Bronze Age (Baoji Bronze Ware)

Author: Zhang Runtang
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The 21st century's second major archaeological discovery—the Western Zhou bronze artifacts hidden in the Yangjiacun kiln of Mei County, Baoji—has created eight " national leaders praise it as " a " national treasure of the century. The artifacts were exhibited in Beijing 49 days after their discovery in the exhibition " Splendid Gold and Bronze—China's 21st Century Major Archaeological Discovery. The opening ceremony was attended by five artifact discoverers, including Wuning Xian, and marked another miracle in the history of newly unearthed artifacts traveling to Beijing for exhibition. This book vividly and comprehensively recreates the moment mysterious light shone from a fist-sized hole on the cliff; the moral dilemma faced by five farmers; the heart-stirring scene of rescuing and cleaning the "big cargo" at night; the dazzling charm of 27 bronze treasures; the fierce reporting by news media on the major discovery; the earnest research by archaeologists on the heavy bronze artifacts; the inspections and guidance by leaders at all levels; and the grand opening of the "Splendid Gold and Bronze" exhibition. Especially moving is the scene where the five guardians of the treasure were "more favored than national treasures" in Beijing.