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At the Huan River in Anyang, Henan, there was an old man who was fishing on the riverbank in his spare time. At that point, he discovered that a fish had bitten a bait and the fishing line was heavy. The old man was very happy, it must be a big fish! It took me a while to finally lift it, but after I did, I took a closer look and discovered that it was not a large fish, but a “very strange looking turtle”, and was obviously not a living thing.
▲ The old man who was fishing caught the “strange turtle”. (Sketch / Obtained from Pixabay)
This “weird turtle” doesn’t seem simple. The old man instinctively told him that it should be a historical relic. The strange thing is that there are 4 arrows on the back of the turtle. There must be a wonderful story behind it; so the old man contacted The experts saw it, the experts were shocked: this “strange turtle” was worth 1.8 billion yuan (about 7.5 billion NT dollars).
▲ “Bronze as a Book of the Shang Dynasty” is a rare late bronze pottery, now in the collection of the National Museum of China. (Photo / Obtained from Baidu Encyclopedia)
This happened in 2003. This retiree went fishing by the river to pass the time when he had nothing to do. Unexpectedly, the opportunity arose for him to fish for “historical relics from more than 3,000 years ago”; to be an expert When I got to the old man’s house, I looked closely at the rust-covered turtle, looked at its strange shape, and then saw the inscription on the turtle. Experts couldn’t believe what they saw before their eyes. Excited! Is this true? Unexpectedly, a historical relic from more than 3,000 years ago, “made of bronze as a business book”, appeared before my eyes.
When I first saw the name “bronze fish as a business book”, most people did not understand the literal meaning, it is the largest type of turtle, and the bronze fish is not difficult to understand. But what does the book mean? “Zhulu” is the official title of the historian Shang, and “Pan” is the name of the person. Archeology experts explained that at that time, Emperor Shang Xin captured the scorpion and felt very glorious, so he awarded the reward of his capture to the book that followed him (the historian)) A supposed common person as treasure. The rewarded historian did not dare to take the giant tortoise (鼋) as his own, so he ordered the craftsman to cast a bronze image based on the “turtle shape” and note the great achievements of the king on the body.
▲ The turtle is the largest type of turtle. (Photo / Obtained from Baidu Encyclopedia)
As for why there are 4 arrows on the back? The experts explained that shooting rituals were a hunting activity during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In ancient times, the emperors placed great importance on shooting and hunting rituals, so they brought their favorite historians to record the process of shooting rituals. To perform the shooting ceremony, the King of Shang and his entourage flocked to the bank of the Huanshui (Huanhe River in Anyang, Henan), which is more than 70 miles from the capital of Chaoge, to show off their reign. Shooting gifts are selected by the river, and the hunting content can only choose to shoot fish, turtles, turtles or flying birds down the river; however, the king of small fish and shrimp is not attractive at all. What he wants to hunt is, of course, from the Huan River. Juyuanba ~ Yuan; When he found Yuan, he shot 4 arrows in a row. The first arrow hit the place where the neck and rear shell of the large turtle were connected, and the last 3 arrows were all in the middle of the turtle’s body. Why 4 arrows? At that time, archery had the ritual system of shooting four arrows, symbolizing “the ability to resist chaos in all four directions.”
There is an inscription in 4 lines and 32 words in the middle of the shell: “Bingshen, Wang Yuhuan, won. Wang Yi shot, shot three, killed (not) waste arrow. Wang Ling (ming) dream (kui) brother (贶) Like a book, said: “Play Yuyong, be a female treasure (Ru). “It is described that the King of Bingshen, the Japanese Shang, traveled to Huanshui, shooting Yuan, the King of Shang shot 1 arrow, and the book received 3 arrows, all hits, and the King of Shang gave the shot he did. Registration is online with this device.
Later, after the old man learned the origin of the turtle with 4 arrows, although he knew that this “bronze as a business book” could bring him great wealth, he did not flinch and decided to hand it over. It is admirable, the “Bronze as a Business Book” is currently in the National Museum of China. Thank you to this old man for not hiding, so that the world can have the honor of seeing the cultural relics of the Shang Dynasty and learning more about the precious historical culture of ancient times.
