Today, after the completion of new National Museum of China, one of the foundations most important exhibition of the ancient China unveiled to your audience. More than 2,500 pieces of precious cultural relics, tirelessly telling history of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. These artefacts, many previously only appeared in historical illustrations in textbooks and other teaching materials.
Yesterday, reporters into the area of 17,000 square meters of exhibition halls, secret internal only systems show s exhibition of ancient Chinese civilization.
Across the Hall at least 10 minutes
As Bo landmark exhibition, the Museum is the exhibition of ancient China located one of the largest exhibition hall, entrenched a 17,000 square meters in area. Reporter calculations found that even if you do not browse the exhibits, but from the north side of the entrance to the southern end of the export, to walk at least 10 minutes, without any entrances or partition walls during interference, interrupted stretches forward the wheel of history.
Standing at the Entrance, is a Beijing back deer statue, years of history back to live the life of a savage, looking down to the South, concentrated in 5,000 years of history under the lights, showcase, part of nude show exhibits the rectangular Hall, visit conjured up a winding line, like signs of twists and turns through the years. Reporters noted that in the Central Hall, interspersed with some large timber chairs placed next to the showcase, available to viewers a brief rest.
&Amp;ldquo; dynasty turnover ” replace “ ”
of social formations; &Amp;ldquo; the ancient Chinese display, formerly known as the General history of China exhibition, it used to be located east of Tiananmen Square's original landmark exhibition of the Museum of history, received close attention of the party and State leaders. &Amp;rdquo; the National Museum in charge of each exhibit, order are positioned by the experts from the cultural community Jorum elaborate, finalised.
As an example. New description of the exhibition become more approachable, breaking the past in accordance with “ primitive ” 、 “ slave ” 、 “ &rdquo of the feudal society; practice of dividing the historical stages of social formations, but dynasty turnover as the main thread. In ancient period, Xia, Shang and Western Zhou period, spring and autumn and warring States period, Qin and Han dynasty, Jin dynasty and southern and Northern dynasties, sui, Tang and five dynasties period of the three kingdoms during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Liao songxiajinyuan period and the eight part demonstrates the brilliant Chinese civilization. &Amp;ldquo; such exhibitions more like reading a book, each chapter is like a dynasty, the audience is easy to understand. ”
Many exhibitions in heritage book photo
In around the Hall, there are many cultural relics looked very familiar, Yangshao culture Eagle-Tao Ding, Hongshan culture Jade Dragon, Sanxingdui mask, glazed pottery horse, terracotta color three figurines, into a bucket of colored cans, finely memories, we have seen them in history textbooks.
According to Bo statistics, the total of 2,520 exhibits, which collection up to 2026. &Amp;ldquo; national treasure, which is called the level collection up to 521. More comprehensive display of the different historical period in ancient China in the political, economic, cultural, social life, as well as foreign exchange and other aspects of development. &Amp;rdquo; Bo in charge said.
In addition, after consultation with the relevant national heritage collection agencies, National Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum and Gansu Provincial Institute of cultural relics, 17 heritage collection units also support, lend 218 (groups) rich in cultural relics exhibition.
Highlights related
Textbooks on portrait of cultural relics in
New debut exhibition, each part almost “ textbook heritage ”, these collections are used as standards for Chinese civilization, is what we are familiar with since childhood. However, in theWith an exhibition in the physical appearance of get together to chat, but it is unprecedented.
Viewers can help desk in the West Hall leased voice navigation equipment, listening to the stories behind these relics.
Ancient:
About 2 million years ago to 21st century BC
Textbook of heritage: the human face fish patterns painted pottery basin
Is this representative relics of Yangshao culture in the 50 's, unearthed in Xian mountain. At that time, explore pottery found was drawn 7 wrinkle, there are two relatively complete (other 5 pieces for debris), of which one is the human face fish pattern.
Although at least 5,000 years of history, the pottery surface to zhe white red black color drawing pattern has distinct color. Particularly exaggerated on deformation of decoration is mysterious. At present, the academia for study on the human face fish pattern of nearly 30 kinds of views that has already occurred, said main Totem said, myth, ancestors said of said image, the original belief, symbol mask said, fish images said, power said, said Sun worship, the original calendar said and so on, also some that is pasture and fish or birth chart, even images of aliens said.
Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasty:
About 21st century BC-771 BC
Textbook heritage: four bronze statues of sheep
In the ancient Chinese bronze ware, a number of artifacts is striking for its unique shape, Shang Fang Zun four sheep is one example. This heritage 58.3 cm, was unearthed in 1938 in ningxiang County, Hunan province.
