Chinese man discovers family dining table is ancestor’s Qing dynasty academic record
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A man in Anhui province, China, discovered that his family's old dining table is actually a Qing dynasty honour board commemorating an ancestor's success in imperial exams. He shared the story in a July 12 video that went viral on Chinese social media. The table shows significant wear from decades of use but bears carved Chinese characters. The discovery highlights the preservation of historical artifacts in everyday settings.
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The discovery was shared online and quickly went viral.
The table is dark-red wooden, scarred by decades of use, with cracked edges and a faded surface.
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A man in eastern China was stunned to discover that his family's dining table was a Qing dynasty honour board commemorating an ancestor's success in imperial examinations.
South China Morning Post- The discovery was shared online and quickly went viral.
- It touches on family history and generational connections.
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Loaded language removedA man in eastern China was stunned to discover that his family’s battered dining table was in fact a Qing dynasty (1644–1912) honour board commemorating an ancestor’s success in the imperial examinations. Xu, a villager in Anhui province, shared the unusual story in an online video on July 12, which subsequently went viral on mainland social media.
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A man in eastern China was stunned to discover that his family's dining table was a Qing dynasty honour board commemorating an ancestor's success in imperial examinations.
South China Morning PostThe man, identified as Xu, is a villager in Anhui province.
South China Morning PostXu shared the story in an online video on July 12, which went viral on mainland social media.
South China Morning PostThe table is dark-red wooden, scarred by decades of use, with cracked edges and a faded surface.
South China Morning PostTwo carved Chinese characters are visible on the table.
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