Unearthed musical instruments
Play a thick sound from ancient times
Delicate and intricate ornamentation
Showcasing the superb skills of ancient craftsmen
Numerous inscriptions
Record the glory of the Zhou Dynasty Lile civilization
Spanning more than 700 years of history
The princely state Zeng guo, which had strong national strength and material civilization
Why is it not recorded in the history books?
Today, more than 3,000 years later
How do we find evidence of the existence of zengguo?
The Chinese Archaeological Congress takes you
Follow the trails of archaeological findings
Peel off the cocoon
A section of demystification is called by archaeologists
"Dig Out history"
Discover princely states hidden in history
In 1978
Drum dun in present-day Suizhou, Hubei
Archaeologists on an early Warring States tomb
Carry out rescue excavations
Bronzes, musical instruments, bamboo janes,
Weapons, silk fabrics, etc
As many as fifteen thousand pieces
The total weight is more than ten tons
In the excavated bronzes
There are nearly a hundred engraved pieces
Inscription with the words "Marquis Yi of Zeng"
Archaeologists judge from this
The owner of the tomb is named Zeng Houyi
Maybe it was the monarch of Zeng Guo
However, go through the historical texts
Nor have people found any records of this zengguo
It's like a huge historical mystery
It has sparked more than 40 years of discussion in academia
After the excavation of the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
Archaeologists are coming one after another
Hubei Suixian, Zaoyang, Jingshan area
Excavations unearthed 16 tombs of the rank of Marquis
Because of hundreds of bronze inscriptions
All are engraved with the word "Zeng Hou"
Experts named it
"Tomb of the Great Marquis"
These tombs have been excavated one after another
Twelve fully-ruled bronze two-tone chimes
Represents
Ancient Chinese bronzes make superb wine vessel plates
and a clothing box with the names of twenty-eight houses written in its entirety
and exquisite jade, lacquerware and other utensils
It shows the art, technology and astronomy of the pre-Qin period
and other extremely high achievements
Zeng Guo during the Western Zhou Dynasty
It was an important vassal state divided by the Zhou royal family to the Jianghan region
From the beginning of the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Warring States period, it was finally destroyed by Chu
However, it is not recorded in history
This is what archaeologists call "dug up history."
Let us be today
It's incredibly shocking and evocative
thereinto
The tomb of Marquis Zeng of the Early Zhou Dynasty in Yejiashan, Hubei
The number of cultural relics unearthed is large and well preserved
In particular, the bronze inscription has more than 400 words
And a short inscription hidden at the bottom of the bronze grate
Let the archaeologists peel back the cocoon
Found the first monarch of zengguo
- Nangong
The "Nangong" in the inscription refers to Nangong Shi
He is in the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty
One of the very famous "Four Friends of King Wen"
This inscription of Nangong
Put a Zengguo that is not seen in history
It is associated with the documented Nangong Shi
It was a very significant discovery
It is also a major breakthrough in the archaeology of Zengguo
November 11, 2017
Guo Changjiang, researcher of Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
While walking around the Bayi Reservoir in Suizhou City
Stumbled upon the five-flowered earth
The sensitivity of a professional archaeologist told him
It is likely that there are tombs buried under the five-flowered soil
Guo Changjiang immediately let people bring tools
Embark on exploration
A large number of Zengguo tombs have been found
One of the most exciting is that
A tomb owner named Vega
Archaeologists found it
The tomb of Qijia and the adjacent tomb of Zeng Houbao
It belongs to the joint burial
Qi Jia was supposed to be the wife of Zeng Houbao
And even more exciting
In the tomb of Qijia
It was found that many artifacts had the same seven-character inscription
"King of Chu with Zhongqi Jia"
This inscription
It has been unraveling the problems that have plagued archaeologists for more than 40 years
One of the key keys to the mystery of Zeng Guo's life
In the excavation of the tomb of Zeng Hou Dynasty
There is a set of bronze artifacts
It was unearthed
Immediately got the amazement of the whole world
It just comes from
Chimes excavated from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
When the chimes were unearthed
