After the 70 ton Yellow River iron ox was dug up, why was it left in the open air?

Experts have tried to do something to protect it. Instead, it caused damage to its texture, and severe rust appeared.

This is because this iron bull is very heavy and very large, and there is no better place to place them, and there is no proper tool to help them, so they cannot move, so they can only be placed in the open air, no matter what.

It's hard to deal with. The weight of this iron bull is too great to pull away for a while.

This is the "Tang Dynasty Iron Ox", each weighing more than 70 tons, which is inconvenient to transport.

In fact, the experts also want to protect it, but they don't know how to move it at all, for fear that it will be harmed by inappropriate movement. The current state of science and technology has not reached the point where improper protection can lead to destruction.

Because this is better for the Yellow River Iron Ox itself. China's preservation technology of iron cultural relics is not developed, rather than moving the Yellow River iron ox to the museum with great fanfare, it is better to let it be stored in the open air for natural oxidation.

Because what kind of tools can be used to transport the iron ox without destroying it, and how to prevent the iron ox from rusting and other issues have not been solved.

Because the giant iron bull is too heavy. And the iron ox is placed on the river bank, which means that it is to come and protect the river bank. Therefore, the relevant departments have opted for in-situ conservation. Raise the iron ox from its place and lay the stones.

Because this iron ox was originally placed on the bank of the Yellow River, as an artifact for the town of the river, it has historical significance and cultural relics value. Moreover, these iron cattle have nowhere to be placed in the cultural relics department, so they can only be placed in the open air.

In 1989, archaeologists excavated four iron oxen in Pujindu, the ancient ferry port of the Yellow River in Yongji City, Shanxi Province, which were cast in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and were originally placed on both sides of the Yellow River to fix the pontoon cables. The Yellow River Iron Ox unearthed this time is the largest, heaviest and most beautiful cast iron iron ox cultural relics found in China. According to archaeological practice, such valuable cultural relics are generally placed in a proper place for restoration and safekeeping.

But more than 30 years later, these four iron bulls have been placed in the open air in the place where they were unearthed. Why is that?

For the sake of "town water". The ancient Chinese regarded the cow as a "town water" beast, according to legend, when Yu ruled the water, every time a flood was subdued, an iron ox was cast and sunk to the bottom of the water, which was intended to subdue the flood. In the Kunming Lake of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, there is still a bronze ox cast during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which is also used for "water control".

The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and has burst its banks countless times in history, causing profound disasters to people.

In order to better protect the iron bull. Iron cattle are huge, each iron cow weighs more than 70 tons, and there are many parts, it is not easy to find a suitable place to place them. Moreover, according to the lessons learned in the past, after some iron artifacts were transferred to other places, due to changes in external factors such as environment, temperature and humidity, the corrosion rate of these iron artifacts was accelerated, and the cultural relics not only failed to protect them, but made the situation worse.

Finally, after repeated arguments by experts, it is believed that the iron bull is still best placed in its original position.

In order to promote the development of the local economy. These four unearthed iron bulls are huge in size and beautiful in shape, with high artistic appreciation value, and are four precious historical relics. After the iron bull was unearthed, the local ** established the iron bull display attraction on the original site, so that tourists can touch the iron bull at close range and feel the history.

The Yellow River Iron Cattle attracts millions of tourists every year, promoting the development of the local tourism economy.

Of course, although these iron cattle have been placed in the open air, cultural relics experts have not given up on their protection, experts have removed the rust on the surface of the iron cattle and painted them with an anti-rust protective layer. At the same time, the iron ox was lifted 12 meters above the surface, and steps and ancient embankments were built around it to restore its original appearance.

It stands to reason that some unearthed cultural relics should be placed in museums, or at least be specially protected, but why are these iron oxen from the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty placed in the open air at will after being fished out? It's a really puzzling thing. Later, some experts came out to make some explanations, not that they did not want to protect these cultural relics, but that once they did not do it well, it would be counterproductive, not only could not prolong the life of the cultural relics, but also caused irreparable damage to them.

