Raise a glass to celebrate the new year and take you to taste the wine

Yuan means "beginning", and the beginning of every number is called "yuan"; Dan means "day"; New Year's Day means "the initial day"; The ancients took the first day of each year as New Year's Day. On this day, the whole world is celebrated, and poetry is sung. Emperor Taizong has a famous poem "Except for the Night" that has been passed down through the ages: "When you are old and poor, offer a festival to open up a new fragrance. Winter is the best tonight, and the year is long tomorrow. The ice disappears into the mirror water, and the plum scatters into the wind. This is the end of the feast, and the pot is waiting for the dawn. " As the poem says, in 2022, our "ice disappears into the mirror, plum scatters into the wind", which has affected the epidemic situation in COVID-19 for three years and has entered a critical moment of comprehensive anti-epidemic. I believe we will finally defeat the epidemic situation! The good governance of the 20 great powers benefiting the people is fragrant all over the world, the sunshine of hope shines in the future, and the epidemic situation is exhausted. In 2023, we will "pour the pot for the dawn" together.

When it comes to "pouring a pot for the dawn", China's wine culture has a long history and is an indispensable protagonist during festivals. The ancients said, "You can't drink unless you are a drinker, and the size of the drinker is measured." As a part of wine culture, wine vessels have a long history and are varied. On the New Year's Day, we will take you into the Shanhaigu Museum in Zhengzhou, and experience the labor wisdom of our ancient ancestors through the exquisite wine vessels spanning thousands of years.

The animal's head horn cup is carved from a whole piece, with a height of 7.6 cm, a diameter of 4.9-7.3 cm and a mouth edge of 0.4 cm, and the middle is hollowed out into the shape of a rhinoceros horn. Craftsmen comprehensively use various carving techniques to outline the figure outline of the beast, and polish it after cutting the shape on the back of the beast, without any ornamentation, retaining the natural texture of the cockroach. This collection shows the production technology, decorative style and the characteristics of national culture in Liao Dynasty, and also reflects the ancient people's love for rare articles.

This collection is a well-preserved flower mug of the tortoise head in Yuan Dynasty. It is white with a slight yellow patina. The cup is a flower mouth, with a high relief cup head on the side abdominal wall, wide eyes, curled mouth, obvious neck lines and a round square flat handle at the back. The cup body can be seen with horizontal edges and circular feet. The shape of the vessel is small, and the subject image is vivid.

Monoear and binaural cups, white, round, slightly shifted straight mouth, oblique abdomen, and nearly flat round bottom. The ears are opposite, and the drinking place of the population is convex, which is approximately semi-circular. It can be used as both a flow and an ear. A single cup is carved with a protruding single ear under the drinking place, and the outer wall of the device is polished without lines.

This collection is a cup from Dawenkou culture period, which is yellow-brown, single-eared, oval-cylindrical, with different diameters at both ends, the upper edge is dull, the surface is smooth, but it has lost luster after years of erosion, the inner wall has straight or arc wear marks, and there are a few pits and pits on the bottom side of the cup, which is basically intact.

It is recorded in "Herbs of Haiyao" that Rhizoma Polygoni Avicularis has the effects of calming the heart, calming the nerves, cooling blood and lowering blood pressure. Edible utensils made of Rhizoma Polygoni Avicularis can stabilize the heart rate and protect health after long-term use. Cao Zhi, a writer, wrote "Ode to the Che Qu Bowl" to praise the rarity and beauty of the stone. It can be seen that the ancients loved rare supplies.

Fu Cao Zhi in Che Qu Wan

Only the bowl was born in the cool wind. Adopt the fixed color of golden light, and it is intended to shine in the morning sun. Feng Xuansu's flowers bring Zhu Rongzhi's flowers. Silk fibers are harvested in four ways, and algae are propagated to catch up with each other. Flying and floating scenery, if you are surprised to fly together. Hidden in the west field, I am blind and moxi. At that time, there was a sincere queen, who was widely praised by benevolence. Yi mu yi and re-ambassador, offering this treasure to the court. A skillful craftsman who loses his life is poor and beautiful. Brilliant Chinese colors, if the text is clicked. Clouds are steaming, dragons are winding, light is like lightning, and shadows are like floating stars. What a monster's greatness, the letter is at a glance and nine surprises. Although he is far from Zhu Zhicong's eyes, he shows off and loses his essence. He Mingli's pleasing, superior treasure and special chapter. As soon as a gentleman is at leisure, he will indulge in it, which is both entertaining and valuable, so he will never forget it.

China's culture is profound and has a long history. In this long journey, the ancient ancestors gave full play to their intelligence and made all kinds of exquisite wine vessels. These brilliant historical treasures all condensed the wisdom of our working people and showed the extraordinary creativity of the ancient people.