The miraculous story of the farmer who found a golden horse from the mud behind the field, who unexpectedly allowed an unparalleled treasure trove of 230 precious cultural relics buried deep underground for more than 2,000 years to be recreated in the world. gender.

In May 1981, in Hung Binh, Shaanxi (China), a villager in Dau Ma village was farming, but suddenly discovered something sparkling in the mud. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he quietly buried the golden horse back in the soil.

Hearing this, many viewers must have had the same thought: these villagers were afraid that “gold and silver would move people’s hearts”, so they secretly collected it for themselves. However, after all, there were still “upright” people in that era, like this farmer named Cao Quan Dien. It turned out that after digging up the golden horse in the mud, he discovered that it was an extremely delicate golden horse. He was so surprised that he was speechless but also realized that it was most likely an ancient cultural relic.

Mr. Cao was worried that he would not be able to protect this cultural artifact and that others would discover it, so he buried it back in the field. After completing his farm work, he went to the Mau Lang Museum not far from the locality, proactively reported everything that happened and described in detail the appearance of the golden horse.

Surely Cao Quan Dien did not expect that his positive reporting would allow an unparalleled treasure buried deep underground for more than 2,000 years to be recreated in the world . After hearing the report, experts immediately organized a visit to Dau Ma village.

According to experts’ opinions, Dau Ma village is not far from Mau Lang where Emperor Han Vu was buried, so this is likely to be the burial item of Emperor Han Vu, or possibly of a royal relative. other. Under the guidance of Cao Quan Dien, the archaeological team dug up the golden horse easily. At first glance, this golden horse has a sturdy appearance and majestic posture. It is obvious that this is a rare cultural relic. And this golden horse is not the biggest surprise in this archaeological harvest!

It turned out that there were 4 ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty with a history of more than 2,000 years and many horse carriages serving burials underground in Dau Ma village. According to experts’ statistics, more than 230 precious cultural relics have been excavated just in the “palm” area of ​​Dau Ma hamlet, including cultural relics made of bronze, lacquerware and jade items. precious.

Among more than 230 cultural relics, the most valuable is the bronze incense burner found in mausoleum No. 1. This incense burner is 58 cm high, consisting of three parts: the base, the long handle and the body. The outside of the base has the inscription “weight, casting time”, the body of the urn is shaped like Uncle Son.

The so-called Bo Mountain is actually a fairy mountain (fairy mountain) in ancient Chinese legend. There are two rumors surrounding it: According to the first saying, this Bac Son mountain is located in the Bac Son mountain area of ​​Chuy Bo city, Shandong province. According to records in “Archaeology” written by Lu Dai Lam, a famous archaeologist of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bac Son is like a fairy mountain on the sea.

The second theory is that when Emperor Han Wu went to Qingzhou, he saw the fairy mountains on the sea and accidentally saw an illusion. After returning to the capital, the fairy mountain often appeared in the king’s mind, so he ordered a skillful craftsman to cast a bronze urn, the lid of which imitated the three fairy mountains in the “Son Hai Kinh”, Bong. Lai, Phuong Truong and Doanh Chau combine these three mountains into one, expressing the meaning of containing the mountain’s soul. That’s why it’s called Bac Son.

Because most ancient emperors pursued production, an incense burner with the image of Bac Son like this almost became the “confidant” of the court and the eight mandarins. Afterwards, the preferences of wealthy people in ancient times for Bac Son incense burners also made the material increasingly special, and the craftsmanship gradually reached its peak.

To own such an extraordinary Bac Son bronze urn. The identity of the tomb owner is certainly not ordinary. Experts based on the word “Vi Uong” engraved on the base of the urn to guess that this is definitely a treasure of the Vi Uong palace – the main royal palace of the Han dynasty. Next, according to the inscriptions on some other unearthed bronze objects such as the words “Duong Tin Gia”, experts further confirmed that this is the sister of Han Vu De – Princess Duong Tin, also known as familiar is Binh Duong Princess.

Of course, this is just the speculation of experts based on the cultural artifacts found. But no matter what, this bronze incense burner can be considered the supreme artifact of its kind in ancient times, and its status as a national treasure is completely well-founded.

Finally, to commend Cao Quan Dien’s righteous and honest actions, superiors awarded Dau Ma hamlet 2000 yuan (about 7 million VND), of which 1000 yuan was used to buy a car. the only color TV in the village at that time, and Cao Quan Dien also received an additional 100 yuan (about more than 300 thousand dong).