What are the major discoveries and significance of the discovery of Cao Cao's tomb?
As a historical and cultural name, Anyang, Henan Province has a world-renowned cultural heritage-Yinxu Ruins. Its existence not only confirms the existence of Shang Dynasty in China, but also reconstructs the framework of early ancient history in China. Commentator of Yin Ruins: "Because we have analyzed the excavations in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, there are also the discovery of physical archaeological evidence and the comparison between historical books. They conform to the double evidence law, which can prove that the Yin Ruins are true." Anyang is not only home to the ruins of Yin Ruins, the capital of Shang Dynasty, but also the cemetery of Yuan Shikai, the supreme ruler of the Republic of China. The addition of Cao Cao's tomb will undoubtedly help Anyang realize the tourism fist product of the dream of three generations of emperors. The reporter noted that although Anyang achieved a tourism income of 4.26 billion yuan in 28, the government's goal is to achieve a total tourism income of 5 billion yuan in 21 and double it to 1 billion yuan in 215. Therefore, the existence of Cao Cao's tomb is of great significance to Anyang. Leave Anyang and look at Handan, Hebei Province, which is separated by a river. As a national historical and cultural city listed by the State Council in 1994, Handan has more than 1,5 cultural relics. What needs special attention is that Handan has the Jian 'an cultural site of Cao Wei. Therefore, Handan has been looking forward to discovering Cao Cao's tomb in its jurisdiction, creating Cao Wei's cultural tourism products, and taking it as a leader to promote the development of other historical and cultural tourism products in the city. The reporter noted that in 28, Handan achieved a tourism income of 4 billion yuan, but their plan is to double the tourism income to 8 billion yuan by 21. Therefore, seeing the insufficient evidence of Cao Cao's tomb in Anyang, Handan has also become the most vocal area to question Cao Cao's tomb. Not only Anyang, Henan Province and Handan, Hebei Province hope to build a tourism industry through Cao Cao's tomb, but also Bozhou, Anhui Province is full of expectations for Cao Cao's tomb. One of the city image positioning of Bozhou is the hometown of Cao Wei, and Bozhou also has the tomb of Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Tengzong. Therefore, some people in Bozhou think that Cao Cao also has the possibility of being buried in Bozhou. The reporter noted that in 28, Bozhou achieved a tourism income of 1 billion yuan, and their goal is to strive for a total tourism income of 4.5 billion yuan within three years. In the interview, Bozhou also questioned the confirmation of Cao Cao's tomb in Anyang. In the face of all kinds of doubts, the Henan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics held a special briefing on archaeological discoveries on the last day of last year. Sun Xinmin, director of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, said that there were eight similar stone tablets engraved with the inscription "King Wu of Wei" in the tomb, except for one that was recovered from grave robbers, and the other seven were unearthed by scientific excavation, which was absolutely impossible for ordinary modern people to forge. However, someone immediately refuted his point of view. In the view of Liu Xinchang, president of Handan Historical Society, this way of reasoning and argumentation is not rigorous enough, and according to his research, some places in Anyang Cao Cao's tomb are also inconsistent with historical records. Then, can Henan keep this tomb of Cao Cao and add a heavyweight engine to the local tourism economy? Liu Xinchang, president of Handan Historical Society: "I think we should be cautious about this conclusion." Doubt 1: Why are there gold, silver and jewels in the tomb? Liu Xinchang thinks that one of the doubts that this Eastern Han Tomb can't be confirmed as Cao Cao's tomb is that gold, silver, jade and agate ornaments and crystal beads are still unearthed in the tomb after repeated excavations by grave robbers, which is seriously inconsistent with Cao Cao's legacy that "gold, silver, jade, copper and iron are not allowed to be sent". Liu Xinchang: "These are all Cao Cao. Things that are forbidden to be buried in the legacy. The result appeared, how to explain this. " In addition, what Liu Xinchang couldn't understand was that not only jade and agate were unearthed in the tomb, but even eight stone tablets also indicated that there were Gehu Euphorbia, broadsword, etc. among the buried objects, which were also inconsistent with Cao Cao's decree. "This is made of steel, such as Cao Cao's copper and iron, and it is not allowed to be buried. As a result, these things came out of the tomb. How to explain it? " Liu Xinchang told reporters that Cao Zhi, the son of Cao Cao, wrote an article "Emperor Wu's Funeral", describing the scene of Cao Cao's burial. Two of them specifically mentioned that "the seal does not exist, but the lotus is the only one", which means that in order to strictly abide by Cao Cao's legacy, none of the seals used by Cao Cao before his death were buried