While gathering rice, this boy unexpectedly stumbled upon a rare and valuable pot that astonished experts.
Running out to the fields to collect leftover rice turned out to be true treasure hunting. The unusual story below serves as evidence.
In September 1962, in Dai Xuyen village, Huu Ngoc county, Suzhou city (Shaanxi province, China), a strange incident occurred. This was also the time for rice harvesting in the fields. Therefore, after school, the village children would take the opportunity to gather rice that the adults had left behind. Among the children, a 12-year-old boy named Zhang was the most diligent and collected the most rice.
Zhang and his friends often go to gather rice after school.
However, Zhang faced a problem: he collected so much rice that he couldn’t carry it all home at once. Therefore, he planned to hide some of the rice and return for it the next day.
When he decided to hide the rice in a ditch not far from the field, something unexpected happened. He discovered three copper pots exposed due to heavy rain the night before. Thinking these strange pots could be sold for money, he took them home. When word spread that Zhang had found three unusual copper pots, the villagers believed there was treasure in the area and rushed out with shovels to search for it.
Upon hearing that the 12-year-old found three copper pots, villagers flocked to search for artifacts.
After learning the news, the village chief immediately ran to the fields to stop the villagers and also notified the local cultural relic management board. Upon receiving the information, experts hurried to the scene. After careful examination, experts concluded that the place where the 12-year-old boy found the three pots was once an ancient kiln.
The local government and experts urged the villagers to surrender the artifacts found, including the three copper pots that Zhang had stumbled upon.
The exquisite wine pot from the Han dynasty amazed the experts.
Notably, among the many excavated items, there was a very exquisite wine pot. From the beginning, this pot attracted the attention of experts. The intricately crafted copper pot features various animal designs, including oxen, horses, and sheep. According to the inscription on the wine pot, this artifact weighs 12 kg and was crafted in the third year of the Han Ping era. Han Ping was a reign title of Emperor Liu Nao of the Western Han dynasty (51 BC – 7 BC), the 12th emperor of the Han dynasty. The third year of Han Ping corresponds to 26 BC. This means that it is a cultural relic from the Han dynasty.
Experts discovered a nine-tailed fox: What is the truth?
The image of the nine-tailed fox on the ancient pot surprised experts.
Later, while studying the animal patterns on the wine pot, experts discovered a creature with a strange shape resembling a fox. However, this fox had nine tails. In fact, the fox has eight tails growing from one large tail.
Looking at this pattern, many might think that the nine-tailed fox (or nine-tailed spirit fox) actually exists. According to experts, the nine-tailed fox is merely a creature from legend. Although the nine-tailed fox appears on this bronze wine pot, we cannot take this as evidence that such a creature exists.
From a scientific perspective, the nine-tailed fox depicted on this ancient wine pot is likely a wild fox. It has lived in nature for a long time and, due to a lack of proper care, its tails may have grown long and unkempt. This led people to mistakenly believe it was a nine-tailed fox.
Experts say this fox cannot be used as evidence to confirm the existence of the nine-tailed fox.
Foxes are very intelligent creatures. Because their attacking ability is not strong, many believe that to survive in the harsh natural world, they often have to be cunning and adaptable. According to legend, if a fox cultivates enough to grow three tails, it will transform into a spirit fox. When it grows six tails, it becomes a ghost fox, and with nine tails, it becomes a celestial fox capable of transforming into a human.
The bronze wine pot mentioned above has been recognized as a national treasure and is currently displayed at the Shanxi Provincial Museum. This bronze treasure provides valuable research information for experts about how ancient people lived harmoniously with nature and reveals many cultural aspects and the skilled craftsmanship of artisans over 2,000 years ago.
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