How old is the pyramid
If the qin emperor had looked back on the pyramid, he would have lamented the end of more than 2000 years of history, as he had seen the qin empire。
In 2560 bc, when the last stone was laid, the huff pyramid became the highest artificial building on the surface。
This record was maintained for 3800 years。
In an age of no iron, no wheels, the pyramid became one of the most striking openings in the history of human civilization。
The pyramid is the ancient egyptians' worship of the sun god "ra" and their obsession with immortality。
The ancient egyptians saw the sun rise east and west on a daily basis, revolving on the horizon, convinced that death was only a ferry to eternal life。
Pyramid cone, just like the condensed ray of sunshine; the elevated structure of layers symbolizes the steps of the pharaoh spirit to the sun god。
The ancient egyptians have thus transformed faith into an eternal geometry。
The huff pyramid is made up of more than 2. 3 million large stones, weighing an average of 2. 5 tons。
It has been calculated that the construction of this pyramid took about 20 years, which means that 340 stones are to be moved and placed every day, on average, one in two minutes
However, these boulders are not being dragged exclusively by the workers with their flesh and blood; rather, they are being transported to the site by the river nile through artificial canals that are being drilled。
More shocking than its size, is its accuracy。
From the bottom to the tip of the tower, the huff pyramid presents a geometrically perfect shape, with precise calculations of its length, height and inclination。
Internal structures are also complex: precise corridors, corridors, pharaohs and queens' tombs... All of this was completed when the pyramid was built on one floor。
There was no compass, and the builders could only be located by astronomical means. And egypt's low-rained night sky provides excellent conditions for observing the patterns of star activity。
So, the late generations discovered a wonderful connection between the pyramid and astronomy。
For example, the three pyramids in the giza plateau are not in a straight line, but are slightly off the map and correspond to the three stars on orion's waist。
The pyramids represent not only geometry, astronomy and even advanced management of ancient egypt。
If you think that the pyramid was built by a group of slaves under whipping, then it is wrong。
Archaeologists have found that the pyramid construction team is in fact an efficient organizational system, more than a mature construction company。
The ancient egyptians voluntarily joined on the basis of their faith. They have a clear division of labour, including quarries, carpentry, doctors, sailors... They live in a family unit and live in specially constructed trades and crafts villages. They are also well paid and workers are regularly paid for beef, food and beer。
It is no coincidence that the three most spectacular pyramids in egypt are from the fourth dynasty of the ancient kingdom。
For the first time in the age of the ancient kingdom, egypt established a strong, unified and highly centralized kingdom. Political stability provided strong guarantees for economic development and a solid material basis for the construction of the pyramid。
Since then, ancient egyptian civilization has passed through dynasty change, foreign invasions, brilliant alternations with low valleys. Egypt became the province of rome in 30 b. C., and the ancient egyptian civilization that lasted almost 3,000 years came to an end。
But is civilization really gone
In the desert, the pyramid is still standing. Each stone is engraved in the wisdom of humankind beyond its time and in its desire for immortality。
Four thousand years later, on the side of huangpo river, the “top of the pyramid” has passed through time and time to meet the chinese audience; the “travel of the ancient egyptian civilization” has set in motion in the far east。
According to yan hae-young, professor, department of history, university of beijing, and director of the ancient institute of oriental civilization, china's past egyptian exhibitions were cannery shows, a commercial exhibition made by westerners. “the biggest breakthrough of the shanghai museum was to maintain an independent exhibition and integrate the entire design into the chinese perspective.”
In addition, thanks to the joint archaeology of china and egypt, china, as a partner in the egyptian archaeological team, has been granted a concession, allowing many of the newly excavated artefacts to be presented for the first time to the world。
At a time when the people of china admired the glory of ancient egyptian civilization, the two ancient civilizations raging and convulsing at the moment, colliding with the deepest resonance。
On september 27, the chinese daily newspaper, in its series of documents entitled " penetrating life and death: searching for the bottom of ancient egyptian civilization " , launched a full-time series every day。
In the next episode, we will travel south along the nile to luxor to continue to witness the glory of ancient egypt in the temple。
Foreman: curtain
General plan: twilight
Director-general's rule:
Producer: kronk
Producer: ha na lee shang zhang rujun
Director general zhao cheuk
Directed by: jolly
Zhao cheuk
Spectrums/colleges: cracker abbas (egypt)
Photo by lee wenfung, cai binbin, king rainfei, king rainjee robin
Clip: yuan hsio, yiyan peng, li yadong
Animation productions: ♪ dress bright, ♪ ♪ gooven, moo, tuo. ♪
Outreach director-general: jolly zilong
Outreach implementation: wong yi, chen jung, lee bing hong
Academic consultant
Professor, department of history, beijing university
Xuejiang researcher, institute of world art history, shanghai university of foreign languages
Jia laughs at ice team, researcher at the archaeological institute of the chinese academy of social sciences
Special tributes
Shanghai museum
Institute of eastern civilization, beijing university
Institute of world art history, shanghai foreign language university
Institute of archaeology of the chinese academy of social sciences
China construction co. Ltd., egypt
China daily press international department
Ministry of education and culture of the chinese daily newspaper
Chinese daily newspaper shanghai branch
China daily news european branch
China daily news africa branch
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