Artifact Stories (Talking about the stories of artifacts themselves)

Author: Zhu Qixin
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The artifacts unearthed or passed down to us today are mostly the utensils used by people at that time. What were their names? What were they used for back then? Due to the passage of time, we may know very little. For example, many of the commonly used words we have now, such as guīju, guǎnxiá, yùnchóu, xúncháng, xīwàng, jìjiào, biāncè, quánhéng, guānjiàn, etc., were all real-life tools in ancient times. Their original forms and methods of use are known to us today to a lesser extent. This book takes certain ancient artifacts as its starting point, using their names, materials, appearances, and uses, combined with historical records, to explain their special roles in society at that time, thereby recreating the various aspects of people's lives a thousand years ago and exploring the common social phenomena of a particular historical period. The content covers politics, economy, military, culture, science and technology, as well as daily life, such as the etiquette norms of standing and sitting on cushions in ancient times; ancient decorations and clothing; lighting tools, timekeeping tools, calculation tools, writing tools, etc.; the forms and changes of military equipment like iron armor,, bows and crossbows, and so on. Each chapter is concise and to the point, with the entire book being richly illustrated, offering both knowledge and entertainment.
Guīju, guānjiàn, guǎnxiá, quánhéng, guāngài are words we commonly use, but perhaps we rarely realize that "guī" and "jǔ," "guān" and "jiàn," "guǎn" and "xiá," "quán" and "héng," "guān" and "gài," etc., were all real-life tools used by ancient people. This book takes you into a vivid ancient society by telling the stories of such artifacts, allowing you to understand the past.
The artifacts we see today, whether unearthed or passed down, are mostly the utensils used by people at that time. What were their names? What were they used for back then? Due to the passage of time, we may know very little. For example, many of the commonly used words we have now, such as guīju, guǎnxiá, yùnchóu, xúncháng, xīwàng, jìjiào, biāncè, quánhéng, guānjiàn, etc., were all real-life tools in ancient times. Their original forms and methods of use are known to us today to a lesser extent. This book takes certain ancient artifacts as its starting point, using their names, materials, appearances, and uses, combined with historical records, to explain their special roles in society at that time, thereby recreating the various aspects of people's lives a thousand years ago and exploring the common social phenomena of a particular historical period. The content covers politics, economy, military, culture, science and technology, as well as daily life, such as the etiquette norms of standing and sitting on cushions in ancient times; ancient decorations and clothing; lighting tools, timekeeping tools, calculation tools, writing tools, etc.; the forms and changes of military equipment like iron armor,, bows and crossbows, and so on. Each chapter is concise and to the point, with the entire book being richly illustrated, offering both knowledge and entertainment.