Mao Dun Literary Award-winning writer Liu Xinglong has written another novel based on archeology and bronzes after "The Snake". The Nine Tripods and Seven Gui, a heavy bronze vessel unearthed in the 1960s, became a hot topic in the archaeological community because of the missing one gui. Focusing on this topic, leaders of a certain province's Chu Studies Research Institute, experts and scholars, officials, folk archaeological enthusiasts, listeners, tomb robbers and other people from all walks of life have appeared on the stage, each showing their skills, trying to uncover this eternal mystery. As this mystery is gradually revealed, an unforgettable emotion in the past and the legendary and mysterious life experiences of several current characters are also revealed in front of readers. History and the present, the true and complex aspects of world conditions and human hearts are also presented one by one. The story slowly unfolds in a suspenseful structure, with a tense plot and a strong sense of suspense. It incorporates a large number of bronze ware and archaeological anecdotes and stories.
茅盾文学奖获奖作家刘醒龙继《蟠虺》后又一部以考古和青铜器为题材的长篇小说。20世纪60年代出土的青铜重器九鼎七簋，因为缺失一簋而成为考古界的热门课题。围绕这一课题，某省楚学研究院领导、专家学者、官员、民间考古爱好者、听漏工、盗墓贼等各路人马纷纷登场，各显身手，试图揭开这一千古之谜。随着这一谜底的渐渐揭开，往昔一段刻骨铭心的情感和现今几位人物的传奇神秘身世也展现在读者眼前。历史与当下，世情与人心的真实而复杂的面相也一一呈现。故事以一种悬疑的结构徐徐展开，情节紧张，悬疑感强，其中融汇了大量的青铜器和考古掌故和
茅盾文学奖获奖作家刘醒龙继《蟠虺》后又一部以考古和青铜器为题材的长篇小说。20世纪60年代出土的青铜重器九鼎七簋，因为缺失一簋而成为考古界的热门课题。围绕这一课题，某省楚学研究院领导、专家学者、官员、民间考古爱好者、听漏工、盗墓贼等各路人马纷纷登场，各显身手，试图揭开这一千古之谜。随着这一谜底的渐渐揭开，往昔一段刻骨铭心的情感和现今几位人物的传奇神秘身世也展现在读者眼前。历史与当下，世情与人心的真实而复杂的面相也一一呈现。故事以一种悬疑的结构徐徐展开，情节紧张，悬疑感强，其中融汇了大量的青铜器和考古掌故和
