Reborn with a smile, I protect you in military uniform

The Samu National Museum, as one of the important landmarks of this country, carries endless historical and cultural heritage. Not to mention its strong historical atmosphere, the amazing architectural design alone has become a beautiful landscape.

Led by their teacher, a group of students slowly stepped into this museum full of stories. Compared with the weekend, the number of people in the exhibition hall today was slightly sparse, but there were still quite a few students coming to study.

Walking into the historic exhibition hall, it feels like traveling back in time. Various precious and ancient cultural relics are displayed here, silently telling the past glory and vicissitudes. Each exhibit exudes a unique charm, attracting people to stop and appreciate the wisdom and emotions contained in it.

Chi Wan followed the team, browsing the exhibits one by one. When she passed by a group of middle school students giving explanations, she stopped.

A foreign middle school student was asking the tour guide next to him about the origin of the totem on a pot-shaped object.

It was a pattern carved on pottery, with smooth lines and regular patterns entwined with each other.

Chi Wan found that some of the strokes looked familiar, so she prepared to listen to the man's explanation. Chi Wan took a few steps closer and stood behind the crowd, listening quietly. The guide smiled and explained: "This totem is a symbol of faith of the ancient Samu people. It represents unity, harmony and strength. It is said that the pattern of this totem can be traced back to an earlier period and is related to the origin of early writing."

Chi Wan's heart moved. Could it be that, as she guessed, these characters evolved from totems?

After thinking for a while, he caught up with the group of junior high school students and continued moving forward.

"Totem is a religious belief and cultural phenomenon in the early days of the matriarchal clan community in primitive society. As the emblem or symbol of the clan, it represents the clan's kinship and common belief. Primitive people believed that the ancestors of their clan were closely related to certain plants and animals, especially animals, so they chose a specific plant or animal or inanimate object as the object of worship, regarded it as their ancestor and god, and named it after it. This emblem with symbolic meaning is the totem. The emblems of the families in the current Xizhou clan with pure clan relations are extended from this."

"The development of totems is a long process, and they have become more diverse in the subsequent development. For a period of time, the division of animal and plant totems showed a strong sense of power confrontation. The families led by males changed to animal emblems. Take the local L family as an example. Their emblem changed to the power symbol of the beast, which represented the decisiveness of the first male duke. However, not all male leaders would change their family emblems, just like the Ai family has always used the plant representative of the matriarchal attribute."

“Why is there such a contradiction?”

"They are all products of social development and the struggle for rights among human nature..."

"Chi Wan, are you interested in this?" It was Shi Xiaoqin who spoke. She looked back and saw Chi Wan standing there in a daze and not following her, so she turned back to look for her.

Chi Wan and Shi Xiaoqin haven't seen each other for a long time. Now that they meet again, the relationship between them seems to have become a little strange. For some reason, Chi Wan always feels that she can see the shadow of her past life in Shi Xiaoqin, but this feeling is very vague and elusive.

Originally, Chi Wan thought that Shi Xiaoqin would follow Tao Chuan to study at D University, but fate is always full of dramatic twists and turns, and she unexpectedly meets Shi Xiaoqin again here.

According to Chi Wan's roommate Wen Tian, ​​Shi Xiaoqin has a boyfriend outside of school who she keeps in touch with regularly. The boyfriend is very mysterious and Wen Tian has run into him several times. However, Shi Xiaoqin herself has not made any response to this.

This was completely different from her previous guesses and understanding.

"It's okay, just listen to it." Chi Wan replied.

"I have studied totems. But I have only heard of the family totems of several clans in Xizhou."

"Really? Like?"

There are many so-called families. Those with a little capital like to call themselves families. Some families that are easy to get along with can be understood.

"The L family has a lion-sun totem. A lion stands proudly on the top of a mountain, with a sharp gaze and the setting sun as the background. The main industry of this family is the clothing castle.

"The Draco family is the pterosaur guardian totem. A pterosaur spreads its wings and flies, with continuous mountains and ancient castles below it. It is famous for its real estate industry.

The Ai family is the rose secret language totem, a blooming rose with layers of petals and bright colors. There is a fairy hidden in the heart of the flower. The rose and the fairy are the symbols of their family logo, which is named after investing in scientific research industry.

The Sairen family is a deer antler totem. The antlers of a male deer are entwined with vines and green leaves, and the antlers emit a sacred light. The background is a dense forest and a clear stream. The antlers are the medium for them to communicate with God, and they are famous for their Internet products.

"You know a lot. Have you been to this country before?" Chi Wan said.

"Well, I had a chance to come here with my family when I was in high school."

But some of these family crests she was talking about were from families in the higher classes of upper society.

Her family has a very high level of connections. As far as Chi Wan knows, she seems to live with her uncle, and says her family is just an ordinary working-class family.

He seems to be being modest. After all, to be a neighbor of Tao Chuan's family, he must have some background.

A group of people were originally walking side by side, but they got separated without realizing it. When they gathered again, it was time for them to move freely.

The people in the team dispersed in twos and threes and started to stroll around the nearby streets.

This historic city has many unique shops. Chi Wan strolls among them with Shi Xiaoqin and her roommate Wen Tian.

Those exquisite decorations are dazzling, and many people love these beautiful objects.

Chi Wan carefully selected two accessories she liked, but when she was paying, she suddenly changed her mind and went back to pick up a few more.

Shi Xiaoqin chose a pair of unique hairpins, but the style was full of oriental style. Chi Wan and Wen Tian couldn't help wondering: In this case, why not buy them in China? Although they were curious, they did not spoil the fun and did not ask the question.

Wen Tian bought a pair of ugly but very cute little dolls. Holding them in her hands, she could feel a wonderful texture, which was very interesting.

However, the design style of this ornament is very similar to the ornament installed with surveillance in her room. Maybe Chi Wan is just overthinking.

With a full harvest, the three satisfied people enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea and returned to school.