Chapter 285 Meng Jiangnu Weeps at the Great Wall
Chao Chao had never heard of this story, so she asked He Zheyan in a low voice, "Brother, who is Meng Jiangnu?"
She felt a little sad, thinking that she was indeed too ignorant and didn't understand many things.
He Zheyan explained in a low voice the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall. Chao Chao felt very upset after listening to it.
Well, in that case, Meng Jiangnu was really miserable.
Then, she heard the narrator say with a smile, "Regarding Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall, it really has nothing to do with Qin Shihuang building the Great Wall. The original prototype of this story comes from the book Zuo Zhuan during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story is to praise Qi Liang's wife for being able to handle things with courtesy in grief, which is admirable. At this time, Qin Shihuang was not yet born. As a result, various books handed down later exaggerated this story more and more, adding conflicting and dramatic plots such as crying for her husband, collapsing the city, and jumping into the water. In the Tang Dynasty, the protagonist of this story, Qi Liang's wife, was directly named Meng Jiangnu, and the background was changed from the Qi people in the Spring and Autumn Period to the Yan people in the Qin Dynasty. Her husband was originally killed in the battlefield, but he was caught to avoid military service and built inside the city wall. Then the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall has been passed down to this day."
Chao Chao, "..."
The people of Daqi, "..."
Does this have anything to do with Qin Shi Huang?
It's outrageous that stories that happened before Qin Shihuang was even born can be pinned on him.
Chao Chao blinked and said, "Qin Shi Huang was wronged."
The commentator laughed and said, "Come on, walk this way. Our Pit No. 1 is right in front of us."
"Pit No. 1?"
Several people followed the team in, but as soon as they saw each other, Chao Chao's eyes widened, looking at the magnificent scene in front of them in disbelief.
Is this the Terracotta Army? There are so many terracotta warriors, each of them is the same size as a human.
The people of the Great Qi Dynasty were also shocked. Is this the tomb of Qin Shihuang? Where is Qin Shihuang?
Some people don’t quite understand, but when looking at this scene, they suddenly have the illusion that the Qin army from two thousand years ago is coming towards them, which makes people shudder with fear.
The narrator said, "The total area of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is equivalent to the size of 78 Forbidden Cities. It has 618 burial pits, more than 8,000 soldiers and countless rare treasures. The discovery of Pit No. 1 in front of us was in 1974, when farmers in Xiyang Village, Lintong District, accidentally found some fragments of pottery figurines while digging a well. Later, experts identified that these pottery figurines were from the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Subsequently, the state formed an archaeological team and began archaeological exploration and excavation of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors, which made the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors Burial Pit see the light of day again."
Chao Chao tilted his head and whispered in He Nanzhou's ear, "Excavation? Dad, do you mean digging graves?"
He Nanzhou, "..."
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment, "Strictly speaking, this is protection."
"Protect?"
He Nanzhou knew that the people of the Daqi Dynasty should be watching at this moment. For them, visiting the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang must be a very shocking thing.
There may be many people who are still scolding them, thinking that they are very disrespectful to the ancients.
After thinking for a moment, he simply explained in detail, "In archaeology, we are currently focusing on rescue excavations. This means that when various sites are accidentally discovered during road construction, building construction, or natural disasters in major cities, archaeological institutions will conduct emergency excavations to protect cultural relics."
"This is different from tomb robbing, which aims to destroy and steal the money in the tombs. Their behavior is rough and reckless, and it is illegal. Archaeology aims to protect. Archaeologists learn about the lifestyle, technology level, thoughts and beliefs of past human society by excavating and studying ancient relics and artifacts. The goal is to increase human knowledge and protect and pass on cultural heritage."
"For example, in Pit No. 1 in front of us, archaeologists will use professional tools to carefully clean every tile inside and try to restore the original appearance of the Qin Terracotta Warriors. It took many years to excavate Pit No. 1 in front of us, and the subsequent restoration took 13 years, and a total of 140 terracotta warriors and horses were restored."
Thirteen years?
Chao Chao was shocked, "So long?"
The tour guide heard what they said and said with a smile, "Yes, it takes an average of two months to restore a single terracotta figurine. These are all treasures of the archaeologists, and they have restored them bit by bit with great effort."
Chao Chao nodded with great admiration, his expression becoming full of awe.
Emperor Jingxuan and others were also surprised, it turned out that this was how archaeology was done in later generations.
In this way, the First Emperor's mausoleum did not suffer much damage. No wonder later generations' understanding of history is so different from theirs, because they all have evidence.
The commentator walked forward while talking about Pit No. 1.
"This pit is mainly composed of chariot soldiers. From here we can see that the Qin soldiers were a mixed formation of infantry and chariots..."
Chao Chao didn’t quite understand what was being said, but it didn’t matter, because the emperor of Daqi would certainly be able to understand it, so she would just act as their eyes.
Emperor Jingxuan could certainly understand it. In fact, some of the ancient books in the library mentioned the Qin Dynasty's military formations. But they were only descriptions or pictures at most. How could they be as visual and shocking as the large terracotta pit in front of him?
Seeing this scene, it was as if facing the real Qin army, as if Qin Shihuang was patrolling not far away.
Chao Chao followed the group of tourists and slowly walked to the end. The tour guide had almost finished his speech and was about to stop to drink some water when he heard Yuanyuan's question.
"It's a pity that we can't enter Qin Shi Huang's underground palace, otherwise I would like to see if the first emperor is really 1.98 meters tall."
His tone was quite regretful.
Others, "..."
Everyone in Daqi was stunned. Emperor Jingxuan was even more surprised and asked, "The underground palace cannot be entered? The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang has not been completely excavated?"
He asked this question to Ashan, and Ashan conveyed it to Chaochao.
Chao Chao also asked.
The commentator smiled and said, "Of course, with the current technology, we cannot excavate Qin Shihuang's underground palace. According to existing technical detection, the environment inside the underground palace is complex, the structure is grand, and there is a large amount of mercury. Once the underground palace is opened, the volatile mercury is very toxic. Of course, this is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that we just said that we are excavating in a protective manner and will not actively destroy the mausoleum. Another reason is that if the underground palace is opened, some of the cultural relics inside will be at risk of oxidation. Just like the pottery figurines we just saw, they were actually colored at first, but they oxidized and faded after coming into contact with the air."
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