The old man had a stomachache while patrolling, and he had no intention of creating twoNo. 1 in the world
Since ancient times, people have always been full of curiosity and anticipation about the arrangement of fate. As Xin Qiji wrote in "The Qingyu Case": "Qianxun him, suddenly looking back, that person is in the lamplight." ”
Or Lu You's depiction in "Visiting Shanxi Village" "The mountains and rivers are doubtful, and there is no way out, and the willow bank flowers are bright and another village." "Such a surprise and an unexpected. People always believe that these seemingly coincidental events will bring them good luck, and in the first decade of the last century, an unforgettable coincidence also happened.
During an ordinary patrol, an old man suddenly had a stomach attack on the horse beach in Tianshui, Gansu Province, looking for a place to solve the problem. At this time, he found a special piece of paper in the grass, and the appearance of this paper not only surprised the old man, but also attracted widespread attention from the society.
This is the sensational story caused by a piece of paper, an unexpected discovery, which makes people full of curiosity and expectation about Fangma Beach in Tianshui, Gansu Province.
Fangmatan, located in Tianshui City, Gansu Province, has become a famous tourist attraction in the local area with its beautiful landscape scenery and unique historical background. In addition to its picturesque natural scenery, Fangma Beach is also eye-catching because of its profound historical heritage.
According to legend, the ancestors of Qin Shi Huang used to herd horses here and guard the horses for the Zhou royal family, so it was named Fangma Beach. The love of the ancient royal family and nobles has left many royal tombs here, making this beautiful scenic spot even more full of mysterious historical atmosphere.
Fangma Beach, a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, is known as "Tianshui Fangma Beach, Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land" because of its rich historical and cultural heritage. Here, the natural and cultural scenery is perfectly integrated, forming a unique and beautiful scenery.
However, ancient tomb robberies pose a serious threat to the precious cultural relics here.
This area is sparsely populated and rich in cultural relics, but the management is relatively lagging behind, which has led to frequent tomb robbery activities and even the formation of special tomb robbery groups. Since the active tomb robbers, the loss of cultural relics here has become more and more serious, and some cultural relics that cannot be taken away have been ruthlessly destroyed or even discarded at will.
Many mausoleums have been excavated, and many of the artifacts have become rusty and dilapidated due to the long period of wind and sun.
Lack of management in the protection of cultural relics has led to the rampant use of grave robbers. In order to solve this problem, the management has deployed additional patrols. One day, an old man on patrol suddenly had a stomach upset, and he was anxious to find a place to solve it, but when he was done, he realized that he had forgotten to bring a piece of paper.
He had no choice but to grab a leaf on the ground, but he accidentally picked up a piece of paper. Even though it was just an ordinary piece of paper with some lines and marks on it, the old man still felt that it was not ordinary.
He took this piece of paper to a professional archaeological identification expert, and the result caused a great sensation. This paper brought two world firsts.
Archaeologists have identified that this piece of paper originated in the Western Han Dynasty, when the papermaking process was not sophisticated. However, it took millennia to discover the paper, and many of its production processes have been eroded by time and made illegible.
But it was the paper that had survived for thousands of years and demonstrated its exceptional quality, which, although a little rough in its making, was no easy feat at the time.
As far as we know, the earliest paper in China was invented by Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but an old man on patrol found it during the Western Han Dynasty. This may mean that paper was invented in the Western Han Dynasty three hundred years before the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is a major discovery for China, directly advancing the appearance of the earliest paper in China by more than three hundred years!
Since then, archaeologists have continued to study the paper in the hope of obtaining more information. Archaeologists have found that the textures and traces seen by the patrolling old man are actually drawings.
Small portions of a map are identified by experts, with mountain, water, and topographic markings clearly visible. Not only did this spark a lively discussion about the origin of maps, but it also proved that the claims in those books may not be accurate.
This discovery is not only exciting, but also provides new clues and challenges for researchers around the world.
A historical gem, a unique gem – this is the world's first map we've ever discovered! According to the study of cartography at home and abroad, this thin piece of paper did not appear later than the Western Han Dynasty, which fully proves China's leading position in the history of map development.
This discovery not only allowed us to advance the earliest appearance of paper in China by more than 300 years, but also won China the honor of "the country with the earliest appearance of maps in the world".
This map is undoubtedly a treasure of Chinese history and culture, and it gives us two more "world firsts".
As soon as this information was released, it immediately aroused an enthusiastic response from people, and even the old grandfather, who had been patrolling silently, was very surprised. He didn't expect that a piece of paper he had stumbled upon would have such great significance.
For this, the administration, in recognition of the old man's discovery of this extraordinary piece of paper, immediately handed it over to the relevant archaeologists and rewarded him with two hundred yuan in cash.
The old man himself was also very happy, he said that these bonuses are not important, the important thing is that he can make some contribution to society, and that is enough. And who would have thought that such an unexpected discovery would happen in such an ordinary event?
And it was such an accident that brought us a huge surprise.
After reading this story, I believe you also understand why people have loved chance throughout the ages. Just like the thin piece of paper in this story, it seems ordinary and unremarkable, but it has made a great contribution to our archaeological research.
Perhaps, coincidences are like this, the more unexpected coincidences are, the more likely they are to bring unexpected gains.
Of course, serendipitous discoveries are not enough, and only after our hard work and sweat can the unknown world behind serendipitous discoveries be revealed. Only in this way can we explore those amazing things by chance and get satisfactory results.