Last night, Royal Street, East underground civil air defense projects, the archaeologists are preparing to hoist two stone tablets. It is understood that this monument is a two day laborers Nov. 9 people found the construction. After several days of excavation, archaeologists found two stone tablets of the system for the Eastern Han Dynasty, more than a thousand words have positive and negative Yin Han Li Wen, recording important events that year. Chengdu Museum Director Wang Yi said the stone was confirmed the location of the prosperity of Chengdu.
Eastern Han Dynasty stone inscription begins with "lofty Han"
Last night, the old Royal Street, East department store site in front of the central air defense projects, Chengdu Business Daily photographer permitted to enter the excavation site. Along a vertical depth of approximately 5 meters into the underground tunnels, full of mud in the roadway ahead about 30 meters in the west, is where two stone tablets.
First, the eye is shaped like a glazed surface, about 1 m 5 stone objects, this is the monument of the "monument cap." Off to one side like a "back" word of stone, is the base stone. Then there is the larger of two piece of stone. According to the Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporter Mu Ce, stone long 2 meters wide and 1 meter, 40 centimeters thick, has front and back of the inscription. And a small piece of stone monument cap archaeologists have been wrapped with linen, it was introduced to protect the inscriptions from the excavations of the secondary damage.
Big Stone still be covered with soil, can not observe the text, fortunately, head of the archaeological team scene with a camera to record Xie Tao is a small inscription on the monument. Opening of the four characters is still clearly less clear with the inscription: "Towering Han." Engraved on the body by Han Li, is the extensive use of the Eastern Han Dynasty the font.
Deep Underground workers dug with a shovel
"This is certainly note the late Eastern Han monument, with so many written records, but also so well-preserved stone may be found in Sichuan and the country for the first time." Xie Tao said that while the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, there were many kinds of stone, but Most of the Tombstone-based. Bluestone monument to these two texture, positive and negative are more than a thousand words were engraved important event, but the specific time, the content has yet to be lifting about, after washing and further identification. Xie Tao said that the current well-preserved inscription, legible handwriting, are all buried in the ground because of its deep, more than 2000 years to wind and sun is not the reason, "but fortunately, the workers dug up when there is no use mechanical. "
According to the site of a construction workers, said Nov. 9 underground excavation of underground civil air defense engineering workers are a spade a spade to dig up dirt with a shovel. First, a "tile" look like a corner stone objects exposed. The workers thought that was a buried old house, they dig down its shape. Long thought, "tile" side of the vertical piece of earth suddenly flaking off, revealing behind the writing. The workers saw that it was classical, it was immediately reported.
And "animal" has nothing to value rare
Workers found that stone, the relics relevant departments to immediately organize personnel to the scene, determine the heritage value of this important monument requires immediate transfer, and accept the protection. Coordinate the various departments, will be in stone above the opening hole to explore. Last night, lifting stone work into the final stage, early this morning, put stone brought to light.
Chengdu Museum Director Wang Yi told the person to the scene after a major study found. He said the location of stone could be the year of the government offices, markets, temples and other public places, the prosperity of Chengdu, was confirmed. Allegedly, the building of the monument and telecommunications transmission of the "animal" has nothing to do, but history is more ancient, rare in the country of its heritage value.
At 9 pm, the Cultural Bureau of Chengdu, Zhu Shuxi and his party also came to the site inspections, in particular the timely approval of the report found the relics and the protection of the heritage of the units and individuals to be rewarded. It is reported that lifting stone after stone repair and handwriting recognition work will start immediately. Source: Chengdu Daily
