節，是一種中國古代的信物，用於軍事、外交、關津、郵驛等方面。在南越王博物院裏，有一件來自南越國時期的錯金銘文銅虎節，虎身上有銘文「王命命車馹」，大概可翻譯為：受命於王進行驛傳的官員。驛傳官員亮出虎節，就可以通行關口，在驛站獲得相應食宿。

虎節常被誤認為虎符，虎符是古時用來調兵遣將的信物，分為兩半，分別存於君王和統帥手中，調兵遣將時需要兩半勘合驗真才能生效。節是單獨一件，符則是合二為一。

錯金銘文銅虎節上的「驲」字，與戰國包山楚墓出土的木簡上的「驲」字一樣，說明這件虎節應為楚地遺物，並作為南越國珍寶隨葬於南越文王墓中。

點擊視頻，一起來看虎虎生威的古代通行證。

"Jie" was used to convey orders and messages for military and diplomatic purposes and as a passport in ancient China. There is a tiger-shaped Jie with golden inlay and inscription in the Nanyue King Museum.

The inscription on the passport can be interpreted as "to execute the king's order". One of the Chinese characters in the inscription was also discovered in the Baoshan tomb in Hubei Province, which used to be the Chu area in ancient China. It indicates that the tiger-shaped Jie should have been an antique from the Chu area and buried with the Nanyue king, Zhao Mo.

出品｜羊城晚報 南越王博物院
總策劃｜杜傳貴 林海利
副總策劃｜孫愛群
統籌｜蔣錚
執行統籌｜付怡 何奔
文案、翻譯｜付怡
海報｜蔡紅
視頻文案、翻譯｜付怡
視頻拍攝｜周巍 賀全勝
視頻製作｜彭灝明
視頻加工｜曾瀟