So, the other day I was reading about the Japanese era, their beliefs, culture, ideologies and many other things as I have always found them very fascinating. And I was watching a particular documentary on Youtube and came across a lot of things that I had never heard of!
One, in particular that amazed me was the MAGIC MIRROR.
So, What is a Magic mirror?
The "magic mirror" were very popular in the Han Dynasty. The exact origins of ancient Chinese “magical” mirrors are unknown. These mirrors were made out of solid bronze. The front surface was like a normal mirror but the back side was cast in bronze and when sunlight or any bright light was cast onto the mirror, it gave a projection of the image contained in the back side.
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But, how?
You see, the Christian image was concealed with a false back image so that they could identify those who shared their common beliefs without having the risk of getting caught. In this way, it allowed them to hide in plain sight! You can watch this video to know more about these magic mirrors.
Hope you all enjoyed reading this! It was a great learning experience for me. I found these so strange and amusing at the same time! Let me know what you guys think and if you would like to read more of such stuff :) Till then..
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Watched that whole video and that was so cool! Still only that one guy or family knowing the secret and modern science still can;t grasp it. Amazing :)
Wow! You must be the forst one to actually watch the full one among everybody!
It's fantastic how this knowledge have been passed down and they are striving to keep it alive. I love how the Japanese have such a deep connevtion with their roots :)
this is a really nice work and its the first post am seeing on this platform please i would love if you can put me through it, hope i can chat you up. Thank you
Sure! Welcome to steemit :)
wow
Hehe :)
Interesting stuff. They were pretty creative in that era. Cool!
Yeah! Cant even imagine their level of intelligence
Ah, very riveting. I find the old era of Japan quite fascinating. :]
Yes, same here! Japan has always fascinated me too :)
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thanks! Will be checking your page soon
This comes to show that this world is much bigger than we think it is! Thank you for sharing ✌
Well said @beekeyyy! You're welcome!
Amazing piece friend
Thanks for sharing with us :)
You're welcome @steemlifestyle :)
That is something I have never googled before and never thought of.
Something so random is so fascinating.
I like the back story of these mirrors.
Love the post :)
Yes, I have been reading more and more about them and other such stuff! Extremely interesting :)
Wow, this is really intriguing!
Completely!
Chinese are the most inventive people in history
Yeah learning about history makes you really wonder..