Ming Di refers to Emperor Han Ming, the fourth son of Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Fei Lian and the bronze horse should refer to the bronze galloping horse unearthed in Wuwei, Gansu Province in 1969, which is called "riding a swallow" or "Malone exceeding the que". Experts believe that the owner of the tomb of bronze galloping horse belongs to the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Royal relative Jiang was resurrected by Emperor Han Ming in his later years. Worship the satrap of Wuwei and engage in smelting and casting. The majestic bronze galloping horse is screaming with its head held high, and the momentum of three-legged flying is breathtaking. His artistic achievements reached a high level in China bronze casting technology and smelting technology, so Zhangjiang was nicknamed "Golden Horse Zhang".
Hanshu records: "Ming Di went to Chang 'an to meet Fei Lian, put the bronze horse in the west gate and enjoyed the scenery. "
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In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhangye was rich in gold and copper mines. Liangzhou smelting technology also reached a fairly high level at that time. Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, called it "Emperor of Copper Horse". In order to please the emperor, Zhangjiang wanted to cast a bronze horse for the emperor.
When Emperor Han Ming was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was quite common to advocate the Book of Changes. Wuwei satrap Zhang Jiang is very good at the Book of Changes. He imitates the Taiji diagram and takes the unique "backward step" of "Hexi Horse" as the posture, which is "doing".
Taking Liangzhou "Capricorn Bird" as the prototype, Fei Lian (Fengshen) as the gesture and Kun as the symbol, the white fish in Taiji diagram is transformed into a white Capricorn Bird, and the black fish is transformed into a blue bronze galloping horse, and the center of gravity is determined.
This enlightens Emperor Han Ming: We can overthrow the tyrannical Qin Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, but why can't we defeat the two enemies, Hungary and Qiang? The cast bronze horse was sent to Luoyang, Kyoto, and was moved by Emperor Han Ming. "Ming Di went to Chang 'an to see Fei Lian and the bronze horse off, and put it on an optimistic level" (Later Han Shu). History is called "Liangzhou Gongtianma".
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