溯流而上,我们会发现黄金除了被作为一种“商品”之外,它还具有多种角色。例如,唯一的终极货币、战争的帮凶、维持经济稳定的功臣、大众争抢的财富、神的祭品、价格昂贵的工艺品,等等。围绕着黄金所发生的故事、所出现的形形色色的人,反映了人类社会经济、政治、文化的方方面面。 Upstream, we will find that gold has multiple roles besides being used as a “commodity.” For example, the only ultimate currency, the accomplice of the war, the hero of economic stability, the wealth of the masses, the offerings of God, expensive handicrafts, and so on. Around all the stories that have taken place in gold, all kinds of people appear, reflecting all aspects of human society’s economy, politics and culture.