There are three secrets about why all the bronze mirrors in the museum show people with their backs, but experts say these are all wrong.

As we all know, the ancients used bronze mirrors to arrange makeup, just like "using copper as a mirror, you can take the whole suit". This is the problem. When I visited the museum, I don't know if you found this phenomenon. All the bronze mirrors on display are on the back. Why on earth do they put it like this? I will reveal the secret to you today. (All the pictures in this article are from the Internet. Thanks to the original author. If your rights are infringed, please contact the author to delete them. The picture has nothing to do with the content, please don't sit in the right place. According to archaeological findings, the history of ancient people using bronze mirrors can be traced back to about 3000-4000 years ago, and in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, bronze mirrors were mainly used as sacrificial vessels. Later, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, bronze mirrors began to be used to arrange makeup, but at this time, bronze mirrors were also used as a symbol of power and status, and only princes and nobles could enjoy them. When the bronze mirror entered the homes of ordinary people, it was the Western Han Dynasty. In thousands of years of historical development, bronze mirrors, as important daily necessities, have always been loved and sought after by people. At the same time, according to the funeral culture of "death is like life", the ancients also used bronze mirrors as funerary objects, that is, funerary objects. The bronze mirror in the museum shows the man on the back. Does it have anything to do with it being an funerary ware? Some scholars have given three explanations: First, some bronze mirrors are Feng Shui mirrors. In ancient society, bronze mirrors not only played a role in tidying up makeup, but also played a role in changing geomantic omen, that is, "geomantic mirror". Mr. Feng Shui in ancient times changed the surrounding environment for the victims through the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes and Feng Shui mirrors. If the victim's residence is not ideal, he will also give corresponding solutions. Facts have proved that Feng Shui is superstitious, but if the bronze mirror is a Feng Shui mirror, no matter where it is placed, even in a museum, it is unlucky to let it face people. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, experts simply show the bronze mirror to others. Second: Some bronze mirrors are evil-avoiding mirrors. In the ancient people's concept, they thought that bronze mirrors could reflect people, so they could also reflect evil spirits. Therefore, bronze mirrors are often hung at home or worn to ward off evil spirits. As the ancient literature said, "Town house gods bury stones and look in the mirror because they are tired of mountain gods." Therefore, if the bronze mirror is a mirror to ward off evil spirits, people can't stare at it, which will make people uncomfortable. Secondly, it is not the same thing to let the mirror shine on people. Therefore, museums never show the mirrors of bronze mirrors. Third: bronze mirrors are burial mirrors. As mentioned above, the ancients had the tradition of burying by mirror, but the way of burying by mirror was not to put it directly into the tomb, but to cover the face of the buried person, so it was also called "burying mirror". For example, in the Han tombs in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, archaeologists discovered the martyrdom system in South Guangdong. It was discovered by experts in archaeology that six slaves were buried with bronze mirrors. Judging from the traditional Chinese concept, the above three bronze mirrors are unlucky and even a little "evil". Therefore, after experts unearthed bronze mirrors, they generally only looked at the back, not the front. Some readers may be confused when they see this. Is there any scientific reason for this explanation? For this reason, I specially consulted the cultural relics experts in the museum, who denied the above three explanations and gave the correct answers. Because the material of bronze mirror is a mixture of copper and tin, it has been buried underground for thousands of years, and it will gradually oxidize under the influence of humidity and temperature, so that the bright mirror will be corroded and form green and black copper oxide spots, resulting in nothing at all after the bronze mirror is unearthed (the ancient mirror cannot be polished, so the mirror is rusted and cannot be displayed to tourists). In contrast, the back of the bronze mirror is more ornamental because of various exquisite ornamentation, which also reflects the exquisite art of ancient bronze casting and carving. So the experts put the bronze mirror of the museum on the back and showed us the most beautiful side. Bronze mirror is a representative object of bronze civilization. It can be said that one side is history and the other side is art. Now experts have opened a window for us ordinary readers to understand history through the study of bronze mirrors. Through these cultural relics, we can not only explore the past, but also foresee the future.