5 thoughts on “Why did the huge amount of gold in the Western Han disappear, where did these gold go?”
Nadine
The reason for the sudden disappearance of the huge amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is as follows: M large amount of gold is used to build a Buddha statue. In ancient times, the impact of Buddhism on China was very significant. Therefore, in order to promote the development of Buddhism during the Western Han Dynasty, temples were built. But in order to show his worship of Buddhism and show the status of Buddha, many Buddha statues were made with real gold at that time. Most of the Buddha statues are coated with gold powder, but in ancient times, they used real gold. The local gold reserves are not enough, and it will be plated on the surface of the Buddha statue. However, some places are more rich, so they will use foot gold to build Buddha statues. Therefore, a large number of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is used to build a Buddha statue. There are many Buddha statues in a temple. It also cost a lot. It, many golds are used to trade with foreign countries. During the Western Han Dynasty, the ancients had begun to trade with foreigners, but at that time, Chinese coins could not be circulated abroad. The only currency that could be used as a common circulation was gold. Therefore, in the process of trade, there were a lot of Gold is flowing out. It many golds are buried underground. In fact, in the Western Han Dynasty, as long as the king died, there were a lot of funerals, and there were many gold wares in the funeral items in the Western Han Dynasty. Although there are a lot of gold reserves in the Western Han Dynasty, a large number of gold wares made have become funerals, and a large number of burials are lowered, which has reduced the existing amount of gold. Finally, the huge amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is actually different from the current gold. The smelting process of the ancients is relatively poor, and the purification process is limited. Therefore, the Western Han Dynasty regarded a large amount of brass as gold. It looks like golden light, but it is much cheaper than gold. Most of the golden wares unearthed from the Western Han Dynasty now have a brass, so this is a cognitive error. In fact, there is no large amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty. The original existence was brass.
Because officials and local tyrants hid their greedy gold, they just caught up with the peasant uprising again. As a result, most of the local officials were killed, and no one knew the gold they hid.
The Western Han people attached great importance to the funeral, and in the spirit of death, buried a large amount of gold in the ground, and some of them were used on the war in succession.
These gold were collected by wealthy merchants at the time. After so many years, these gold could not be sophisticated anymore, and maybe hidden in the grave of a wealthy businessman.
The reason for the sudden disappearance of the huge amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is as follows:
M large amount of gold is used to build a Buddha statue. In ancient times, the impact of Buddhism on China was very significant. Therefore, in order to promote the development of Buddhism during the Western Han Dynasty, temples were built. But in order to show his worship of Buddhism and show the status of Buddha, many Buddha statues were made with real gold at that time. Most of the Buddha statues are coated with gold powder, but in ancient times, they used real gold.
The local gold reserves are not enough, and it will be plated on the surface of the Buddha statue. However, some places are more rich, so they will use foot gold to build Buddha statues. Therefore, a large number of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is used to build a Buddha statue. There are many Buddha statues in a temple. It also cost a lot.
It, many golds are used to trade with foreign countries. During the Western Han Dynasty, the ancients had begun to trade with foreigners, but at that time, Chinese coins could not be circulated abroad. The only currency that could be used as a common circulation was gold. Therefore, in the process of trade, there were a lot of Gold is flowing out.
It many golds are buried underground. In fact, in the Western Han Dynasty, as long as the king died, there were a lot of funerals, and there were many gold wares in the funeral items in the Western Han Dynasty. Although there are a lot of gold reserves in the Western Han Dynasty, a large number of gold wares made have become funerals, and a large number of burials are lowered, which has reduced the existing amount of gold.
Finally, the huge amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty is actually different from the current gold. The smelting process of the ancients is relatively poor, and the purification process is limited. Therefore, the Western Han Dynasty regarded a large amount of brass as gold. It looks like golden light, but it is much cheaper than gold. Most of the golden wares unearthed from the Western Han Dynasty now have a brass, so this is a cognitive error. In fact, there is no large amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty. The original existence was brass.
These golds are actually buried under the sand, because sandstorms often occur in this place, so this result has this.
Because officials and local tyrants hid their greedy gold, they just caught up with the peasant uprising again. As a result, most of the local officials were killed, and no one knew the gold they hid.
The Western Han people attached great importance to the funeral, and in the spirit of death, buried a large amount of gold in the ground, and some of them were used on the war in succession.
These gold were collected by wealthy merchants at the time. After so many years, these gold could not be sophisticated anymore, and maybe hidden in the grave of a wealthy businessman.