Liu Gongquan’s inscription was excavated at a construction site in Xi’an. What other national treasures have been unearthed in Xi’an, which is full of cultural relics?
It can be said that the archaeological community has been very lively recently. Many cultural relics unearthed have made people doubt whether ancient civilization was higher than modern times. First, there were the mysterious bronzes unearthed from the Sanxingdui site, and then there were the mysterious bronzes unearthed from Yangshao Village in Henan. The unearthed remains are similar to those of concrete buildings, but these are not as shocking as those in the ancient city of Xi'an. It can be said that an ancient tomb will be unearthed every once in a while. There are many levels of ancient tombs of various sizes. This time, another national treasure was unearthed. The first-class cultural relic is an inscription written by Liu Gongquan, a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, which once again shocked the archaeological community. The inscription of Liu Gongquan
The Xi'an Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archeology immediately cleaned up the inscription, and then transferred it to the cultural relics warehouse to organize authoritative experts for research. Through overnight research by experts, it was confirmed that the owner of the inscription was Yang Chenghe. The broken stele is divided into three parts: the head, the upper half of the stele, and the lower half of the stele. The upper half of the stele is engraved with the words "gift to Yangzhou Governor Yang Gong". The inscription is clear and the calligraphy is strong and the edges are exposed. . After measurement, the stele was determined to be 2.84 meters long, 1.08 meters wide, and 0.32 meters thick. Finally, after expert confirmation, it was proved that this tablet was Liu Gongquan's Shudan, which was completed when he was about 59 years old, which was also the time when his Liu body was formed. Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is named after regular script. He learned from the strengths of Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Ouyang Xun and others and formed a unique "Liu style" after integrating it. It has been handed down from generation to generation. There are not many of Liu Gongquan's calligraphy in existence, and most of them exist in the form of rubbings. , there is only one stele "Inscription on the Bell Tower of the Huiyuan Temple of the Tang Dynasty" unearthed outside Xi'an in 1986. The stele unearthed this time is of great value and is likely to be recognized as a national treasure. There are many ancient tombs in Xi'an
In ancient times, Xi'an was called the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties of Chang'an. It has a unique geographical location in the west of the Central Plains and is a battleground for military strategists. In particular, the Tang Dynasty was known as the center of ancient feudal society in my country. During its peak period, many dynasties would first serve as a political and economic center. Countless high-ranking officials, nobles and royal families used this place as a geomantic treasure, and the cemeteries were piled one on top of another. Xi'an is the city with the most miserable construction teams nationwide. The construction teams have almost turned into archaeological excavation personnel. Ancient tombs will be dug up almost as soon as the soil is moved. This is not surprising to the people of Xi'an. National treasures unearthed in Xi'an
It is a very painful thing to build the subway in Xi'an, because if you repair it, you will build it into the tomb of a noble. The entire underground subway in Xi'an was built in various dynasties. Traveling through ancient tombs. According to statistics from relevant departments, during the construction of Metro Line 2, more than 140 ancient tombs and thousands of cultural relics were discovered along the way. Ancient tombs were unearthed in almost every subway line, causing the overall construction schedule to be delayed and insufficient archaeological manpower. There are countless national treasures unearthed in Xi'an, such as the Qin Shi Huang's soldier toilet, the "Imperial Gentleman Gibbon" unearthed from the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang's grandmother, the gold bowl with mandarin duck and lotus petal patterns unearthed from the Hejiacun kiln burial, the gilt dancing horse title cup, the animal head agate cup and Xi'an City From the tomb of the daughter of Empress Yang Lihua of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in Liangjiazhuang, more than 100 cultural relics were unearthed, all of which are treasure-level cultural relics.