Although it has been buried deep underground for more than 2400 years
But in the underground music palace
It still remains suspended
This set of Chinese discoveries so far
The most numerous, the best to preserve,
The most imposing chimes
The complete set consists of 65 pieces, divided into three layers and eight groups
Suspended at length 748 cm
On a 265 cm high bell stand
The total weight is up to more than 5000 kg
A chime cast from copper, tin and lead
Circular carving, relief carving, inscription and other techniques are used
Decorated with people, beasts, dragons, flowers and geometric patterns
And engraved with the wrong gold inscription
Indicate the pronunciation tone of each bell
The excavation of the Zenghou Yi chimes
Not only shown to the world
Ancient Chinese superb bronze casting skills
More represented
The extremely high achievements of China's pre-Qin Lile civilization
The full set of chimes is not only complete with seven tones
It also has 12 semitones
This is exactly the same as the concept of the law of twelve averages
And more than the appearance of the European twelve average law keyboard instruments
It was almost 2,000 years earlier
On the range
The Zenghou Yi chime has 5 and a half octaves
It is only 1 octave less than the left and right of modern pianos
Studied by acoustic experts
The set audio rate of this chime is 256.4 Hz
with the central "C" frequency on the piano
Almost exactly equal
August 1, 1978
Zeng Houyi chimes in Suizhou, Hubei Province
Played "Oriental Red"
"Liuyang River" and other tracks
This is after the excavation of the Zenghou Yi chimes
The first public voice
After that
Zeng Houyi chimes only
In 1979
During the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
and the time of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997
Played twice
Ancient sounds from more than 2400 years ago
Let the whole world fall for it
It proves that China has successfully solved it in history
"One bell and two tones" in physics
A series of difficult problems in musicology and casting
It has become a precious heritage in the treasure house of human history and culture
After decades of unremitting efforts by generations of archaeologists
We were able to see one clearly today
It has a history of more than 700 years
There is also Zeng Guo, which is rich in material and cultural heritage
Among them
In addition to the continuous search of archaeologists
There is also the recourse of cultural relics management personnel for lost cultural relics
March 3
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage received the report
A Japanese auction company will auction it
Zeng Boke's father bronze set of ware
Chinese cultural relics suspected of being illegally lost
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage immediately launched an investigation
It has been compared with the archaeological excavation data of the same period
Experts identified this batch of bronze assemblages
It is the area around Hubei with jujubes
The tombs of high-ranking nobles of ZengGuo were stolen from cultural relics
subsequently
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage urgently launched the recourse work
It took 5 months
Midnight, August 23, 2019
8 rare treasures in foreign countries
Finally returned to the motherland
Hopefully, these eight artifacts will play a leading role
Let's get more
China's national treasures that have been lost overseas can be returned home
December 20, 2021
The new Hubei Provincial Museum was officially launched
These artifacts were recovered
Together with Zeng Houyi chimes
Welcome the world to visit the new museum
People are in the music of the crown and the chimes
Feel the vigorous vitality of Chinese civilization
Through chimes
Bronze inscriptions recording history
Let us get closer and deeper into Zeng Guo
In fact
Whether it is represented by chimes
Chinese Lilly Civilization
Or bronze smelting and casting process
These are the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients
They don't just take us inside
Zeng Guo, which is not recorded in historical records
Also let's walk into that
The Bronze Age of the splendid development of civilization
Broadcast time
Today at 17:30
CCTV-4
The Fourth Issue of the Chinese Archaeological Congress
Explore the tomb of the Great-Generations
Not seen, not scattered
Source: CCTV4 "Chinese Archaeological Congress"
New Media, Chinese Global Program Center, China Central Radio and Television Corporation
Producer/Yang Xiuwen
Editor-in-Chief/Jing Wang
Editor/Ran Guo
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