Why do all the bronze mirrors in the museum show the back of the mirror? There are three secrets, but experts say these are not correct.

We all know that the ancients used bronze mirrors to organize their makeup, just like ""Using copper as a mirror can correct your clothes and clothes." Then the question is, when you visited the museum, did you find such a thing? This phenomenon shows that all the bronze mirrors on display are displayed with their backs. Today I will reveal to you the secret. (All pictures in this article are from the Internet. Thank you to the original author. If your rights are infringed, please contact us. Contact the author of this account to delete it. The picture has nothing to do with the content, please do not comment) Judging from archaeological discoveries, the history of ancient people using bronze mirrors can be traced back to about 3000-4000 years ago, and in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze mirrors were mainly used as Later, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, bronze mirrors began to be used to organize makeup. However, at this time, bronze mirrors were still used as symbols of power and status, and could only be enjoyed by nobles and nobles. When bronze mirrors entered the homes of ordinary people, This happened during the Western Han Dynasty. In the course of thousands of years of historical development, ancient bronze mirrors have always been loved and sought after by people as important daily necessities. At the same time, the ancients also used them according to the funeral culture of "death is like life". Bronze mirrors are used as burial objects, and the bronze mirrors in the museum are shown on the back. Is this related to the fact that they are exposed objects? Some scholars have given three explanations: First: Part of the ancient bronze mirror is. Feng Shui Mirror. In ancient society, in addition to adjusting makeup, bronze mirrors also played a role in changing Feng Shui, that is, "Feng Shui Mirror". Ancient Feng Shui masters used the I Ching Bagua and Feng Shui Mirror to change the surrounding environment. If the victim's place of residence is not ideal, corresponding methods will be given to solve it. Facts have proved that Feng Shui is a superstitious art, but if the bronze mirror is a Feng Shui mirror, no matter where it is placed, even if it is placed in a museum, it will not matter. It is also unlucky to face people, so in order to avoid this situation, experts simply show the back of the bronze mirror to people. Secondly, some ancient bronze mirrors are evil mirrors. , they believe that bronze mirrors can illuminate people and can also illuminate evil spirits. Therefore, they often hang bronze mirrors at home or wear them to play a role in controlling the house and avoiding evil spirits, as it is said in ancient literature , ""The god of the house is buried in stones, and he is tired of mountain spirits and looks in the mirror." Therefore, if the bronze mirror is an evil mirror, people cannot stare at it. Firstly, it will make people feel uncomfortable, and secondly, the mirror will reflect people. That's not the case, so museums never display the mirrors of ancient bronze mirrors. Third: As mentioned above, ancient bronze mirrors were buried with mirrors, but the way they were buried was with them. However, it is not placed directly in the tomb, but a mirror is used to cover the face of the buried person, so it is also called "funeral mirror". For example, in the Xianggang Han Tomb in Guangzhou, archaeological experts discovered A kind of sacrificial system in South Vietnam. Archaeological research by experts found that six slaves were buried with bronze mirrors covering their faces. From the perspective of traditional Chinese thinking, the above three bronze mirrors are very unlucky. , and even a bit "evil". Therefore, after experts unearth bronze mirrors, they usually only look at the back, not the front. Seeing this, some readers may wonder, is there any scientific reason for this explanation? For this reason, I specifically consulted cultural relic experts from the museum. They rejected the above three explanations and gave the correct answer. Because the material of the ancient bronze mirror is a mixture of copper and tin, it has been buried underground for thousands of years. It will be gradually oxidized under the influence of humidity and temperature, causing the bright mirror surface to be corroded, forming green and black copper oxide. The spots caused the bronze mirror to be unable to reflect anything after it was unearthed (the ancient mirror cannot be polished because it is a cultural relic, so the mirror surface is stained with rust and cannot be displayed to tourists). In contrast, the back of the ancient bronze mirror is more ornamental because of its various exquisite patterns. It also reflects the exquisiteness of ancient bronze casting and carving art. Therefore, experts turned the bronze mirror in the museum upside down. Show people from the back, showing the most beautiful side in front of our eyes. The bronze mirror is a representative artifact of bronze civilization. It can be said that one side of it is history, and the other side expresses art. Now, through the study of ancient bronze mirrors, experts have also opened a window for us ordinary readers to learn history. Through these cultural relics, we can not only explore the past, but also predict the future.