with him. If Cao Zhi's article is true, then this Eastern Han tomb with gold, silver and jewels unearthed is probably not Cao Cao's tomb. On this topic, Pan Weibin, the archaeological captain, said in response to media questions that these jewels and jade are all used to decorate clothes, which is not a precious thing, and it is not a violation of Cao Cao's own decree that "gold, pearls, jade, copper and iron are not allowed to be sent". Doubt 2: Does the female skeleton not match the record? Liu Xinchang's second doubt is that the History of the Three Kingdoms clearly records that Cao Cao's empress Bian Shi was buried with her. Other historical classics also show that Bian Shi was about 7 years old when he died, but the two female skeletons in the tomb were about 4 and 2 years old respectively. Obviously inconsistent with historical records. However, experts invited by the Henan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics could not draw conclusions on these issues. At the briefing, they explained why there was no epitaph and the authenticity of the title of King Wu of Wei. Sun Yingmin, deputy director of Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau and spokesperson: "There is no epitaph in Cao Cao's tomb, which we think is normal." Although the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau is confident that this tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty is Cao Cao's tomb, Liu Xinchang thinks that it is more appropriate to temporarily rename this tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty as Cao Wei's tomb in the absence of core evidence and many doubts, and it is not too late to correct it when more definite evidence is found to prove that it is Cao Cao's tomb. Liu Xinchang: "We must be cautious in making a conclusion about this conclusion." In addition, Liu Xinchang also told reporters that, unlike the tombs that were not excavated, this tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty was visited by grave robbers many times. Did the artifacts unearthed in it be put in by later generations for some purpose? This possibility needs to be ruled out. Pan Weibin, captain of the archaeological team of Cao Cao's tomb and associate researcher of Henan Institute of Archaeology, said: "There is direct evidence of Wei Wuwang in the tomb No.2, and there is existence. There are other places to replace its cultural relics, so its scale is here, and there are no other tombs. It was found to be larger than this tomb, so this tomb should be certain. " So, is there really no bigger tomb around this tomb? The words of the archaeological captain are not reassuring. "The key is that we don't know a lot of things. What's underground is unknown, I don't know. It is impossible for us to mobilize tens of thousands of people to go into battle and explore all the mountains and rivers in the whole province and the whole country. It is impossible. Many underground cultural relics are unknown to us and unknown. " In order to know if there are any bigger tombs nearby, the reporter began to ask the villagers in Xigaoxue Village. After a long inquiry, the villager named Wang Hongjun told the reporter that he suspected that there was a big tomb in his wheat field about 4 meters away from Cao Cao's tomb. Because he watered the wheat field, every time the water flowed to this framed place, he didn't go forward, but kept pouring it underground, even for 2 hours. Villager: "At first, it was a small hole. Later, it grew big. When it grew big, it was filled in. After filling it in, it was watered. The whole hole grew bigger and bigger. It could be an ancient tomb or something else, such as a tunnel or a hole. At first, there were tiles in the hole, and then the hole became big. " Reporter: "Did you report to Murakami?" Villager: "Then who will report." Unexpectedly, the farmer also told reporters that this phenomenon also exists in places more than ten meters away from this land. "This is the main pit, bigger than that pit. There is also a pit in this place. " "Bigger than that pit?" "Yes, the mouth is here. Fill in the pit. " "If it weren't for what you said, you still couldn't see it." Are the two pits so close to Cao Cao's tomb ancient tombs? Which dynasty is the tomb? Has it been stolen? Are there any bigger tombs near Cao Cao's tomb? At present, all this is still unknown. At present, is Cao Cao's tomb in Henan? Is this tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty the tomb of Cao Cao? There was a heated debate between the pros and cons. Just when the two sides were arguing happily, the reporter jumped out of this incident and went to the ruins of Yin Ruins, which were also in Anyang. Here, a large number of unearthed cultural relics and Oracle bones were presented to the audience. The commentator also told the reporter that, unlike Cao Cao's tomb, he had worked here for four years, and he had not heard anyone doubt that the ruins of Yin Ruins were fake. Because of this, Yin Ruins attracted a large number of tourists. Reporter: "Are there any experts questioning it now?" "It seems that I haven't heard the voice in this respect. What I saw in the information is also at the beginning of the last century, and it is not this century." Reporter: "Then why do you think there are so many people questioning Cao Cao's tomb?" "It is still necessary to compare the unearthed cultural relics with historical records, and to evaluate whether the logical relationship during the period is very strong, in order to judge whether this tomb really exists." The controversy surrounding Cao Cao's tomb is really dazzling. We are not historians or archaeologists, and we have no right to speak on this topic, but anyway, we all hope that the final conclusion should stand any test, which is a respect for history and a responsibility to future generations. The same tomb of Cao Cao may have different images in different people's eyes. For history fans, it satisfies years of unsolved curiosity, for experts, it contains rich historical and cultural information, and for the government, it can drive a cultural tourism boom. Because of this, we can't simply look at the discovery of Cao Cao's tomb, otherwise it will be difficult to avoid becoming another war of words to grab celebrities. When the confirmation of Cao Cao's tomb was announced, Anyang police also quickly dispatched special police to pull up the cordon at the scene, armed with live ammunition and on duty 24 hours a day. "Ensure the safety of Cao Cao's tomb." At the same time, the local public security organs once again urged those criminal suspects who had robbed Cao Cao's tomb to turn over cultural relics as soon as possible, and offered a reward of up to 1, yuan to informants who could provide effective clues. "Urge the suspect again." A series of actions by Anyang police not only protect cultural relics and crack down on crimes, but also show Anyang's determination to preserve Cao Cao's tomb. In the investigation, the reporter found that there are many examples of different cities competing for celebrities and triggering a war of words. In 28, in order to compete for the banner of Zhuge Liang's ploughing land, Xiangfan City, Hubei Province took the lead and launched a TV advertisement of "Zhuge plowing land and landscape Xiangfan City". Xiangfan's behavior also angered Nanyang, because Zhuge Liang's "Model" clearly stated that "I was dressed in cloth and plowed in Nanyang". How did Zhuge Liang go to Xiangfan to cultivate land more than 1,7 years later, so the two cities searched for historical evidence that was beneficial to them and started a war of words? Experts analyzed that Nanyang defended Zhuge Liang's hard work because in 28, Nanyang's comprehensive tourism income was 5.6 billion yuan, and by 212, this figure will reach 15 billion yuan. If Xiangfan takes away Zhuge Liang's ploughed land, it may affect the realization of this goal. In addition, the two cities are so close that if they don't fight back, I don't know what the other side will take. For the attacker, Xiangfan's tourism income in 28 was 4.7 billion yuan. In order to rapidly increase tourism income, some concepts are also needed to support it. The same example happened again in August this year. Sichuan Jiangyou and Hubei Anlu also wrestled with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for grabbing celebrities. The cause of the incident is that in August this year, in Anlu City, Hubei Province, a "hometown of Li Bai, hometown of Ginkgo biloba, Anlu, Hubei Province welcomes you!" Jiangyou city, Sichuan Province, was dissatisfied with this advertisement. Sichuan Jiangyou said that Li Bai was born in Jiangyou and applied for the trademark of "Li Bai's hometown", which was not allowed to be used by Anlu. Anlu also said that Li Bai can use the advertising words of Li Bai's hometown after living in Anlu for 1 years. Finally, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ruled that Pinglu can use the advertising words of "Li Bai's hometown". At present, grabbing celebrities seems to have become a phenomenon, and all the cities involved in grabbing celebrities have gained a certain degree of social attention. At the same time, it also reflects that in order to develop tourism economy, all localities have begun to enter the stage of competing for resources. Half-hour observation: Looking at the new value of Cao Cao's tomb with a new eye When the debate about Cao Cao's tomb is heating up, we can't ignore the fact that we have not occupied an absolute advantage in the development of historical and cultural products. Cao Cao is undoubtedly a historical figure in China, but many game fans know that the most famous developers of Three Kingdoms games are not in China but in Japan, and their cultural products packaged with China history can also be popular all over the world. Japanese and Korean films, TV plays and books created by their own historical figures often set off a wave of sales boom in China market. In this sense, in the face of Cao Cao's tomb, we should not focus on the debate on its authenticity, but also think more about how to transform our rich historical and cultural heritage into cultural products with China symbols. In the process of coping with the financial crisis, the vitality of the cultural industry has been stimulated as never before, and its share in China's economy is rising against the trend. I hope this background change will encourage everyone to look at the value of Cao Cao's tomb with a new eye.