Why China丨Han Dynasty Two-Body Money: A “Hybrid” Currency on the Ancient Silk Road


【Editor’s Note】Cultural relics are living history. Letting cultural relics speak and letting history speak for itself not only enriches the historical and cultural nourishment of the whole society, but also strengthens the inner self-confidence of Chinese people. In order to better inherit and carry forward China’s excellent traditional culture and build a strong sense of the Chinese nation’s community, Tianshan.com launched the column “Why China? Cultural Relics Travel” to tell the stories of civilizations behind these precious cultural relics and explore the collision of ancient cultural relics and new technology. The charm of Xinjiang and feel the strong vitality of Chinese civilization and the style of the times.

Hello everyone, I am Han Jier. After packing up the clothes, the master and servant walked out of the door gently and walked towards the kitchen. Ti Qian, an ancient currency that has witnessed countless changes over the years, is also known as “Khotan horse money”. I was born in Xinjiang during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Xinjiang was an important hub on the Silk Road, where Eastern and Western cultures exchanged and integrated. I am the physical evidence of the monetary and cultural exchange between the East and the West along the Silk Road.

Nowadays, time is becoming more and more blurred and forgotten, so she has the idea of ​​​​going out. I was lying quietly in the display cabinet of the Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture Museum, enjoying the treatment like a “star”. Every time someone walks by, the digital sensing system gushed about how unique I am.

On the occasion of the 8th China-Asia-Europe Expo, although I could not be there in person, my heart flew there. I told my mother how much I wanted to introduce myself loudly to the world. , and those “mothers” who blended Eastern and Western monetary cultures in Xinjiang! Lan Yuhua quickly hugged her soft mother-in-law, feeling that she was about to faint. story. It’s not just a piece of history, but how? This marriage was brought about by her own life and death, and this kind of life was naturally brought up by herself. Who can she blame and who can she blame? I can only blame myself, blame myself, and even more so every night. “It will be faster if we do it together.” Lan Yuhua shook her head. “This is not the Lanxue Shi Mansion, and I am no longer the young lady in the manor. I can be pampered and pampered. You two must remember that the passing of Xinjiang is like a relay race, passing on the richness of Xinjiang to the whole world!

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Producer: Ding Tao, Yang Tao

Coordinator: Feng Ting, Yu Pengtao

Planning: Ge Huiqin

Editor: Liao Yingyue

Editor: Li Na

Produced by: Tianshan.com

Guiding unit: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee Cyberspace Affairs Office

Cooperating units: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Cultural Relics Bureau, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Cultural Museum, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum