One day in early October 1970, workers working on a construction site in Ha Gia village, Shaanxi, China encountered something unexpected. It is known that while digging, the shovel of one of the workers collided with a strange hard object.
The construction team immediately stopped construction, dug up the soil and discovered below two extremely unique shaped vases.
When it was opened, everyone there was shocked because it was filled with gold and silver cups. Looking closely, a worker also discovered 12 dragons in a gilded vase.
The dragons are made of pure gold. The horns and tail are curved, and the body is carved extremely delicately.
The construction site manager immediately informed the Ha Gia village chief. After that, the village head contacted local authorities to report the situation. The next day, a group of archaeologists arrived and requested to block off the area where these antiques were found.
According to statistics, if including the hidden underground tunnel of the construction site, more than 1,000 cultural relics have been found and are believed to date back to the Tang Dynasty. Archaeologists have unearthed 271 gold and silver vases, 22 silver pieces, 8 silver necklaces, 60 silver plates, 466 gold, silver and copper coins. In addition, they also found 10 jade belts, 3 agate items, 1 crystal item, 1 pair of jade rings and 13 gold and gemstone jewelry…
These items are extremely finely crafted – they show the intelligence and talent of Tang Dynasty craftsmen.
After evaluation, experts said that the value of these antiques is too great and cannot be estimated.
Three of the antiquities have been recognized as national treasures. Dozens of other items were also certified as first-class cultural relics at the national level.
In 2004, this “treasure” was officially displayed publicly in Beijing.
Source: Compiled
