Li Bing's "Water Control Beast" was dug up and caused floods in Sichuan?

At the beginning of this year, the giant stone beast excavated from the site of Sichuan Grand Theatre in the northeast of Tianfu Square attracted public attention. What animal is this stone beast? How big is it? Have you ever appeared briefly? Most importantly, does it have anything to do with Li Bing's water control? Yesterday, the reporter was lucky enough to see the true face of the stone beast at the archaeological excavation site and got an authoritative answer from archaeological experts. Experts say that the stone beast is by far the largest round stone carving found in the same period in this country. The discovery of the mysterious animal head also alarmed Dan Jixiang, a famous cultural relic expert, former director of National Cultural Heritage Administration and director of the Palace Museum. Yesterday afternoon, Dan Jixiang, led by Wang Yi, director of the Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and director of Jinsha Site Museum, also came to the archaeological site to excavate the stone animals. The archaeologists at the scene answered the reporter's questions. Question 1: What exactly does a stone beast look like? Answer: How big is the 8.5-ton giant stone beast "Meng Rhino"? Like what animals? According to the official data released by the Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, it is 3.3 meters long, 1.2 meters wide, 1.7 meters high and weighs about 8.5 tons. Except for the weight data, this stone beast's stout "figure" and appearance are no different from the real rhinoceros. Wang Yi, director of the Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, also said that it can basically be identified as a "rhinoceros". But unlike ordinary rhinoceros, it not only has no horns, but also looks lovely, which meets the aesthetic standards of modern people. This stone beast has many "cute points": it has patterns on its body, and the clouds remind people of the cartoon shape of the lovely Beijing Olympic mascot "Fuwa"; It has a smile on its mouth. In the long head of the stone beast, a closed mouth is clearly visible, but its mouth slightly rises, as if smiling; It has a round ass and a tail, and the stone beast's ass is very cute. Coupled with its stout little tail, it is full of worship. It's hard not to like such a huge but lovely stone beast. Yi Li, a researcher at the Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the person in charge of the site, said that the stone beast looks like a rhinoceros, slightly different from the rhinoceros, because it has magical cultural color, and the craftsmen who made it used their imagination, so it surpassed the shape of a real animal. How was such a monster discovered? The field expert said: "This stone beast was discovered by chance by explorers during exploration in the middle of last month. At that time, at the foundation pile position of the original telecom building, we found the foundation pit of the early stratum, which aroused our great interest, so we excavated this stone beast. " Question 2: Has there ever been a stone beast? A: It was buried as early as the 1970s. As early as the 1970s, Chengdu people probably knew that when the bell tower of Tianfu Square broke ground, a huge stone beast was found, which immediately triggered various speculations. Some people say it's a stone lion, others say it's Shi Niu. However, because the stone beast was too big, the technical conditions for excavation at that time were not perfect. After a little appearance, the stone beast was buried back, and it was buried deep under the bell tower until recently. "This stone beast was indeed discovered in the 1970s, but it didn't get enough attention," Wang Yi said. "At that time, the age of the stone beast was estimated to be one or two thousand years less, and people thought it was a stone lion. I didn't expect it to have such a long history and great value. " Wang Yi said that the discovery of that year had a certain adverse effect on the stone beast. "The stone beast was not taken seriously, and there was no condition to dig it out for protection, so it was buried back in its original place, and a bell tower was built on it, which caused damage to the stone beast. The bell tower not only hit the stone beast when laying the foundation stone, but also left traces of cement on the stone beast. " The reporter carefully observed the body of the stone beast. On the left waist of the stone beast, there are indeed many small grooves like acne marks, and there are cement marks in the small grooves. According to on-site archaeologists, these small grooves were left when the bell tower was built to lay the foundation. In addition, when the stone beast was discovered, its left body was covered with a lot of cement, which added great difficulty to this archaeological work.

Some people say it's a stone lion before Ruishou in Tang Palace, others say it's from Zhang's Treasure of Sinking the River in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and many people think it's a rhinoceros made by Li Bing during the Warring States Period. According to the research of archaeologists, how old is this mysterious stone beast? The official information released by the Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology is that according to the unearthed situation, the stone beast was buried in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the production date was much earlier than the Western Jin Dynasty. Its style is characterized by simple and vivid lines, belonging to the early Qin and Han dynasties stone carving. Therefore, it is preliminarily speculated that its production date may be in Qin and Han Dynasties. Wang Yi revealed that, in fact, specifically, the "birth" of stone beasts was at least in the Western Han Dynasty, or even in the late Warring States. "From the perspective of the modelling style of stone beast, buried in the pit s, etc. We judge that it may be the late Warring States at the earliest, but further analysis and research are needed to determine the specific age of the stone beast. " Question 4: Was the stone beast made by Li Bing to control water? Answer: Shu kept Li Bing as a stone rhinoceros and hated water essence. Since experts indicate that the earliest age of stone beasts may be the late Warring States period, and it is well known that Li Bing once threw five beasts into the water during flood control, is this mysterious stone beast one of them? Wang Yi boldly said: "Basically sure!" Wang Yi told reporters that there were many reasons why he dared to say that the stone beast was a water control beast created by Li Bing. "Now we basically judge that this stone beast is a rhinoceros, but it is not an ordinary rhinoceros. Through its cirrus pattern, modeling style and so on. We all think it should be a dry' beast'. Coupled with the age of the pit and the evidence of historical documents, it can basically be determined. " Wang Yi's "historical documents" refer to Huayang National Records and Shu Records. Li Bing's process of making water control animals was clearly recorded: "Ice is a river crossing the river. ................ Shiqu is a rhinoceros in Nanjiang. Since then, it has become two cows, one at the bridge gate of the city of Pumice, which is now the Shi Niu Gate. In a deep place. " In addition, there is a similar record in Shu Zhi: "The river is harmful. Shu Shou Li Bing makes five stone rhinos, two in the government, one under the city bridge and two in the water, so they are called tired water spirits." Question 5: Where will the "god beast" in the other city be? Answer: It may be in the south of Tianfu Square. According to the records in Biography of King Shu and Records of Huayang Country, Li Bing did build five rhinoceros-like beasts, two of which were in the city. If the stone beast unearthed this time is the beast in the city, where will the other end be? Wang Yi said that there are "many legends" about the location of another wild animal. "The literature is not clear enough. The discovery of this stone beast has been very accidental, and it is not easy to find it on the other side. However, for the location of another beast, Wang Yi has his own bold guess: "Historical documents record that there is a beast under the' Stone Bridge'. This stone bridge no longer exists, but it can be inferred that its approximate location is in the south of Tianfu Square, so I think another beast is probably there. "Although it is still far away to find another beast, the discovery of this' beast' has boosted the confidence of archaeologists." The discovery of this stone beast seems to have been confirmed by historical documents. This kind of situation is extremely rare, which can be said to be once in a thousand years! "Wang Yi said excitedly," so it is not impossible to find another beast in the city. "Question 6: What kind of environment does the stone beast live in? A: The site may be a royal residence. In addition to stone beasts, archaeologists at the scene said that many cultural relics unearthed with stone beasts were not light. These cultural relics date from the Warring States to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there are many kinds, including pottery, porcelain, iron, bronze and so on. Most importantly, the style of these cultural relics shows their unusual status. " The unearthed tiles are painted with vermilion, and the floor tiles are beautifully decorated. this

