The world's lightest silk fabric, plain yarn cicada skirt, was unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha. Weighing only 49 grams (48 grams), modern technology can't imitate it because it is fine.
The earliest printed fabric in the world, printed silk quilt cover, was unearthed in the Chu Tomb of the Warring States Period. See ancient printing and dyeing in China.
The earliest writing brush in the world-Zuojiagong Mountain in Changsha was unearthed and made during the Warring States Period.
Mawangdui in Changsha unearthed the earliest astronomical works in the world-Five Elements Zhan and Miscellaneous Zhan of Astronomy and Meteorology in the Western Han Dynasty.
Changsha kiln unearthed the earliest underglaze porcelain in the world, so Changsha kiln is considered as the birthplace of underglaze color.
The largest number of bamboo slips unearthed in the world-more than 6,543,800 pieces of Wu bamboo slips unearthed in Zoumalou, Changsha, exceeded the total number of bamboo slips unearthed over the years.
Pottery and three kinds of complete rice grains were found in Yuchandong site in Daoxian County, which is adjacent to Jiangyong. The earlier one is wild rice and the later one is cultivated rice. It also retains the comprehensive characteristics of wild rice, indica rice and japonica rice, and is the earliest cultivated rice specimen found in the world so far.
Silk paintings of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui are one of the sources of China's paintings, and lacquered paintings of the Western Han Dynasty can be said to be the earliest oil paintings in the world. It gave birth to Yi Yuanji, Zhang Yizun, Qi Baishi and other great artists.
The excavation of Mawangdui Han Tomb is of great value to China's historical and scientific research, and its unearthed cultural relics are extremely precious. For example, the silk book "Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases" unearthed from Tomb No.3 may be earlier than Huangdi Neijing (written in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period), which records 52 diseases, mentions the names of more than 100 diseases, and has more than 280 prescriptions and more than 240 drugs. This is the earliest prescription that can be seen in China now. The discovery of Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases supplements the medical contents of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region before Neijing, which is a very precious medical heritage.
The earliest steel product of Siyang Fangzun China unearthed in Yangjiashan, Changsha-the steel sword in the late Spring and Autumn Period;
China's earliest sexual medicine book "Mawangdui Han Tomb" has six kinds of * * *, such as ten questions, which is about the way of the world and the combination of yin and yang.
The largest Shang bronze cymbal in China-the Shang elephant bronze cymbal unearthed in Ningxiang weighs 220.76 kg.
The largest Fang Zun of Shang Dynasty in China-Siyang Fang Zun unearthed in Ningxiang is 58.3 cm high and weighs about 34.5 kg.
The largest Shang Dynasty bronze vase in China was unearthed in Ningxiang. Height 62.5 cm, caliber 58 cm, abdominal diameter 89 cm and weight 55 kg.
The earliest metal weighing currency in China-1959 unearthed in Ningxiang of Shang Dynasty, which contains 224 bronze axes, has the function of currency.
The first provincial public library named after "Library" in China —— Hunan Provincial Library
folk custom
Under the background of social changes in China, traditional folk customs with local characteristics are becoming less and less common in cities. For example, in the 1980s, Xiangtan people spontaneously organized dragon and lion dances during the Spring Festival, and many teams participated in the Dragon Boat Race held in Xiangjiang during the Dragon Boat Festival, which attracted a large audience. The traditional Xiangtan Flower Drum Opera, Xiangtan xiang opera and Shadow Play are facing the threat of survival in the era of TV movies. The traditional festivals that are still popular now are: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, March 3rd, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, July 30th, Mid-Autumn Festival, off-year and so on. During the Spring Festival, it is popular to send off spring and the god of wealth. Keep the tradition of "cooking eggs with vegetables" on March 3; In July and a half (that is, Mid-Autumn Festival), the ancestors' spirits are taken home in rural areas, and offerings are made and paper is burned, commonly known as "receiving old guests in July and a half".
The most important specialty of Changsha is the "Three Musts of Changsha", namely Hunan embroidery, China purple sand and chrysanthemum stone carving. Xiang embroidery originated and developed in Changsha and is one of the four famous embroideries. There is also a Xiang embroidery museum in Changsha, which is used for research, visit and sales. China red porcelain first appeared in Changsha kiln in the late Tang Dynasty 1 100 years ago, but none of the porcelain that appeared later was pure red. At the end of 1998, Yin developed pure purple sand in Changsha and established China Purple Sand Craft Park in Longping High-tech Park in Changsha. Chrysanthemum stone is produced in the rock stratum at the bottom of the Daxi River in Liuyang, and naturally has chrysanthemum patterns. Its sculpture is a major feature of Changsha.
Liuyang has the reputation of "hometown of fireworks", and its fireworks are sold in China and all over the world.
Changsha celebrated all the festivals of the Han nationality, some of which have local characteristics. There are also many unique folk customs on some days. Taogong temple fair is a major feature of the temple fair. On the third day of the third lunar month, Changsha people have the custom of cooking eggs with local dishes. With the continuous development of urbanization, this custom has been forgotten by many people, but it still exists in suburban counties. Chang Xia has the habit of eating Japanese food from Chang Xia. Frightened, the farmer lit a lamp in the dark and evacuated the house and damp and dark corners with lime. The children lit firecrackers and threw them under the wall in the corner, shouting "cold stings frighten insects and ants to jump straight." Xiang opera, popular in Changsha in the past, is a local opera with local characteristics. Nowadays, xiang opera lacks a market dominated by young people and is gradually declining.