Mysterious stone inscription / map found in the former residence of Ji'nan salt merchants Zhang Cai Cheng
author Zhao Xiaolin
Cui Jian
received a message from a net friend in the renovation of Zhongshan in the old commercial port area A strange stone carving pattern was found on the wall of Zhang Caicheng's former residence near the four weft three road in the eastern part of the park. The reporter made an interview.
Zhang Chee Cheng's former residence is a two story stone small building, which has been basically repaired. According to the introduction, it was once a family residence in the "Republic of China" period, the big salt merchants and the "pickled vegetable tycoon" Zhang Cai Cheng, who registered cultural relics protection units in the central district.
netizens told reporters that a stone was carved on a square green stone in the southwest corner of the stone tower, about 1 meters above the ground. After careful observation, we can see that symbols are made up of three symbols, namely, the divider, the ruler and the opened book. The net friend said he looked up the information and found that the symbol coincided with the mystical organization "Freemason" that was frequently mentioned in Holmes's novels. According to the data, the masons were born in Western Europe in eighteenth Century and were born out of the Mason trade union in the construction industry. It was a quasi religious brotherhood organization, with the basic aim of advocating universal love and charity, pursuing personal virtues and improving society. In the early part of last century, the distribution area was spread over most countries in the world. The stone carvings were also found, protected during the repair process, and recovered completely according to the original appearance and position, said site builders of
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the netizen said that after finding the mysterious symbol, he always wanted to know if it was really the symbol of the Masonic Club. Zhang Caicheng served as the president of the Ji'nan chamber of Commerce. Is it related to the Ji'nan chamber of Commerce and Freemasonry? It is hoped that the relevant experts and scholars will be able to interpret it.