Today,wewillgotovisitHubeiProvincialMuseum.Onthewaytothemuseum,I‘dliketoshowapresenttoexpressmywarmestweletoyou.Youmaywonderwhatthepresentis.Wellletmeintroduceittoyou.Themusicyouaregoingtolistentoistheverygift.Now,pleaseenjoythemusic.
HaveyoueverlistenedtothemusicAndwhatmusicalinstrumentisusedtoplaythebeautifulmelody
That’stheserialbells,awonderintheworld.Indeedawonderintheworld.Everyyeartouristsfromallovertheworldcontinuouslyetovisitthemandappreciatetheprogramsplayedbyit.Eachyeartheyreturnwithunforgetablememory.
Thebuildingwithredwallandgreentiersbeforeusistheverymuseum,HubeiProvincialMuseum.Constructedin1953,themuseumisthecenterforcollecting,studying,preservinganddisplayinghistoricalandculturalrelicsinHubei.Morethan700,000ancientrelicsarestoredupinit.Thereisacollectionof100,000booksonhistory,archaeology,artetc.Theserelicsprovidepreciousmaterialdataforstudyingthedevelopmentofhistory,culture,art,scienceandtechnologyinancientChina.
SituatedinthemiddlereachoftheYangtzeRiver,Hubeihasalonghistoryandrichland.Asearlyas2,000,000yearsago,ourancestorslivedandworkedhereandgraduallytheybegantocreatetheirowncivilization.TherelicsunearthedfromZenghouyiTombaregoodproofstothecivilization.Therelicsdisplayedinthemuseumaremostfromthetomb.Serialbellsarethemostpreciousandgreatestofthemall.
Areyoufamiliarwiththehistoryoftheserialbells
Itissaidthatitistheoldestmusicalinstrumentkeptintheworld.Yousee,ourancestorsalreadyknewhowtousemusictoenrichtheirlivessolongago.
Luckilyindeed,ourarchaeologistsdiscovereditbyaccidentandthusdisplayedthemarvelousancientcivilizationofChuStateinfrontus.
In1978,asoldierdiscoveredalargetombwhenbuildinghishouse.Itwasreallyagreatsurprisetodiscoveritatthattime.Afterwards,archaeologistsexcavatedtheseserialbellsonthesamespot.ThiswasappraisedtobethetombofZenghouyi.Itwas220squaremeters,20metrosdeep,consistingof4tombs.Themaincoffinwasmadeupofhugeinternalandexternalcoffins.Themaninitdiedattheageof45.Thoseburiedalivewiththedeadwereallfemale,agedfrom13to25.Theywerein21coffins.
Besidestheserialbells,morethan7,000otherhistoricalculturalrelicshavebeenunearthed,suchasbronzeware,ancientmusicalinstrument,weapons,goldenware,jadeware,paintedware,woodenware,andbambooware.Mostofthemareuniquearttreasureandtheyweredeliberatelymade.
Whatisespeciallyworthmentioningistheancientmusicalinstrument,suchasserialbells,stonechimes,drums,25-stringedpluckedzither,andbambooflute.Theyaretotally8types,including124pieces.Theentiremusicalinstrumentisplacedperfectlyamongthebronzeserialbells.Theymakethetomblooklikeanancientconcerthall.
Todaytheundergroundconcerthallhasebacktolife.Asamajorinstrument,64serialbellsareputinthemiddleroom,linedalongthenorthandwestwall.ItcanbeconcludedthatserialbellsareZenhouyi’sfavorite,forhisbodywasplacedinthewestroom.
Asweesee,thesebigbellsareshapedlikeround-bottomedbaskets;smallonesarelikewarmingpots.Theyarehungin3layersfromthewindingbellshelfthatis13meterslong,2.7metershigh.Thewholebellshelfissupportedby6human-shapeobjects.Itisasstrongasnewlycast.
Actually,whoeverenjoysthemusicplayedontheserialbellswillbesurprisedatthegreatachievementmadebythepeopleofChuStateinthefieldsofmusic,culture,smelting,andcasting.
Accordingtothehistory,ChuStatewascalledthestateofritesandmusicatthattime.PeopleinChuStatelovedancing.Theydancedinthepalaceandsangintheroom.Theyknewhowtoenjoydancingandsinging.Wecanimaginethefollowingscene.Thehostofthebombwasseatedinhispalaceandwatchedthegirlsdancing.Onbothhissidessathisfollowers.Theysatonthefloor.Atablewithshortlegswasplacedinfrontofthem.Theyputonehandonthetablethatisusedtoholdarms.Thiscanbeprovedbytherelicsinthetomb.
Doyouknow,inChina,amaleandafemalemandarinducksarethesymboloflove,fortheyoftenplaytogetherinthewaterandlivetogether.CanyouseetheboxhereThisboxwasfoundinthetomb.Theboxwaspainted.Itwasemptyinit.Buttherearesomepictures.Theydescribeaveryvividsituation;somepeoplearestrikingbells,beatingdrumsanddancing.Thispictureisveryprecious,forwecanknowhowtheseinstrumentsshouldbeplayed,especiallytheserialbells.