2 thoughts on “Is there so much gold in ancient China?”
Neil
There are two sayings. The saying is that there are indeed a lot of gold in ancient China, but it suddenly disappeared after the Eastern Han Dynasty. It may be lost as the war, or was used by the emperor nobles to be buried, so there was a shortage of gold in later generations. This is the "huge amount of gold in the Eastern Han Dynasty" that is widely circulated now. However, China has not been a gold -rich country since ancient times. Considering ancient backward mining and smelting technology, gold production will be lower. The prerequisite for this statement -whether huge amount of gold is really doubtful. It another saying is the so -called gold in ancient times, which often refers to brass. In the ancient Chinese, the meaning of gold "gold" and the "gold" of the metal cannot be distinguished in many cases. As one of the earliest countries to smelled bronze, China can still be competent for the refining and refining of copper. As a raw material and precious metal raw material for coin, copper can indeed act as some storage of precious metals. Therefore, many of the golden gold that supports ancient times is the saying of brass.
In ancient times, the number of gold in China was called more than that, and it was more than before the Han Dynasty. According to the invention of archeologists, in the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty, the number of gold decorations invented in the Han Dynasty. Prove the number of gold in the Han Dynasty. At the time of the Han Dynasty, if the gold master was rewarded to the meritorious ministers, the cost of the royal wedding, and some of the costs of the enemy country's troops.
There are two sayings.
The saying is that there are indeed a lot of gold in ancient China, but it suddenly disappeared after the Eastern Han Dynasty. It may be lost as the war, or was used by the emperor nobles to be buried, so there was a shortage of gold in later generations. This is the "huge amount of gold in the Eastern Han Dynasty" that is widely circulated now. However, China has not been a gold -rich country since ancient times. Considering ancient backward mining and smelting technology, gold production will be lower. The prerequisite for this statement -whether huge amount of gold is really doubtful.
It another saying is the so -called gold in ancient times, which often refers to brass. In the ancient Chinese, the meaning of gold "gold" and the "gold" of the metal cannot be distinguished in many cases. As one of the earliest countries to smelled bronze, China can still be competent for the refining and refining of copper. As a raw material and precious metal raw material for coin, copper can indeed act as some storage of precious metals. Therefore, many of the golden gold that supports ancient times is the saying of brass.
In ancient times, the number of gold in China was called more than that, and it was more than before the Han Dynasty. According to the invention of archeologists, in the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty, the number of gold decorations invented in the Han Dynasty. Prove the number of gold in the Han Dynasty. At the time of the Han Dynasty, if the gold master was rewarded to the meritorious ministers, the cost of the royal wedding, and some of the costs of the enemy country's troops.