So far, the only Han Dynasty bronze mirror with the inscription of "People's Chang · China Strong" was exhibited for the first time

The bronze mirror continued from the Qi family culture in the late Shinkishi era to the Ming and Qing dynasties, almost throughout the ancient Chinese history, and was an important material carrier of the excellent traditional culture of China. On the afternoon of September 5th, the Museum of Tangxi, the Datang West City of Xi'an, Shaanxi held an appreciation meeting of the "People's Chang · China Qiang" Han mirror. This is the first exhibition of the bronze mirror of the Han Dynasty.

"People's Chang · China Qiang" Han mirror is round, with a diameter of 22.3 cm and a thickness of 0.7 cm. The hemispherical buttons are decorated with a short range of geometric patterns with a short -term interval. The 47 -character inscriptions cast by the back of the mirror- "Tianlu wicked away evil, there is a dragon and tiger four o'clock on the top, Changbao second relatives are happy, the descendants are rich, the king has a long life, and the people of Daga Jun family Chang , Si Yi is convinced by China. "Its fonts have both the quaint of Lishu and the ethereal spirit of the suspended needle. It is complemented and natural. It is the only bronze mirror that has been discovered so far with the inscription of" people's Chang and China Qiang ".

The interior of the bronze mirror has a dragon and tiger -looking decoration, and Tianlu, Evil, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Yu Ren holding hundreds of lamps, Dali transmission, and feathers. Essence The victory of the Queen Mother of Jingyuan, the winning victory, the nine -tailed white fox, the golden toad, and the Xianglong facing the golden black, etc., carrying rich ideological and cultural connotation and unique aesthetic taste. It is also a good sign of the prosperity of the ancient society and the appearance of Mingjun. The Tongshen elves with different forms of different forms show the vitality of a group of tiger leaps, phoenix dance turtles, feathers, and god beasts, which reflects people's longing for a better life. Pursue.

The overall pattern of the copper mirror is compact, and the layout involves the comprehensive use of symmetry, radiation, and concentric circular type. It has a strong master and dense level and sense of rhythm, which is both vivid and natural and harmonious. This bronze mirror is made of Fan cast method, and the lines are clearly outlined. It is decorated with a shabon and high relief technology. It is divided into internal and external areas, which reflects the level of alloy, carving technology and casting technology and unique ingenuity of the Han Dynasty.

Judging from the current archeological discovery, the first word "China" was the "He Zun" in the early Western Zhou Dynasty collected by the Shaanxi Baoji Bronze Museum. Some studies believe that since Zhang Jian's "emptiness" in the Western Regions, the word "China" has shifted from symbolizing the local position to the country. Since then, the concept of Chinese concept has been awakened, and the concept of the country and the people is a community of fate.

The Xinjiang Museum contains the "Five Stars Out Oriental Lisiation China" and weaving arms in the Han Dynasty, and also found that there are "Chinese peace, people's peace", "Cereolic country's interest", "Chinese peace is not disturbing" and other inscriptions. But at the same time, the bronze mirror with the text of "China" and "People's" is currently only seen in the Wuhan Museum's "Togo Chinese People's Rich" and the "People's Chang, China Qiang" bronze mirror collected by the Great Tang West City Museum. Rare and meaningful.

The Han Dynasty was the strong period of the development of the feudal dynasty in China. Economic developed, cultural prosperity, prosperity of national strength, and social productivity have been greatly developed. The Han Dynasty played a role in the history of my country's bronze mirrors, and ushered in the second peak of development. The sophisticated casting, beautiful shape, gorgeous pattern, and rich inscriptions are the precious cultural heritage left by history.

The introduction of the bronze mirror of "People's Chang · China Qiang" has further proved the formation of the concept of the "China" state in the Han Dynasty, showing the ancients' prayer, harmonious yin and yang, the descendants of the children, the official rank of Yiguan, Shouluchang, People's Chang, the country, and the country. The spiritual sustenance of Qiang and other condensing the value symbol of the excellent traditional culture of China, carried the common cognition of the Chinese nation, conveyed the Chinese people's longing for a better life and the pursuit of the country's prosperity and national rejuvenation.

(Guangming Daily All -Media Reporter Li Jie Zhang Zhehao)

Source: Guangming Daily All Media Reporter Li Jie Zhang Zhehao

Responsible editor: Wang Zimo

Edit: Wang Yuanfang Wu Yaqi Sun Xiaoting

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