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CCTV News: Walking into the exhibition hall of the Shaanxi History Museum's "Tang Dynasty Treasures - Unearthed Cultural Relics from Hejia Village Cellar Collection", you will see two pottery jars and a silver jar in front of you. What is special about them? They are placed in such a prominent position? Let's take a look together.
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of ancient feudal society in China and also the golden age in the history of Shaanxi. During this period, brilliant achievements were made in politics, economy, culture, and other aspects. During the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, now known as Xi'an, left behind many precious cultural relics.
The Hejia Village Cellar was discovered by chance during infrastructure construction in Hejia Village in the southern suburbs of Xi'an in 1970. In these two pottery and silver jars, there are more than 1000 precious cultural relics stored, which shocked the world with their large quantity, high level, diverse types, and well preserved. It can be said to be an unprecedented discovery of gold and silver artifacts in the Tang Dynasty.
After actual testing, the value of the gold and silver artifacts and jade belts stored in Hejia Village's cellar was converted into 3 million grains, which is about 38.3 million yuan, equivalent to 1.5 million men paying rent to the Tang Dynasty government for one year at that time.
Who is the owner of the cellar? Why did he bury these treasures here? It can be said that after the excavation of the self heritage treasure, the debate in the academic community about the owner of the treasure has never stopped. As research further deepened, Renyong brought Liu Zhen into people's sight. Liu Zhen was a Shangshu Renyong envoy during the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang, responsible for collecting Renyong transfers and keeping supplies and inventory for the royal family. Would Liu Zhen have collected the best items from the national treasury and carried them with him, burying them in the face of the unsuccessful escape from the Jingyang mutiny? In the end, it became an unsolvable mystery.
The Hejia Village Cellar Treasures have been attracting the attention of the world since they were first discovered. These cultural imprints carrying the most glorious period of the Chinese nation have spread to more than 40 countries and regions around the world. As a result, Chinese civilization and Tang Dynasty culture have also spread to various parts of the world, allowing more people to understand and appreciate them.
