Mystery of the National Seal

Author: Feng Jingzhi
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The head is one, the waist is one, the feet are one, flawless white jade one foot one.
Note: In the late winter, watch the sunrise in the east; after tea and meals, read half of the spring and autumn. The mountains are white, thirty-six hours pass, people are among the grass and trees, settled in the village.
Note: Left green, right red, right fears water, left fears insects. Sun Quan was delighted to hear this, while Qi Bi was greatly grieved. These are two riddles written on a eunuch's robe. What do they actually imply?
The novel begins with the search for treasures hidden in the ruins of the Old Summer Palace in the early years of the Republic of China, weaving a story around the looting and protection of cultural relics. Among them, the clash of wisdom and knowledge, the suspense and traps set, make the in the cultural field no less fierce than the struggles in the martial world.
After unifying China, Qin Shi Huang carved eight imperial seals. Among them, the "Receiving Mandate from Heaven, May Long Reign in Peace" seal is written in bird-and-insect script by Li Si personally, carved from the He Shi Bi jade, known as the "National Seal." Over the years, dynasties rose and fell, and this seal, the "ultimate proof of sovereign power," also underwent various trials of loss and recovery. It not only connects the history of China for over two thousand years but is also an artistic treasure of the Chinese nation's civilization.