All the information about the bloody white horse

According to Records of the Historian, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a famous horse in Dawan, which traveled thousands of miles every day and shed blood-like sweat on his shoulders. It is called "bloody BMW" and has always been regarded as an interesting legend. A few days ago, a Japanese horse researcher announced that he had finally discovered the legendary "Blood BMW" in Central Asia, and it will be announced to the public on the 30th of this month. However, after the news came out, some domestic researchers thought that the so-called "bloody BMW" crowd had always existed, and it was not as magical as the legend. So, what is the relationship between "blood BMW" and existing horse breeds? What makes it "sweat like rain"? Why hasn't anyone known or mentioned it for thousands of years? On April 23rd, the reporter interviewed Wang Tiequan, a researcher at the Animal Husbandry Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and some experts from Shenyang Agricultural University.

"Bloody BMW is amazing"?

The cause of this incident was a Japanese named Hayato Shimizu, who began to study the riding culture in Central Asia from 1995. When he learned that there were still traces of "blood BMW" near Tianshan Mountain, he went to Tianshan Mountain to look for it. Last August, he found a horse in the west of Tianshan Mountain. When it sprinted at a high speed, its shoulders bulged slowly, and sweat like blood flowed out, which was very consistent with the records in Historical Records. He decided to officially announce this amazing discovery at the Horse Research Association in Tokyo on the 30th of this month.

Shimizu said that this discovery is a rare evidence to link the ancient Silk Road legend with modern times. He also said that in the place where BMW was discovered, people thought that the horse's "bleeding" was a symbol of strength and physical strength.

As soon as the news came out, someone immediately stood up and refuted: "Sweaty BMW" has not faded for thousands of years. How can it be "discovered"?

"Ahama" is the legendary "Dawan bloody BMW"

Is "Bloody BMW" a personal "amazing discovery" of Shimizu Hayato? In this regard, researcher Wang Tiequan, a "horse expert" from the Animal Husbandry Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told reporters that the so-called "blood BMW" is actually the current "Ahama", not a variety that has been lost for thousands of years. Turkmenistan and Russia still have thousands of horses.

Researcher Wang said that "Ahama" has a long history in Russia and other places, and individual horses will shed red sweat after exercise, which is also commonly known as "blood BMW". There are many such horses in Turkmenistan and Iran, and the equestrian team in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the pasture in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have hybrid "Ahama", so the "blood BMW" discovered by the Japanese is probably the "native species" or hybrid "Ahama" that has flowed into China.

Animal husbandry experts from Shenyang Agricultural University told reporters that "Ahama" is the famous horse in the legendary "Dawanguo". It was introduced to China as early as BC 10 1 year, and it is an excellent variety with thousands of years' history. 1929, Russia named this horse "Ahama". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we also introduced this variety many times, mainly distributed in horse farms in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, but almost no one has heard of sweating. This horse runs very fast. It only takes 1 km for 5 seconds. Sometimes it can even catch a slower train, and the horse is very elegant and full of energy. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why it was called "Tianma" in ancient times.

"Sweat" is a parasite.

But can "bloody BMW" really "travel thousands of miles a day" and "sweat like rain" as the history books say? In fact, the "bloody BMW" is not as magical as the legend. Red sweat is just a parasite.

Researcher Wang Tiequan said that after scientific verification, "sweating blood" is only the role of a parasite. When people apply pesticides on the surface of horses, "red sweat" disappears; In addition, "Blood-soaked BMW" is not a unique variety of the legendary "Dawan Famous Horse" and wild horses, that is, it is not a genetic phenomenon, but an extremely accidental phenomenon, which is too beautified by people with unknown reasons because of its rarity.

Researcher Wang said: "No matter how fast this horse runs, it will never reach the goal of' traveling thousands of miles a day'. Some horses in China used to run 200 kilometers a day, which was the first among them. In fact, no horse can run 65,438+0,000 miles a day. This is just an exaggeration to describe the fast running of ancient horses in China. " As for why people have regarded it as a legend for thousands of years, researcher Wang just smiled: "It can't be said that it is unknown, only people who are experts know."

In addition, animal husbandry experts from Shenyang Agricultural University also told reporters that "blood BMW" is not necessarily related to running fast. In fact, some excellent foreign breeds such as Arabian horses run at the same speed, which completely breaks the myth of "blood BMW".

Small data

According to the history books, there is a high mountain near the 20 th city, and there are wild horses on the mountain, which can't be caught. Dawanguo people put five-color mares at the foot of the mountain on spring nights. A wild horse mated with a mare and was born a bloody BMW. When the shoulders are sweaty, they are red as blood, and they are like wings, and they travel thousands of miles every day. According to Records of Historical Records, Wang Bo and other Zhang Qian met Dawan BMW in the Second Division of Dawan State when they were on a mission to the Western Regions, and came back to learn about Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu was so envious that he ordered the emissary to bring a thousand pounds of gold, cast a golden horse as big as a real horse, and sent it to Dawan Kingdom for a bloody BMW. Rejected by King Dawan. Han was furious and broke the golden horse at the court in Dawan. Seeing that the ambassador was rude, King Dawan ordered the ambassador to be killed and took away the gold and golden horse. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn't get a BMW, so he sent tens of thousands of troops and ordered General Li Guangli to take horses from the Second Division of Dawanguo. In order to win, he made Li Guangli the general of the Second Division.

Li Guangli's soldiers and horses were exhausted, and World War I was unfavorable. He returned to Dunhuang and asked the emperor for help. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious. In a rage, he ordered the emissary to guard Yumenguan with a sword. There are more than 200,000 people, including horses, cows, food and grass, and countless people. They besieged Dawan City for more than 40 days and killed countless soldiers. All the people in Dawan beheaded the king, surrendered and presented BMW. When Li Guangli returned to Beijing triumphantly, the emperor was overjoyed and named him Hou Haixi, and each official was rewarded. On the same day, the ministers of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty gave a big banquet and wrote a heavenly horse song, saying, "When I was a freshman, I was exposed to the sweat, and I was happy with Wan Li. Now you are safe and happy with dragons and friends! " (Reporter Gao Wang)