In addition, it is also unrealistic to put these iron oxen in the museum, because they weigh 45 to 70 tons, which is difficult to transfer by manpower, and if large machinery is used, it will cost huge financial and material resources. Therefore, experts believe that the best way to protect them is to leave them as they are, so that to this day they dare not act rashly.

The Yellow River Iron Ox, also known as the Kaiyuan Iron Ox, was born in the Kaiyuan period of the once very powerful Tang Dynasty. The Yellow River Iron Ox is a famous water beast on the bank of the Yellow River, it was unearthed in Yongji City, Shanxi Province today, which was the ferry port of Pujin Ferry of the Yellow River in ancient times, and was an important water traffic artery in ancient Jin and Shaanxi. In the early period of the reign of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, China once again entered a prosperous era, and the country was strong and strong, and the iron-smelting technology was naturally very developed.

At that time, there were many skilled craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty, and it was difficult to complete such an amazing project without the support of strong national strength and these excellent craftsmen. One can imagine how shocking the macro scene of groups of muscular, sweaty craftsmen casting iron oxen.

It is said that each statue is about 45 72 tons, which is the largest, oldest and most artistic iron ox found in the country. The shape is indeed very powerful, the limbs are strong, the muscles and bones are protruding, and the movement is full. Friends have the opportunity to go and appreciate it in person, so as to appreciate the artistic level and good intentions of the ancestors.

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The main reason is that the Yellow River Iron Ox is huge, and some archaeologists do not have effective means to ensure that the Yellow River Iron Ox is not eroded, so it is better to let it sink to the bottom of the river than to let it weather.

It's not that you don't manage it, it's that you don't have a good way to manage it.

The Yellow River Iron Ox was originally safe and sound underwater, but after being unearthed, it had a chemical reaction due to excessive contact with the air, and finally the more it was protected, the worse it became.

The bull had its own special meaning, and it was difficult to achieve a higher level of protection for them at the time, so the experts removed the rust and painted it.

This is because this iron bull is too big, and there is no place to put it, so it is good to let it be a scene next to the Yellow River, showing the profound cultural heritage of the Yellow River.

Because in this way, it can be preserved as it is, and if it is protected, it will destroy the cultural relics, so the national cultural relics department does not manage it in this regard.

Since it is a cultural relic, how can there be no management, it is placed in the open air because it can alleviate its rust, because ancient iron tools are easy to deform themselves due to changes in the environment, so in order to maintain its originality, so put it in its place.

The purpose of management is to better protect the prototype, if you don't have to do anything, you can keep it as it is, and naturally you don't need to do more management, and some over-management will make mistakes.

Out of the need to protect cultural relics, these archaeological experts also gave up the practice of transporting these Yellow River iron cattle to the museum, and adopted an in-situ conservation method, which can not only carry out an effective protection of the Yellow River iron cattle, but also help promote the local water culture and historical culture. Through these iron cattle of the Yellow River, we seem to be able to see a period of historical stories of flood control and water control, let us remember the firm determination of the ancients to control water.

Although the Yellow River iron ox was salvaged and pulled, they didn't know how to protect it.

This Yellow River Iron Ox is in an ancient ferry in Shanxi, in ancient times people are more superstitious, the Yellow River will be flooded mainly because there is a river god in the river, if you want to suppress the river god to return the river to normal, you must use the Zhenhe Iron Ox, in HuangThe Yellow River Iron Ox in the river channel was put into the river in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, which has a history of 1200 years, but because the Yellow River sediment is relatively large, it is easy to deposit, in the last century, the Yellow River Iron Ox has been buried in the Yellow River sediment two or three meters deep, because of the fear that the sediment will be deposited again, completely bury the Yellow River Iron Ox, and when the Yellow River is dry, the horns of the Yellow River Iron Ox will also scratch the bottom of the boatAfter considering it all together, it was decided to dig out the Yellow River Iron Ox.