Some experts say that the east wall of the outer city of Shu in the Ming Dynasty was in Shuncheng Street today, and the stone beast was unearthed in the west of Shuncheng Street, so the stone beast should be located in Shu. Now it seems that this statement makes sense. Question 7: When will citizens meet the "God beast"? A: As soon as possible, you can see many citizens at the Jinsha Sun Festival. Now, you can't help but want to see it. Don't worry, maybe it will celebrate the New Year with the citizens during the Spring Festival. The person in charge of archaeological site protection told the reporter that because the stone beast is located in the foundation of the bell tower, cement, reinforced concrete and stone beast are closely attached, and excavation and protection are very difficult. "Its disease degree is the most complicated and difficult to protect among movable cultural relics." After strict mechanical stripping and sandpaper polishing, the stone beast finally showed its true colors. "Next, the stone beast will be transported to the Cultural Relics Protection Center of Jinsha Site Museum for repair. It will be desalted first, then weathered and strengthened, and finally partially restored. " Although the restoration process is complicated and time-consuming, in order to meet the urgent mood of the citizens, the cultural relics restoration personnel will speed up the progress. Wang Yi said, "We will try our best to let the public see it during the Spring Festival and let it be exhibited at the Jinsha Sun Festival!" Regarding the final destination of the "God beast", Wang Yi said: "It should be entering the Xincheng Museum. This stone beast is the representative of the peak of stone carving art since Sanxingdui period. If it is really a water-saving beast, it is also a treasure of Chengdu! It will become the treasure of the new city museum! " Netizens have a heated discussion-at that time, many people said that Li Bing's beast could not be dug up, and scientists said it was superstition. Then, places that haven't seen floods for more than ten years are flooded! -1973 found it, but it was not dug up at that time and continued to be buried in situ. The era has entered an era when invincible developers speak. What beast of water control, after washing, moved to the Jinsha site museum to be exposed to the sun and rain. -Rhinoceros, which seems to divide water in myth, Li Bingxiu Dujiangyan. The method is to tell the Minjiang River to split in two. No, just build a stone rhinoceros and put it back in the river. -I can't help but believe this kind of thing. I wonder if putting the beast back will have any effect. -Few good things left by our ancestors can't be destroyed, alas. Watching my heart beat faster, my sixth sense told me it was true. Give it back! Speed! Modern people are stupid enough to think that people can conquer nature and lack awe of nature. 900,000 people in China and Sichuan provinces have been affected by continuous heavy rainfall, and 900,000 people have been affected by continuous heavy rainfall since July 8. On July 10, a large-scale mountain collapse and debris flow occurred in Dujiangyan, with more than 30 people missing and hundreds trapped. The Chengdu Meteorological Observatory/KLOC-0 forecast at 7: 00 pm that there will be heavy rain in Dujiangyan, Pengzhou, Pixian, Wenjiang, Shuangliu and Chengdu in the next three hours, and there will be heavy rain in some areas. In the early morning of July 10, the Du Wen Expressway connecting Dujiangyan to Wenchuan in Sichuan was interrupted by mudslides and landslides, resulting in hundreds of people trapped in Guantao Tunnel. After 10 am, they completely lost contact. Bridge No.3 on National Highway No.23 was submerged in a dammed lake. According to the news released by Chengdu Meteorological Observatory, there was a rainstorm in Chengdu from 8: 00 to 65: 00 on June 5438+08, with 438+04 at 65: 00 and 438+06 at 65: 00. The rainstorm center is located in People's Park, and the rainfall of 10 hour is 20 1.4 mm. According to the report of Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs Department, 907,000 people in 9 cities including Ya 'an, Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan and Chengdu were affected by heavy rainfall, 40 counties and districts were affected, and 62,000 people were urgently relocated. More than 400 houses collapsed and 58,000 were damaged to varying degrees; The affected area of crops is 4 1.2 thousand hectares, of which 7. 1 thousand hectares will not be harvested; The direct economic loss was 3.35 billion yuan.