【Historical Live Broadcast】Watching videos and being seen by our ancestors

[I never thought that one day I would empathize with the workers from 2000 years ago]

[Craftsmen in the Eastern Han Dynasty were building a tomb chamber]

[A bricklayer sighed: The owner of this tomb is so lucky, he died in such a glorious way, the owner of the tomb will definitely be remembered by future generations! ]

[At this time, the eunuch in charge came over to arrange matters: The bricks are all baked, let’s go make some more]

[The craftsman puts the mud into the mold and exports it as usual]

[I suddenly had a thought while working: These bricks all look the same, just like us craftsmen, covered in dust and dirt...]

[Who will remember me after a hundred years? The bricks will at least be preserved. But in this world, there will be no evidence that I was here.]

[Oh, that's right! I quietly stamped this world with my fingerprints to prove that I have been here, and also printed my last name]

[Then quickly build him up, so that no one will find him]

[And this brick was dug out by later generations as they wished, nearly two thousand years later]

[The seal with the surname "Zhang" is still clearly visible]

[This is not just one example]

[4000 years ago, pottery statue from Sanfangwan site, the creator is unknown]

[The fingerprints left on the face of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum 2200 years ago, the creator is unknown]

Who are we?

[In the long river of time, you scattered a flower upstream, and I caught it downstream]

[People today cannot see the moon of the past, but today’s moon once shone on the ancients]

“Kings and generals took great pains to leave traces of their presence in order to be remembered in history, but the existence of the working people does not require any evidence, because without them there would be no history, and they are everywhere…”

"History is not the history of a few people. Just like history books need paper and other carriers to record history, there may be no specific and detailed records for ordinary people, but because the people make up the paper, the kings and generals have a place to leave their traces. [Defend the carrot_wow][Defend the carrot_wow][Defend the carrot_wow]"

"Let me tell you that this brick is not from the system of engraving the name of the craftsman on the object. It is the craftsman's selfish desire. Many craftsmen carry a seal with their own name engraved on it. When they make pottery jars and bowls, they add it to facilitate tracing. But bricks don't have this. It doesn't matter for bricks. Moreover, the system of engraving the name of the craftsman on the object does not allow him to put his handprint on it. I studied archaeology."

"It really fits the saying that no matter how luxurious an ancient tripod is, if it has no inscriptions, it is no better than a broken brick with words on it. If the words on this brick happen to confirm a piece of history, this child has a bright future."

"Any cultural relic with text on it is of great value, as the text carries the weight of history."

“Why are history books written only for emperors and generals? Unknown craftsmen also need to leave their own marks in the years to prove that their achievements will last forever.”

"Finally, this palm print has crossed the scale of time and the distance of space, and overlapped with the handprint of the successor in the long river of history. Finally, it is complete, and the hearts are connected."

"I remember the one writing on a brick or something, probably something like hello to the future generations, it was really shocking."

"Hahahahaha, I once helped a friend organize a document, which was to be put into a personal file for permanent preservation. I put a dot in an inconspicuous place in his document. He asked me what I was doing, and I said, "I will leave a permanent stain in your life file" [laughing]"

"On this page or that page, countless people have left little traces in history, which become the chronicle of mankind. When this chronicle is thick enough, it will merge into a volume in the chronicle of the universe. Despite the vicissitudes of life, what remains unchanged is the light woven by human love and courage."

Eastern Han Dynasty.

Zhang, who was slacking off and imprinting his palm on the brick, blinked and looked at the sky with unbelievable joy: It looks so familiar, is that my handprint?

I was actually just bored at work, but I didn't expect that it would be seen by people in later generations. I felt a little shy, but also a little happy.

How could I have deserved that my handprints were placed in such a neat and bright museum and protected so well with glass?

My life has been worth it to be discovered and remembered by so many people in later generations!

Ordinary civilians in ancient times: It turns out that not only kings, princes, generals, and great men of talent and talent will be remembered by history. Can ordinary people like us also be remembered by future generations?

It seems that we need to leave more traces of ourselves on the items in our home to prove that although we are not famous, our life has not been lived in vain.

If you have bamboo slips at home, then carve on them; if you have pottery jars, then carve on them. If all else fails, then I can carve on a stone now. Will it be able to be dug out two thousand years later?

No matter what it is, as long as there are traces of us on it, at least it proves that we have been in this world!

……

An unlucky tomb owner from the Eastern Han Dynasty who was excavated by later generations: So, the real chill is never a big quarrel (╥﹏╥)

In the 21st century, experts have discovered pottery jars with names engraved on them, scrolls covered with graffiti, and papyrus densely written with people's life experiences during archaeological excavations in various places. They even want to talk about the time when they wet the bed when they were two or three years old.

This makes the experts' archaeological work more convenient and more conducive to textual research, but it also extends their working hours, which makes them feel half happy and half sad.

Even an expert accidentally found a letter written to them by Changliu across history in one of the tombs: Hello, gentlemen of later generations...