. If these words reveal your own utilitarianism and the smell of kitsch, aren't you afraid that your status as a "professor" will be ruined? The thousands of years of Chinese civilization inheritance are the pride of all Chinese people and a cultural heritage that everyone shares. It is the unshirkable responsibility of every Chinese to protect this heritage and pass it on from generation to generation. If ancient imperial tombs are excavated rashly without certainty, in exchange for temporary money and prosperity, and to please foreigners, the result will be not only the loss of thousands of years of cultural heritage, but also the inability to present it to us. Later generations will confess, and will surely be unanimously condemned at home and abroad for ignorantly damaging world-famous monuments. This is right.
By the way, I want to ask this "famous economist": Qin Shihuang, the only emperor throughout the ages, is the common ancestor of our Chinese people. Do you think that he spent 700,000 people to build his own mausoleum was "out of his mind, a big deal out of his mind"? Without solving the above-mentioned technical difficulties, without taking into account national policies, and without respecting the opinions of most experts in the archaeological community, you insist on "catch up with the tomb of the First Emperor (opened before China holds the Olympic Games) to see the whole world and make it exciting" ”, can this approach be considered sane? Why should we ignore our historical responsibilities and rush to dig our own ancestral graves? Aren't you afraid that your underground ancestors will call you an "unfilial descendant"? Source: Cultural Communication Network