The main station’s Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala mascot Shengsheng officially met everyone yesterday. Its design is inspired by a variety of traditional cultural elements. Among them, the innocent eyebrows are derived from this snake that was more than 3,000 years ago. L

The year of the snake Spring Festival Gala mascot of the main station has been promoted

officially met with you yesterday

Its design inspiration comes from A variety of traditional cultural elements

Among them, the cute eyebrows

are derived from this snake that was more than 3,000 years ago 🐍

Let’s get to know the bronze snake today

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The cute and ancient Sishengsheng

gained many fans as soon as it appeared.

It looks like a cute little snake

In fact, there are many traditional cultural elements hidden in it

Come and take a look, you can guess it How many places?

The shape of the whole small snake

refers to the word "巳" in Oracle bone inscriptions

The wrapping pattern means endless life

It is portrayed by cloisonné craft The

crabapples, magnolias, peach blossoms and peonies

symbolize "spring returns to the earth"

are outlined by filigree inlay technology

The outline of the head and the spiral shape on the cheeks refer to

The gilt Seated Buddha with Cloud Head and Silver Ruyi

unearthed from the Tang Dynasty underground palace of Fufeng Famen Temple in Fufeng, Shaanxi

The last look at the big round eyes and jumping eyebrows

is inspired by

Today’s protagonist - Bronze Snake 🐍

The bronze snake came to the Spring Festival Gala from Sanxingdui

It has traveled more than 3,000 years

Its Qiyu pattern and the word "Chen" are the main sources of inspiration

Its fluttering eyes wink at you

Have you been electrocuted? 😉

Bronze snake, with a huge body

The snake body is 34.5 cm long, and the snake head is 29.9 cm long

The snake's forehead and back were originally connected with knife-shaped wings

Maybe it once had the dream of spreading its wings and flying high? 🤔

(Note: Another bronze snake in the Sanxingdui Museum has wing-shaped ornaments on the snake's back, which can be supported.)

△ Another bronze snake in the Sanxingdui Museum has wing-shaped ornaments on the snake's back.

The snake's body is decorated with rhombus patterns and scales

There are buttons under the snake's neck and abdomen

Experts speculate that the buttons may be hung on some kind of object

Bronze snakes were worshiped as gods

Many animal shapes were unearthed from the Sanxingdui site

The artifacts

are realistic and unreal The combined artifact

This bronze snake is also

Chenzizi and Qiyu pattern can also be used as confirmation

Chenzizi

is an eye with the oracle bone inscription "chen"

Bronze wares unearthed in Sanxingdui are relatively common

△ Sanxingdui Cultural relics with the word "chen" unearthed from the site.

But it also appears widely on

bronzes and jades in the Central Plains region.

It demonstrates the diversity, unity and eclectic nature of

Chinese civilization.

These famous national treasures in the Central Plains region

There are patterns with the word "Chen" ↓

He Zun, the national treasure

the four-goat bronze square statue where the word "China" first appeared. Many people know it from the textbook

Dake Ding, witnessing the pinnacle of ancient bronze crafts

...

△ From the left To the right: He Zun, Siyang Bronze Square Zun, Dake Ding

The different feather pattern

is usually abstracted from the image of feathers

represents the image of a bird

It reflects the ancient Shu people's strong bird worship

The outer side of the calf of a bronze figure with turned head and kneeling figure unearthed from the Sanxingdui site

is decorated with Qiyu pattern

Wenbo Calendar丨The first thing people in Sanxingdui, ancient Shu did when they went to work: applaud themselves

China’s snake culture has a long history

The awe and worship of snakes

can be traced back to the ancient times

"Shuowen Jiezi" annotation on "snake":

In other words,

The greetings that ancestors used to greet each other in those years were not "Have you eaten?" or "How are you doing?"

but "Did you meet a snake today?"

People in ancient times

either lived in caves or in grass

Snakes were frequent

Therefore, when the ancestors met, they always asked with lingering fear:

"Dear, are there any snakes in your house?"

" It's "right"

This word was extended to become the pronoun of the third person

and is still used today in ancient books and publications. There are also

many records about snakes in ancient times in local cultural relics.

Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty annotated the "Book of Mountains and Seas: Great Wilderness Western Classic" and said:

Among the Han stone portraits

Fuxi and Nuwa, the ancestors of mankind, have human heads and snake bodies.

△ A single page of the Tang Dynasty's "Portrait of Fuxi and Nuwa", collected by the Palace Museum.

In the Neolithic Age,

snake patterns appeared in large numbers on pottery pots, pottery beans and other utensils.

This shows that snakes have become sacrificial objects or tribal totems.

△ Red pottery pots with snake patterns, Yangshao culture pottery, collected by the Shaanxi History Museum.

Han, Tang, Ming, Qing and other dynasties also appeared

Many famous snake cultural relics

Han Dynasty Xuanwu pattern tiles , one of the four sacred tiles

not only indicates the direction, but also has the meaning of praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits

Tang Dynasty pottery painting of the twelve-chen snake figurine

Snake head and human body, standing on a square base

From totem worship and fertility worship

Then to the symbol of royal power and the zodiac symbol of ordinary people

The cultural image carried by "snake" has become increasingly rich and continues to this day

Find design inspiration from traditional cultural elements

The bronze snake Traveling through more than 3,000 years

Came from Sanxingdui

Appeared on the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Snake

Has risen. I wish all Chinese people around the world

all the best and success in the new year

Visit museums all over the country with a calendar!

Follow CCTV News to plan the 2025 Cultural Expo Tour

Please click on the picture link below↓

©2024 China Central Radio and Television. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce or use without permission.

