Today we are going to talk about a relatively novel culture about bridges? Bridge hanging sword? In many places such as Sichuan and Chongqing, many people will find a sword hanging in the middle of the bottom of some ancient bridges, and this sword has a more domineering name? Cut the dragon sword? .
About hanging under a bridge? Cut the dragon sword? There are many controversies in modern times. Some people who don't understand it feel very novel and think it may just be local customs. In addition, some people think that this is just a feudal superstition, which is not credible.
Actually, let's just listen to these controversies. Cut the dragon sword? It is full of mystery in itself, but there is no doubt that most of the bridges with swords are ancient bridges with a long history, so this is called? Cut the dragon sword? This must be a historical site.
Then some ancient bridges have gone through thousands of years. Why don't those greedy and daring people steal? Even if thieves dare not, why do our experts and scholars dare not take it down for archaeological research? In fact, there are several reasons.
First, customs are deeply rooted and protected.
We need to know? Cut the dragon sword? Why not be stolen? We need to track it. Cut the dragon sword? The meaning of itself. China's ancient feudal thoughts imprisoned people, and dragons occupied a high position in people's minds. People are afraid, even afraid of them.
According to folklore, the dragon's predecessor is Jiao, which comes from water. Where there is water, a bridge will be built. In order to kill dragons, people think that hanging a sword under the bridge can achieve the effect of killing coke. Is this true, too? Cut the dragon sword? The origin of the name.
So? Cut the dragon sword? It is also a kind of sustenance for the people to place their hopes on the gods and beg for good weather and stable rivers. Although we don't admire this feudal superstition like the ancients now, where is Cambridge? Cut the dragon sword? The status in the hearts of local people is still very high.
They think that the representative of Gu Jian is not only to save the dragon, but also to stabilize the local Feng Shui, so the local people will never steal Gu Jian, and even have some protective measures for Gu Jian.
So neither thieves nor experts can easily take things under the bridge from the locals? Cut the dragon sword? .
Second, Gu Jian is not a famous sword, so it has no collection value.
In ancient times, most bridges were built spontaneously by people, if not particularly large projects. It costs a lot of money to build a bridge, which means hanging under it? Cut the dragon sword? People generally don't spend too much energy and money. The sword itself is only made of ordinary materials, not a world-famous sword.
Although some Gu Jian have been away for a long time, few people are willing to pay a high price for collection and purchase, because the value of Gu Jian itself is not high. But what if someone really has ulterior motives and steals it? Cut the dragon sword? If so, the local people will definitely call the police for recovery. In our country, the crime of stealing ancient cultural relics is very big. Stealing things is just for money. If the risk of stealing is greater than the item itself, they will not do it if the pros and cons are weighed.
For experts and scholars, it's not that they haven't studied Gu Jian hanging under the bridge, but the research results show that it's just an ordinary Gu Jian with no research value, so experts are interested in hanging under the ancient bridge? Cut the dragon sword? Not very interested, not afraid of learning.