Chapter 507

After digging about 50 centimeters, he saw a patch of bronze color.

He guessed this was a bronze ware.

Fang Yang thought this in his heart.

Others also came up at this time.

When they surrounded Fang Yang, they naturally saw that patch of bronze color.

They naturally understood that a good thing had been dug up.

355. The Irritability in the Live Broadcast Room, Who is More Important?

【Houmuwu Ding】

【133 cm high, 110 cm long, 79 cm wide, weighs 824 kg】

【...】

When he saw clearly what it was, the beautiful system prompt sounded in his ears.

Fang Yang raised an eyebrow.

With everyone's joint efforts, they finally dug this somewhat heavy bronze ware to the ground.

It was clear at a glance that it was a good thing.

One could even guess at a glance that this should be an item from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period.

However, whether this was the case remained to be verified.

"This is the Simuwu Ding."

It was fine if Fang Yang didn't speak, but once he did, he would always quickly attract the attention of others.

"How can Fang Yang accurately say the name of this artifact?"

Someone couldn't help but raise a question.

The cameraman rolled his eyes over there; every time he saw these experts questioning Fang Yang, he felt it was exceptionally funny.

Since Brother said such things, he must have his reasons, or he must have learned something; he would never speak big words.

"I can say the name of the artifact so accurately because it's written on it."

As Fang Yang spoke, he raised his hand and knocked on the inside of the Houmuwu Ding.

Everyone looked in the direction Fang Yang was knocking, and upon looking, they indeed saw words written on it.

Although the words on it didn't look like the words "Houmuwu Ding" at all, the person who had just questioned Fang Yang was embarrassed to speak at this time.

So he could only hold it in, his face turning red.

But in reality, Fang Yang didn't take these things to heart at all.

To divert attention, others began to talk about this Houmuwu Ding one after another.

"These characters are vigorous and powerful; the person who wrote them must be extraordinary."

"I don't know how heavy this Houmuwu Ding is; just now, the few of us felt it was very strenuous to work together."

"Yes, that's right. Just now I felt like I was almost pressed by this Houmuwu Ding, and my legs sank directly into the mud."

"There are still many artifacts that haven't been discovered, but those were under circumstances we didn't know about. Now we can be completely certain that this bronze artifact will definitely be the heaviest bronze ware we have discovered so far."

"Will the specific period be the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period?"

"Zhou Dynasty, Han Dynasty, or..."

Just as everyone was guessing its dynasty, Fang Yang interrupted directly: "It's from the Shang Dynasty."

【Popularity】 +1+1+1+1.

—【After seeing so many bronze artifacts, I think this one is not as good as the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells excavated before. I was shocked when I saw that object!】

—【Are you kidding? How can you compare a musical instrument and a ritual vessel?】

—【It's nothing; a vase for flower arranging is worth hundreds of millions if it's old enough. What could be special about this?】

—【I say, is there something wrong with some people? The antiques that are valuable now are because they were very valuable at the time. Like when Tang Bohu was alive, his paintings were also worth a thousand gold.】

—【The person above is right. Things that were valuable in ancient times are valuable now; things that weren't valuable in ancient times aren't valuable now. When archaeologists went to dig up daily pottery jars from the Tang and Han periods, they just smashed them and took them away in burlap sacks.】

—【In terms of manufacturing difficulty, the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells are much harder than this Ding. This Ding can be imitated now, but there are definitely no more than 10 people in the world who can imitate the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells. And that's being generous. There is already a lot of literature and content about the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells; you can look it up online.】

—【Artifacts are valuable not because they are old, but because of the stories and culture behind them.】

—【The more text, the more valuable. Musical instruments aren't as awesome as these.】

—【Stones have been around for hundreds of millions of years, and they are equally worthless.】

—【You have to be from an official kiln to be valuable. If it's an ordinary bowl or dish, it's not valuable even if it's from the Tang Dynasty.】

—【You have to look at historical value and humanistic value. The Houmuwu Ding has inscriptions, a longer history, a large shape, inscriptions, and is a ritual vessel. Plus, this Houmuwu Ding is clearly a symbol of status.】