The year of the snake Spring Festival Gala mascot of the main station has been promoted

officially met with you yesterday

Its design inspiration comes from A variety of traditional cultural elements

Among them, the cute eyebrows

are derived from this snake that was more than 3,000 years ago 🐍

Let’s get to know the bronze snake today

0

Full of traditional cultural elements

Shengsheng’s eyebrows have a great background

The cute and ancient Sishengsheng

gained many fans as soon as it appeared.

It looks like a cute little snake

In fact, there are many traditional cultural elements hidden in it

Come and take a look, you can guess it How many places?

The shape of the whole small snake

refers to the word "巳" in Oracle bone inscriptions

The wrapping pattern means endless life

It is portrayed by cloisonné craft The

crabapples, magnolias, peach blossoms and peonies

symbolize "spring returns to the earth"

are outlined by filigree inlay technology

The outline of the head and the spiral shape on the cheeks refer to

The gilt Seated Buddha with Cloud Head and Silver Ruyi

unearthed from the Tang Dynasty underground palace of Fufeng Famen Temple in Fufeng, Shaanxi

The last look at the big round eyes and jumping eyebrows

is inspired by

Today’s protagonist - Bronze Snake 🐍

The bronze snake came to the Spring Festival Gala from Sanxingdui

It has traveled more than 3,000 years

Its Qiyu pattern and the word "Chen" are the main sources of inspiration

Its fluttering eyes wink at you

Have you been electrocuted? 😉

Have you ever dreamed of spreading your wings and flying high?

This big snake is Sanxingdui's artifact

Bronze snake, with a huge body

The snake body is 34.5 cm long, and the snake head is 29.9 cm long

The snake's forehead and back were originally connected with knife-shaped wings

Maybe it once had the dream of spreading its wings and flying high? 🤔

(Note: Another bronze snake in the Sanxingdui Museum has wing-shaped ornaments on the snake's back, which can be supported.)

△ Another bronze snake in the Sanxingdui Museum has wing-shaped ornaments on the snake's back.

The snake's body is decorated with rhombus patterns and scales

There are buttons under the snake's neck and abdomen

Experts speculate that the buttons may be hung on some kind of object

Bronze snakes were worshiped as gods

Many animal shapes were unearthed from the Sanxingdui site

The artifacts

are realistic and unreal The combined artifact

This bronze snake is also

Chenzizi and Qiyu pattern can also be used as confirmation

Chenzizi

is an eye with the oracle bone inscription "chen"

Bronze wares unearthed in Sanxingdui are relatively common

△ Sanxingdui Cultural relics with the word "chen" unearthed from the site.

But it also appears widely on

bronzes and jades in the Central Plains region.

It demonstrates the diversity, unity and eclectic nature of

Chinese civilization.

These famous national treasures in the Central Plains region

There are patterns with the word "Chen" ↓

He Zun, the national treasure

the four-goat bronze square statue where the word "China" first appeared. Many people know it from the textbook

Dake Ding, witnessing the pinnacle of ancient bronze crafts

...

△ From the left To the right: He Zun, Siyang Bronze Square Zun, Dake Ding

The different feather pattern

is usually abstracted from the image of feathers

represents the image of a bird

It reflects the ancient Shu people's strong bird worship

The outer side of the calf of a bronze figure with turned head and kneeling figure unearthed from the Sanxingdui site

is decorated with Qiyu pattern

Wenbo Calendar丨The first thing people in Sanxingdui, ancient Shu did when they went to work: applaud themselves

"It" was once a "snake"

Have you encountered a snake today?

China’s snake culture has a long history

The awe and worship of snakes

can be traced back to the ancient times

"Shuowen Jiezi" annotation on "snake":

In ancient times, grass people suffered from it, so there is nothing else to ask about.

In other words,

The greetings that ancestors used to greet each other in those years were not "Have you eaten?" or "How are you doing?"

but "Did you meet a snake today?"

People in ancient times

either lived in caves or in grass

Snakes were frequent

Therefore, when the ancestors met, they always asked with lingering fear:

"Dear, are there any snakes in your house?"

" It's "right"

This word was extended to become the pronoun of the third person

and is still used today in ancient books and publications. There are also

many records about snakes in ancient times in local cultural relics.

Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty annotated the "Book of Mountains and Seas: Great Wilderness Western Classic" and said:

Nuwa, an ancient goddess and emperor, has a human face and a snake body, and can change seventy times in a day.

Among the Han stone portraits

Fuxi and Nuwa, the ancestors of mankind, have human heads and snake bodies.

△ A single page of the Tang Dynasty's "Portrait of Fuxi and Nuwa", collected by the Palace Museum.

In the Neolithic Age,

snake patterns appeared in large numbers on pottery pots, pottery beans and other utensils.

This shows that snakes have become sacrificial objects or tribal totems.

△ Red pottery pots with snake patterns, Yangshao culture pottery, collected by the Shaanxi History Museum.

Han, Tang, Ming, Qing and other dynasties also appeared

Many famous snake cultural relics

Han Dynasty Xuanwu pattern tiles , one of the four sacred tiles

not only indicates the direction, but also has the meaning of praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits

Tang Dynasty pottery painting of the twelve-chen snake figurine

Snake head and human body, standing on a square base

From totem worship and fertility worship

Then to the symbol of royal power and the zodiac symbol of ordinary people

The cultural image carried by "snake" has become increasingly rich and continues to this day

Find design inspiration from traditional cultural elements

The bronze snake Traveling through more than 3,000 years

Came from Sanxingdui

Appeared on the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Snake

Has risen. I wish all Chinese people around the world

all the best and success in the new year

Visit museums all over the country with a calendar!

Follow CCTV News to plan the 2025 Cultural Expo Tour

Please click on the picture link below↓

©2024 China Central Radio and Television. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce or use without permission.