But after the Yellow River Iron Ox was excavated with great difficulty, it was placed directly on the bank, and nothing else was done, and there was no protection at allSome people may wonder, why do you do this, shouldn't you protect it? But the real situation is that there is no way to protect, there is a similar I remember that in Fujian Province or somewhere, there is also a pig iron made of similar iron cow building, originally it existed for thousands of years only by the sea breeze corroded partially, but after the experts began to protect it, its degree of damage is more than these thousands of years, the leg is broken, the ear is off, and the small touch is countless.

So,Although the Yellow River Iron Bull has been excavated, but now we don't know how to protect it at all, after all, we have learned from the past, so now it is the best protection for the Yellow River Iron BullIf you take it upon yourself to protect, and instead of protecting it well, it causes damage, then the gains outweigh the losses.

To sum up, the main reason why the Yellow River iron cattle were salvaged and placed on the shore is that our current technology cannot provide good protection, so it is best to prevent and control in the open air without taking too many protection measures.

Because the "Yellow River Iron Ox" is too large and the weight is also amazing, archaeologists have no good way to deal with this kind of cultural relics, so they have to be placed by the river.

After the Yellow River Iron Ox was salvaged, it was placed on the riverside, which was considered from three aspects.

1. The iron ox weighs 70 tons, and it is difficult to find a suitable place to replace.

Second, there is no need to worry about rust when the iron cow is placed in the open air.

3. Iron Bull is not afraid of thieves stealing away.

Therefore, after the "Yellow River Iron Ox" was salvaged, it was placed by the river.

Because the Yellow River iron ox weighs 70 tons, it is very troublesome to transport, and I am afraid of damage. There was no effective protection, so it was left in situ by the river.

Due to the huge size of the Yellow River iron cattle, each weighing more than 70 tons, it will not be stolen if placed on the bank of the Yellow River in the open air, which is relatively safe.

Yes, I don't dare, after this big iron bull was salvaged ashore at that time, it was already seriously corroded. Moreover, the size of this big iron cow is too large to be moved, because it is an iron product, it is easy to oxidize, so it is simply put outside.

This iron bull was fished out of the muddy Yellow River in the 80s of the 20th century. They are known as Kaiyuan Iron Oxen, and these eight iron oxen were cast during the Tang Dynasty. Although it is something from the Tang Dynasty, the casting technology is not bad at all.

These eight big iron oxen, just like the big live cows we usually see, the eyes are big and round, and there are beautiful patterns engraved on their foreheads, they are very rare works of art in the world.

These iron bulls had a very high status during the Tang Dynasty, and they were used to suppress the bridges over the river. We all know that when the Yellow River reaches the rainy season, there will be flooding, and once it causes flooding, it will be a very terrible thing, not only now, but also in every dynasty in the past because of the headache of managing the Yellow River. In order to protect the people around the Yellow River, Tang Xuanzong ordered craftsmen to cast these eight large iron oxen.

According to Feng Shui, four cows were placed on each side of the river, and the situation did improve after they were released. With the change of the times, the river course also changed, and slowly these eight big iron oxen sank to the bottom of the river. It was not until 1989 that four of the iron bulls were recovered.

At that time, archaeologists were very happy when they saw these iron oxen, because it is indeed rare to find artifacts that are so old. But then came the worries of the experts, because these four iron bulls, which were huge in size, were also very heavy. Each head weighs 70 tons, a total of 280 tons.

No museum can fit them, and they are too heavy to carry. Plus, they're all cast from iron, which oxidizes easily. The experts didn't have a better way to solve this, so they had to put these big cows outside.

It may be because it is not necessary, first of all, because the tonnage is too large, one is more than 40 tons, which is not easy to transport, and I am afraid of damage during transportation, so it is better to salvage it and save it like this.

It stands to reason that with such a noble identity as the "Yellow River Iron Bull", it must be treasured in the museum for protection, but it backfired, and when the big iron bull was salvaged ashore, the experts found that they were thinking too simply. According to the technology of the time, the protection of iron cultural relics has always been a worldwide problem; In addition, many unpredictable difficulties were encountered in the actual construction at that time, such as: what kind of tools were used to lift such a huge iron bull, how to build the underframe of the iron bull, and so on.