這件西周文物竟然酷似路由器!

An article about a router-like artifact in ancient China recently went viral online, reported.

據中國新聞網報道，一篇有關一件酷似路由器的中國古代文物的文章在網上熱傳。

This unique bronze ware features five round columns standing on a square base at an equal distance between each other, strongly resembling a Wi-Fi router with five tentacles in the eyes of modern people. Some net users even nicknamed it the "West Zhou Dynasty router."

這個獨特的青銅器上有五根圓柱，分列於長方形的基座上，距離互等，在現代人的眼中看來，酷似無線路由器。有些人甚至將其稱爲“西周路由器”。

This 31-centimeter-high piece unearthed in 1959 can be dated back to the West Zhou Dynasty, over 3,000 years ago.

這個31釐米高的文物於1959年出土，可追溯到3000年前的西周時期。

The national-level cultural relic and national treasure is housed in central China's Anhui Museum.

這件國家級的文物、國寶目前藏於中國中部的安徽博物院。

According to the museum's website, no clues of its functions were found among scholars' records and literature about the "router-shaped ware."

據安徽博物院官網介紹，該“路由器狀”的器具“不見於諸家著錄，用途待考”。

No inscriptions, no literary records, or other similarly shaped pieces. It's even not officially named owing to these reasons.

沒有銘文，沒有文獻記載，也沒有其他類似文物作參考。因而它甚至連正式的名字也沒有。

Early in 1959, the anonymous relic was excavated at a village in southern Anhui province near the Yangtze River, in what is now the Huangshan Airport.

早在1959年，這件無名的文物在安徽省南部一靠近長江的村莊出土。那裏如今已成了今天的黃山市機場用地。

Earlier reports speculated that it might be a piece of instrument as five sticks stand for five notes. And some archeologists argued that it's a pipe holder.

之前的報道曾推測，這可能是一件樂器，五個柱代表五個音，而一些考古學家則認爲它是一個管支架。

But these assumptions were later refuted as no instruments were unearthed in the tomb.

但這些假設後來都被否定了，因爲墓中並未發現有任何樂器。

Some academic speculations still need evidence, said Li Yizhi, deputy director of Anhui Museum. And it's fine that some net users jokingly call it the "West Zhou Dynasty router" for entertainment.

安徽博物院副院長李益治表示，這些猜測仍有待佐證。有些網友戲稱它爲“西周路由器”，作爲娛樂調侃一下也未嘗不可。