—【One is from the Shang Dynasty, one is from the Warring States period; they are thousands of years apart. How are they being compared?】

—【Even if they are thousands of years apart, the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells are more valuable; the manufacturing difficulty is right there.】

—【Hehe, the person above, you compare current porcelain with Song Dynasty porcelain, and then conclude that current porcelain is better.】

—【You guys above have been arguing for so long, so can anyone tell me which is more important, the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells or the Houmuwu Ding?】

—【I guess those people before have their own suggestions, and they can't argue to a result.】

And sure enough, those people kept arguing about which was more important, the Houmuwu Ding or the Marquis Yi of Zeng's chime bells.

The live broadcast room was arguing very fiercely.

356. The World is Divided into Nine Provinces, Carrying the Luck of the Chinese Nation!

Seeing that Fang Yang's attention was all on the live broadcast room, the experts couldn't help but lean over to look.

At first, they held the attitude of watching a good show, but later their faces became increasingly ugly.

"What's there to argue about? No matter how complex, you have to distinguish whether it's a sacrificial vessel or a musical instrument, because the meanings they represent are different."

"We don't understand this Houmuwu Ding too deeply yet, but the craftsmanship of a few years later cannot be compared with the previous ones. After all, we can't rank it first just because there are more exquisite bronze wares that appeared in later generations."

"Antiques are not distinguished by value because they are old."

"The nobility of bronze wares in the Shang and Zhou periods is arranged according to their function. Ritual vessels symbolized power and sacrifice in ancient times, concerning the peace of the world and favorable weather, which musical instruments cannot compare to."

"..."

When the experts said these words, they only touched on the point and didn't dare to say much.

And doing so was only for the sake of responsibility; after all, their remarks could easily cause an impact.

When they finished a section of the discussion, Fang Yang fixed his gaze on the Houmuwu Ding again and told everyone a story.

"When Dayu was controlling the floods, he divided the world into nine provinces."

"He cast nine Dings to suppress the luck of the Chinese nation."

"As the largest and heaviest bronze ware we have discovered so far, the Houmuwu Ding carries the luck of our Chinese nation."

【Popularity】 +1+1+1+1.

—【Can you guys say if this Ding can be exchanged for an Audi A6?】

—【The person above, guess how many you can exchange for?】

—【The Houmuwu Ding is priceless.】

—【You think it's priceless, but in my eyes, it's not even worth a steamed bun.】

—【Selling this thing can exchange for a lifetime of worry-free food and clothing, with someone calling you to eat and wake up on time every day.】

—【National treasures cannot be measured by money. Some people shouldn't always equate these artifacts with money; it's very vulgar, okay?】

—【Buying and selling national treasures will get you shot directly.】

—【Didn't you say Dayu controlled the floods and divided the world into nine provinces and built nine Dings? Then what about the other Dings?】

—【The nine Dings refer to those cast by King Dayu in ancient times to control the floods; those are legendary things.】

—【It's not a legend; many historical books have records. How famous is King Ying Dang of Qin asking about the Ding in the Central Plains.】

—【That's right, there are records in historical books; there are other Dings.】

—【Asking about the Ding in the Central Plains refers to King Zhuang of Chu; please don't pull it around randomly. Ying Dang died from lifting the Ding.】

—【The legendary nine Dings were cast by King Dayu to stabilize the universe of the nine provinces, not what you said about asking about the Ding in the Central Plains.】

—【Are you funny? King Zhuang of Chu asking about the Ding in the Central Plains, King Wu of Qin lifting the Ding, and the Overlord lifting the Ding are all fake?】

—【I'm talking about the origin of the nine Dings, which are as famous as the Heshibi in legend. What are you talking about?】

—【Haha, the person above, don't be angry. Some people read too little, and their brains can't turn around.】

—【The nine Dings are all in the Yellow River.】

—【The Yuzhou Ding is lost, which is very evil. The other 8 Dings are said to have been connected into 12 bronze men. I hope the tomb of Ying Zheng will be excavated soon so that the truth can see the light of day.】