On June 23, 1968, when a group of engineers of the People’s Liberation Army dug a tunnel on the eastern slope of the main peak of Linh San, about 1.5 km to the south of ᴍᴀɴ Thanh, Bao Dinh, Ha Bac districts. Southwest, they discovered the Tomb of the Han Dynasty.
After that, the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences began to conduct field excavations. This is the first intact Western Han tomb (considered as evidence for the superior wisdom of the ancient people) discovered by King Tinh Luu Thang (Vuong Son Vuong) along with Princess Dau Thi.
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According to historical records, Prince of Tinh Luu Thang died suddenly in the 2nd spring of the 4th year of Nguyen Dinh (113 BC), became King of Zhongshan 42 years and then died, not sure how old he was and his wife also died shortly. afterward.
Luu Thang is a passionate person and loves to drink, has 22 children and 120 grandchildren.
Tomb of King Tinh Luu Thang (Zhongshan King) is an extremely important discovery for Chinese archeology in the Western Han Dynasty.
The two were buried in two caves inside the mountainside. Each cave has two side rooms for storage, a back room for coffins, and a large central room with tiled roofs and collapsed wooden supports.
Both the bodies of Prince Jing and his wife were wrapped in intricate jade-encrusted garments, each containing more than 2,000 pieces of jade.
The tomb contains more than 2,700 artifacts and valuable cultural relics. This is an important discovery for Chinese archeology in the Western Han Dynasty.
The jade burial suit of King Tinh Luu Thang (Trung Son Vuong).
Bronze incense burner inlaid with gold in the Western Han Dynasty 2nd century BC.
In addition to the world-famous cultural relics such as the 2nd century BC Western Han Dynasty gilded bronze incense burner and jade burial suit, a large number of utensils related to food and cooking have been unearthed. excavated from this Tomb such as pots, kettles, pans, cups, vessels for rice and wine, ships… These utensils are exquisitely shaped and durable as well as skillfully crafted. head.
Among them, the cleverly shaped bear-foot copper cauldron is considered the most interesting discovery in the world, a pressure cooker 2000 years ago. The copper cauldron has an elliptical shape, 18.1 cm high, 17.2 cm in diameter, 20 cm in belly diameter, the overall shape is very similar to modern pressure cookers. The three legs of the copper cauldron are carved with pictures of bears squatting, grinning, and on the lid there are 4 sets of small animals that emerge using the mechanism to fix the lid tightly. The overall appearance is very sophisticated and cute.
The three legs of the copper cauldron are carved with the image of bears squatting, grinning.
This bear-legged copper cauldron embodies the utopian wisdom of the ancients.
Hua Than once wrote in “Theory of Literature and Liberation” (an early 2nd century Chinese dictionary of the Han Dynasty) that: “A bronze cauldron, three legs and two ears, a treasure of five flavors”. The meaning of this sentence is the shape of a copper cauldron with three legs and two ears, its most primitive function being used to cook food and store meat and spices. Its role is equivalent to the current pressure cooker. Therefore, this bear-legged copper cauldron embodies the utopian wisdom of the ancients.
Simply put, the so-called “pressure cooker” refers to a bronze item unearthed from the tomb of King Zhongshan. Underfoot are 4 summoned beasts; The height of the pot is 18.1 cm, the belly diameter is 19.6 cm. The pot is shaped like an ellipse. The pot’s stand is decorated with four squatting mascots.
At first glance, the shape of the four beasts seems nothing special. However, what surprises people is
The two sides of the pot are attached with two rectangular ears. Its lid is like an upside down bowl, on top there are also summoned beasts standing apart. These details help the lid to be firmly fixed, preventing steam from escaping. In terms of this operating mechanism, it can be said to be very similar to modern pressure cookers.
According to historical records, the emperor of the Han Dynasty had a huge catering system management system. In addition to the officials specializing in the management of foods, of course there were a large number of luxurious and luxurious dining utensils.
According to the introduction of “Encyclopedia”, the pressure cooker was originally called “Paping pan”, invented by a French doctor in 1681. It was originally a sterilization device. However, when compared in time, it can be seen that Trung Son Vuong’s pot was thousands of years ahead of humanity.
About this, even experts find it funny because who would have guessed that “pressure cookers” appeared more than 2,000 years ago? At the same time, from a different perspective, experts also expressed admiration for the extraordinary wisdom of the ancients.