Although called Shang Zun “ giant ”, but combining characteristics of four sheep Fang Zun is the modeling, combining xiongqi between beautiful. Experts, this combination of full relief and relief decoration techniques, clever combination of four sheep and the body as a whole, originally form rigid objects, becomes vivid. Artifacts excavated from the area around Dongting Lake in Hunan province, in the activity area is three seedlings in the Shang dynasty, found here form and Central Plains similar to the copper statues, shows that cultural influence has far and in the South of the Yangtze River.
Spring and Autumn period and warring States periods:
From 770 to 221 BC
BC; Textbook heritage: bronze ice
Although in many textbooks, this bronze head of ice is not loud, because it has at the same time and in the cultural relics unearthed from the tomb of Marquis, a group is named for the heritage of the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, was by far the most complete found the largest set of bronze bells.
However after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, this ancient refrigerator is converted to “ Olympic an earthen jar ” after musical instruments, noise disrepute. In fact, bronze ice by the combination of an earthen jar of copper and copper into an earthen jar in a mirror. 63.2 cm, like a large tub, abdominal deep, flat bottom, four animal feet. Ice works, is relying on packaged in an earthen jar of ice around, make the wine cool in an earthen jar. Of course, this bronze outside of ice cool the addition to frozen drinks, can also include in the view of abdominal hot water, so an earthen jar wine quickly warming to become suitable for winter drinking wine.
Qin-Han period:
221 BC to ad 220
Textbook heritage: drumming-singing figurines
Sit on the head wrapped in scarves, exaggerated facial expression wrinkles of the forehead more pronounced, bare-backed barefootedFoot, left arm surrounded by a circular drum, right hand to promote the drumstick …… although after thousands of years, audiences seemed to still be singing figurines dance performances of infection.
Compared with the neat rows of terracotta, large pottery horse, this Dapper heritage all the more vivid, I suppose. At the same time, this heritage also reflects the figurine has a very important position in the Han dynasty sculpture, broad, rich in content, from a carriage trip to the guards for slaves, from the kitchen to drink together in the party dancing baixi, virtually all-inclusive, reflecting the colorful social life at the time.
Three Kingdoms and Jin dynasties:
From 220 to 589 ad
Textbook heritage:
Music and dance figure yellow glaze porcelain flat bottle
Compared with the prosperity of Han and Tang dynasties, heritage is not prominent in the southern and Northern Dynasties period, but from which it has found many “ the origin ”. Such as this music and dance figure unearthed in Anyang City, Henan province yellow glaze porcelain flat bottle, both sides draw has the same music and dance image the Northern barbarian tribes in ancient China.
By dancer and accompanist, clothing and other details of the image, you can figure out these figures is Western region the Northern barbarian tribes in ancient China, from the stone country, now in Central Asia in Tashkent. In addition, the movements of this dance is prevalent in the later Tang dynasty palace dance “ HU T ' NG WU ”.
Sui, Tang and five dynasties:
Ad 581 to 916
Textbook heritage: three color female figurine
Referred to the relics of the Tang dynasty, Tang is undoubtedly the shining one. This originally as a funerary object, items that sacrificed to modeling vivid is famous, beautiful in color, and full of life.
This three-colored female figurines though not as Tang three color were horse images of hearts, but reproduce the predecessor of the Chair. Experts, three color female figurine wearing bare chest and narrow-sleeved shirt, was long skirt, shawl around the shoulders and dropped, clothing gorgeous, is the image of young ladies in the Tang dynasty. Maids sitting in on a small waist round stool, reflecting to the Tang dynasty, people gradually from sit on to pedal while sitting. Stool in the Tang dynasty mainly Crescent, in the form of a small waist round and rectangular. Chair in the Tang dynasty are called “ rope Bed ” mainly used in the temple, four-foot fall to the ground, backrest and armrests on both sides, more spacious, monks cross one's legs while sitting. Later, also known as bed rope bed, to the Tang dynasty in the future, Chair of the name only appears.
During the Liao and songxiajinyuan:
Year 916
Textbook heritage: copper kettle clepsydra
As the ancient timing tool, this building to the Yuan Yan extended for three years (in 1316) copper kettle clepsydra, is the oldest of the compound water clock. Whole heritage from day pot pot, month, stars composed of pot and kettle. Our pot 75.5 cm, diameter end of 68.2 cm, diameter 60 cm, monthly pot 58.5 cm high, 53 cm diameter end of 54.5 cm, diameter, Star Maker 55.4 cm 39 cm, diameter 44 cm, bottom diameter, water bottle height 75 cm, diameter 32 cm, bottom diameter 31 cm. Four-pot placed in sequence from top to bottom, height 264.4 cm.
