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Inside the hotel, Li Yuan and Xue Ning tilted their heads in unison, watching the TV.
Onscreen, the lead archaeologist was still explaining.
It’s the character Yuan, as in the first year of an era, or a one-yuan coin.
The reporter, clearly intrigued, smiled warmly.
Professor Zhao, I always thought that ancient script, especially ones resembling oracle bone inscriptions, could only express really basic ideas. But this Yuan seems anything but simple. Why would such a complex character exist back then? Could you explain it to our viewers?
The archaeologist chuckled and nodded.
Of course.
He shifted slightly and pointed to the base of a bronze idol.
Take a look. In this ancient script, Yuan seems to depict a round meditation mat at the top, with a horizontal stroke in the middle resembling a cloud in the sky, and at the bottom, it almost looks like a person walking.
“In the context of these ancient characters, yuan symbolizes something supreme, divine even.
The reporter’s...
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