Archaeologists tried to shovel away a black lump, but experts stopped it. Now it is the treasure of the town hall. What is this?

During thousands of years of feudal dynasty rule in China, countless kinds of treasures were left to future generations, and these treasures often need to be excavated and explored by modern archaeological exploration teams before they can be seen again. However, due to its long history, some archaeological work has been tortuous, but sometimes priceless national treasures will be found inadvertently. This is exactly the old saying, "Flowers bloom without heart, and willows are shaded without heart." Precious cultural relics discovered by accident like this are legendary.

There are many examples like this, such as the discovery of Tang Sancai, which is familiar to everyone now. It is a national historical relic, and its archaeological excavation process is also legendary. It was the archaeologist at that time who hammered himself in the pit with a hammer and appeared in front of the world. Another example is the gold-plated bronze bull, which is a cultural relic and was inadvertently excavated like the Tang Sancai. It is said that the archaeologist kicked it with his foot and then appeared. What we are going to introduce to you today is not the treasure above, but Xiao Houguan, who is also legendary.

The Discovery of Emperor Yang Di's Mausoleum

Now let's go back to the archaeological site at that time. The archaeological excavation of Xiao Houguan took place in 20 13, in Xihu Town, a small town under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province at that time. The villagers in Xihu Town were doing their daily farm work when suddenly a villager dug a grave in the field.

The villager realized that it was of great importance and immediately contacted Yangzhou Cultural Relics Protection Bureau. Upon hearing the news, the archaeologists of the Cultural Relics Administration immediately organized a team to go to Xihu Town for archaeological activities. After careful investigation by Yangzhou Archaeological Team, it is confirmed that there are ancient tombs here.

With the intense archaeological work, the archaeological team found that the history of this ancient tomb is very long, dating back to the Sui Dynasty, and it has been thousands of years since now, so the archaeological value is very great. The area of this ancient tomb is not very large, but the historical relics unearthed in it are very rich, and there are countless funerary objects, including a large number of rare treasures.

So, who is the owner of the tomb? Everyone is confused. Until the epitaph of this tomb was sorted out, people were surprised to find that this small tomb was originally the tomb of Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang. The news immediately spread throughout the archaeological community, and the ancient tomb immediately became famous. Everyone is excited about the news. The epitaph was engraved with the words "Epitaph of Emperor Yang Di". However, people are puzzled by why the tombs of emperors were so narrow. Although there are an amazing number of funerary objects, it is a fact. This is indeed the mausoleum of Emperor Yang Di.

The legend of Xiao Houguan appeared.

Later, near Yang Di's tomb, the Yangzhou archaeological team made a new discovery: they found Hou Yaozong's tomb. Friends who are familiar with the history of China know that Yang Di and Xiao Hou are a loving couple. They lived together before they died and should be buried together after they died. Generally speaking, the archaeological work of the two people's burial tomb is going quite smoothly. However, when the archaeological work was coming to an end, an unexpected thing happened.

It turned out that at the end of archaeological work, a young archaeologist came across a pile of black "pimples" on the ground while cleaning Hou Yaozong's tomb. From the appearance, this thing makes people feel uncomfortable, and even reminds people of dirty things such as excrement. Therefore, the archaeologist wants to shovel it away with a shovel so as not to interfere with the normal work of archaeology. However, at this time, archaeologists on the side tried their best to stop it. The young archaeologist was puzzled. Is this black pimple a treasure?

However, it is such a legend that this humble black pimple that will be shoveled into the trash can turned out to be a national treasure cultural relic-Xiao Houguan. This precious cultural relic later became the most precious treasure in Yangzhou Museum, and its cultural value is beyond doubt. If the archaeologists present at that time had not stopped it in time, perhaps this extremely precious national treasure would never see the light of day again. Then, why did the world-famous Xiao Houguan's appearance turn into an inconspicuous black pimple when he was unearthed?

The burial tomb of Yang Guang and Hou Yaozong has a history of 1000 years. In the past 1000 years, the treasures in tombs have been buried in the ground for more than 1000 years. It is reasonable that they gradually become corrupt and lose their original features with the passage of time. When Xiao Houguan is placed in the grave, he should also be placed in a box, not in the grave alone. After all, this is the golden crown worn by the queen. The box rotted into mud under the erosion of thousands of years of history, and finally merged with Xiao Houguan, making the appearance a black knot when it was unearthed.

Therefore, the excavation process of this famous Xiao Houguan in later generations can also be said to have a profound historical legend. After buried deep underground 1000 years, it could have been rediscovered naturally with other funerary objects in the tomb through careful excavation by professional archaeologists. Later, it was almost shoveled away, but fortunately, it was stopped by archaeologists in time. Later, Shaanxi famous cultural relics care experts carefully restored this precious cultural relic for several years, and this treasure handed down from generation to generation can restore its original appearance.

Yangzhou Museum Exhibition

When we come to Yangzhou Museum, we will see this national treasure in the most obvious place in the exhibition hall. Its magnificent appearance eclipses many exhibits and makes tourists stop to watch. Xiao Houguan has become the treasure of Yangzhou Museum, and people come to visit Xiao Houguan in an endless stream. However, what many people don't know is that Xiao Houguan exhibited by Yangzhou Museum to the world is only a replica, which is quite different from the original, mainly because the process is too complicated and only part of it can be restored. And the real thing is protected by the state.

The preciousness of Xiao Houguan is rare in the world. Almost all its materials are made of pure gold, and a large number of precious pearls are inlaid on the surface of the luxurious crown, which is very luxurious and bright. In addition to exquisite craftsmanship, it also has strong artistic appreciation and aesthetics, and Xiao Houguan symbolizes the extremely high power position after a country. At the same time, as an exquisite women's dress, from the perspective of luxury, I believe my love for Xiao Huanghou can be felt even after thousands of years.