bullyxtreme Chapter 1160: Technology beyond the times
Chapter 1160: Technology beyond the times
Lin Ran also sat up straight. He wanted to see what the restorers would communicate with each other.
Qinan first gave an example.
In the early 60s, Chinese archaeologists found the tomb of Qin Shihuang.
After digging carefully with a shovel, the famous terracotta warriors and horses appeared.
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses were actually very dazzling when they were first excavated.
There are different colors on their bodies, including vermilion, purple-red, pink, pink-green, pink-violet, pink-blue, orange, black, white, and ocher.
At the same time, it is also carved with different expressions, which looks extremely powerful.
The archaeologists were very excited and were about to take the terracotta warriors and horses back for research, but a strange scene happened.
They don't seem to want their secrets to be seen by others.
The color on his body is fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It only took 15 seconds for the colorful terracotta warriors and horses to become dehydrated, warped, and the paint peeled off.
Eventually, it became what the Terracotta Warriors are now.
In fact, when the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were first discovered, they were seen by a farmer while working.
The terracotta warriors and horses were so realistic that he thought they were corpses for a moment and quickly reported the case.
When the police arrived, they identified the pottery figurines.
Then the news was notified to the local archaeological team, and the mausoleum was restored to the light of day.
When they were dug out, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses seemed to be guarding the Qin Empire.
Of course Lin Ran knew this.
He also regretted not being able to see the original appearance of the terracotta warriors and horses.
But what he said next surprised Lin Ran.
When Qi Nan saw the people below, they expressed regret and said with a smile: "The color matching of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses is indeed a huge loss to China. This is also the meaning of the existence of our cultural relic restorers."
"Here, I would like to introduce to you Ms. Yang Mingwei, the special restorer of the National Museum. In September last year, she was sent to Xi'an to carry out the restoration work of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses."
There was an uproar.
Lin Ran was also surprised.
It is not that no one has repaired the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, but that was already after 2000.
With the current level of technology, there is no way to restore the colors of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses.
Not only Chinese cultural relic workers, but also foreign experts have been sent to assist in research, but there has been no progress.
Because the pigment used in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses is actually a kind of paint called "Han Cai".
This kind of paint can not only be colored, but also has a certain waterproof effect.
"Han Cai" mainly has two colors: blue and purple, also known as Chinese blue and Chinese purple.
It took ten years of research to discover the ingredients.
It is copper barium silicate.
The extraction of this pigment is extremely complex and simply not possible at current levels.
Yang Mingwei, she has actually participated in the restoration work of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses.
Lin Ran couldn't help but become serious.
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are nationally protected cultural relics, and it is impossible to hand over the restoration work without confidence.
This means that she has indeed made a breakthrough.
"You must be tired of listening to me nagging. Why don't we invite Ms. Yang Mingwei to come on stage and explain to us how she restored the terracotta warriors and horses."
Not everyone believed it, but there was still warm applause from the audience.
"Mr. Lin, your vision is really vicious. This little girl is indeed quite capable."
Wu Qingniu still had a calm smile on his face.
He is different from the young people in front of him. He has passed the age of chasing fame and fortune, and he can look down upon many things.
It is a good thing for him that cultural relic restoration technology can be improved.
It would be great if you could learn one or two of them.
But some people don't think so, because at this exchange meeting, the position of principal will also be selected.
Participated in the restoration of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. With this achievement, others are not qualified to compete at all.
Yang Mingwei, who was sitting in the audience, stood up and walked straight to the podium.
Someone started talking around me again.
"Yang Mingwei seems to be much younger than the last time we met."
"Isn't it normal that women are better at taking care of themselves?"
"As you said, your wife also likes to go to beauty salons, but time is not forgiving."
"Don't tell me, she was quite old before."
When Lin Ran heard this, he couldn't help but think of the inheritors of the secret technique of appraising treasures.
One is younger than the other, which is definitely not an illusion.
He no longer listened to the chatter of the people next to him, but only stared at Yang Mingwei.
It is said that she is in her 40s, but from Lin Ran's point of view, she is only 25, almost 30 years old.
But she exudes the feeling of a mature and intellectual woman.
This kind of woman is the nemesis of many men, especially the otakus who hang out in the laboratory.
However, she has another characteristic.
Just indifference.
There was no emotion in his eyes, and his speech was like a machine.
This is her only negative point.
She didn't say any polite words and went straight to the point.
"After the National Museum introduced the equipment last year, a staff member from the Xi'an Museum took the fragments of the Terracotta Warriors to our laboratory for analysis."
"By analyzing the fragments, I found some traces of polyethylene glycol on them."
"I would like to thank the curator Xie. He used his reputation as a guarantee and allowed me to keep the fragment for research."
"Comparing it with other pottery figurines in the museum, we finally discovered its pigment composition. We tried 360 four formulas, and finally, we used polyurethane emulsion to blend similar pigments."
"In fact, there are still some unexcavated pottery figurines underground. We compared them and found that the color and composition are almost the same."
"After final evaluation, I was appointed as the leader of the temporary restoration team. In fact, it is not as impressive as Mr. Qi said. After all, we have only completed two terracotta warriors and horses restoration work, and they are all purple, the most special blue, and so far there has not been any Find a match.”
She was not being modest, but reported her results like a computer.
However, this is surprising enough.
You can actually tell the ingredients with the naked eye.
The most famous chemists in the country probably would not dare to say that.
But Yang Mingwei hadn't finished her words yet. She said: "The restoration work of cultural relics cannot be said to be completely completed. However, by participating in this restoration, we developed a protective liquid that can be applied to the surface of Qin Terracotta Warriors to strengthen it." Painting, the advent of this liquid, allows us to effectively protect the painted pottery figurines subsequently unearthed."
"So, you can see colorful terracotta warriors and horses in the future."
"However, this protective fluid is the patent of our museum and it is not convenient to disclose it at the restoration conference."
After she finished speaking, she handed the microphone to Qinan, and without waiting for his reaction, she turned around and walked off the stage.
No one expressed anger at her unreasonableness, but instead burst into warm applause.
They are all technicians who only obey technology and not reason.