This unique culture was first recorded in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. According to historical records, this culture was quite popular at that time, and even the whole cliff was covered with artificial caves, up to thousands. However, according to the investigation of archaeologists today, most of the existing hanging coffins are from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, although archaeologists generally believe that the origin of hanging coffins was in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, some people think that it was actually earlier, because Sichuan was originally in the mountainous area, and communication was difficult, and records were handed down. At the same time, because of climate problems, those ancient hanging coffins are difficult to survive. The burial culture of hanging coffins may be older.
As early as the Three Kingdoms period, there was a rumor among local people. People think that this culture began with Zhuge Liang. At that time, Zhuge Liang went south to recover barbarians. When passing by, he thought this place was a treasure trove of geomantic omen. At that time, Naman was hostile to Zhuge Liang, but he also knew Zhuge Liang's power, so he believed his words and used this place as a cemetery to bury those warriors. Of course, this statement is much earlier than the history books of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so it is generally believed that it may exist in the field of archaeology, but its credibility is actually not high. But in the 1980s, a strange phenomenon did appear.
At that time, there was a cliff in the area of Minjiang River, which was always a place to hang coffins. There are at least hundreds of large and small caves on the cliff as places to hang coffins. But this place is not the same as Zhuge Liang said. Because this place, in the local culture and customs, is considered as a place of great war, in order to be able to bury the warriors who died nearby. People put such people in nearby caves. However, China has always paid attention to one influence in ancient times. The battlefield is here, and naturally there are ghosts who have not started well. Hanging coffins on the mountain, not grounded and not close to the sky, are easy to cause souls to gather here, which makes this place very disgusted with people who know Feng Shui, and locals are afraid to get close.
This situation has been maintained until now. Before archaeologists came to this place, there was a rumor among the local people. This place is gloomy. Although no one came, it attracted many strange things. Some hunters and loggers who enter the mountain often see a strange fog on the cliff, red, haunting the hole. And with the passage of time, this phenomenon appears more and more frequently and spreads more and more widely among local people. It finally reached the ears of archaeologists.
Although the archaeological team has been interested in hanging coffins. However, the research of the archaeological team has been focused on Sanxingdui, and there is not much interest in these hanging coffins that have been placed for thousands of years. And because hanging coffins are perishable, it is difficult to impress their hearts. After some players came to the scene in person, although they also saw the legendary "red mist", experienced players saw it at once, but it's actually no big deal. The Minjiang River area has dense vegetation and humid air. Under the action of the temperature difference between morning and evening, it will turn into fog and gather around the cave. As for the color, the player has no good explanation. It is generally believed that people look red because of the refraction of light.
But this statement obviously cannot reassure the local people. Therefore, these rumors have not disappeared, but have intensified, making many people very afraid of these things. There is even news that this is a suppressed monster in the mountain. In this thousand years, it has fully grown and will come out now. Although the archaeological team doesn't believe this, in order to stabilize people's hearts, it is logical to start investigating caves. But when the archaeological team boarded the largest hanging coffin cave, they suddenly found an unexpected surprise. Although there are many damaged funerary objects in this cave, one bronze ware has attracted the attention of archaeologists.
This kind of bronze ware is called "cash cow" in archaeology. This kind of thing is not uncommon in tombs in Sichuan, and it can often be found in well-preserved remains. This bronze ware, after protection and research, is considered by archaeologists to be one of the oldest funerary objects in the cave. The shape is to imitate the ancient sacred tree Fusang, and at the same time hang money on it, which means that the owner of the tomb can ascend to heaven, so that future generations will not lack financial resources.
Moreover, this bronze ware has been corroded seriously for a long time because of climate problems. Therefore, archaeologists believe that the "red mist" appears because the copper ions turn red in the water with the evaporation of water vapor after the bronzes are corroded, so it looks strange, which is a natural phenomenon.