Its working principle is today, pot of water at a constant flow of dropping into the lower deck of months pot, months pot of water droplets into the Star Maker, Star pots of water into the kettle. Copper kettle pot gaizhengzhongli a table foot, and on the time scale. Copper before the foot-and-drop a wooden floating arrows, lower part is a plank a wooden arrow, called the float. The water in the kettle with gradually increasing over time, rising slowly floating boat picked up the wooden arrows. Wooden arrow and copper on the foot of the table at the top of the scale control, you can tell that there was of time.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties:
From 1368 to 1911 ad
Textbook heritage:
Mingshenzongxiao Jing her Phoenix Coronet
In the Ming dynasty, an elaborate funeral winds prevail. The mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor shenzongwanli, Shenzong is buried in the Tomb, and his two Queens, end He Xiaojing Queen of filial piety. The tomb of King Tut to 2,780, including Phoenix Coronet 3.
In fact, the so-called Phoenix Coronet, is the Queen accepts canonized and attending the Assembly time to wear a hat. This Phoenix coronet of the exhibition is to paint bamboo rolling into Cap tire, shredded fabric made of silk, decorated with 9 Gold Dragon at the front, 8 handicraft using Kingfisher ' s feathers for ornament only Golden Phoenix, back also has a Golden Phoenix, a total of 9 dragons 9 Fung. According to statistics, this Deluxe hat on, Ruby mosaic only had hundreds, Pearl more than more than 5,000 tablets.
Interpretation and exhibition
There are three
of the ancient Chinese exhibition; Around the exhibition hall in ancient China to visit a round, seemed to review again the history of Chinese civilization. However journalists during a visit in the process, also found many interesting “ strange ”, worthy of attention in the audience during a visit.
Hall has a “ air showcase ”
Exhibition area in Qin and Han dynasties, many rich showcase of exhibits, a “ air showcase ” crane Foundation, which is quite conspicuous. Go to the showcase near half a meter, only to find that the cabinets hanging a gold needle, whole body slender, handles end square, needles round, handle the top hole.
&Amp;ldquo; in long-term care is the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture and moxibustion in the original a healing method. Golden medical discovery of needles for the study of ancient acupuncture provided invaluable physical information. &Amp;rdquo; to experts, this medical needle tomb unearthed from Hebei Sheng Liu. Originally unearthed in total 4, slightly rough than the commonly used medical needles now.
Authenticity and imitation than popular
The exhibition main “ original ”, only a few are marked the words copy. However a “ imitation ” attention, even higher than that of some national treasures. This is six-Jun Zhao Mausoleum copy.
Zhao Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Li Shimin, known as “ world mausoleum ”, was the Imperial mausoleum, tombs of up to one of the largest in the area, is representative of a mausoleum of Emperor of the Tang dynasty. Six-June figure was painted six-horse status on the slate.
Experts, “ six Chun ” is Li Shimin often take ride six-steeds, which is a symbol of Tang Taizong's experience of the most important battle of six, as well as recognition of his illustrious military exploits of the Tang dynasty under create process-neutral. At present, six-two of Chun chun, was dealer c.t.Loo in 1918 for $ 125,000 owner's shares illegally abroad, are now hidden in the United States University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, the other four stone is hidden in Shaanxi.
Is the most photogenic face wall
In the exhibition hall, two Emperor Qin Shihuang's Terracotta was placed in front of the side walls, the walls painted terracotta pits on an army. Many photographers into the exhibition hall will be “ short Lance gun ” target here. One reporter said “ due to the layout of a clever, out the photos as if it's really outside the Xian terracotta warriors and horses in the group, looked very grand. ”
In addition, in the layout of many of the exhibits in the exhibition hall is very clever. Such as ancient timer on the copper kettle clepsydra is placed in a ladder, shows the timing process.
Alert
It is understood that the ancient China Bo exhibition will be the country's permanent exhibition, opening times are daily 9:00—17:00 (16:00, 16:15 stop admission), closed on Monday (national holiday also closed on Monday). Group audience shall call the booking hotline: 010-65116400 (9:00-16:00) an appointment; field ticket fragmented audience.
