[Explanation] China's first non-state-owned Maritime Silk Road Museum, invested by Shimao Group and cooperating with the Palace Museum, held an opening ceremony on January 20 in Shishi City, Quanzhou, Fujian.
The Shimao Maritime Silk Road Museum in Fujian Province, which took two and three months to build, was unveiled.
[Concurrent] Xu Rongmao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shimao Group, Chairman of China Federation of Overseas Chinese Businessmen
This time, under the care and guidance of the Palace Museum, our group built the Fujian Shimao Maritime Silk Road Pavilion.
We hope to promote Chinese culture in this way. Through this museum, more people can understand the "Belt and Road" people-to-people bond, including our trade exchanges, including some of the relationships between the "Belt and Road" (countries along the route) and us, so let Everyone has a better understanding of the cultural connotation of the “Belt and Road” initiative.
[Explanation] Xu Rongmao told reporters that Shimao Group had the honor to participate in the research protection of the Palace Museum, and assisted the "Silk Road Landscape Map" to return to the motherland.
Xu Rongmao is very proud to be able to witness and participate in the development and construction and cultural heritage of his hometown this time.
[Concurrent] Xu Rongmao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shimao Group, Chairman of China Federation of Overseas Chinese Businessmen
Quanzhou is an important starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, and Quanzhou Shishi is my hometown.
So I hope to make a little contribution to the construction of my hometown and the cultural heritage of my hometown.
I also hope that my hometown can enjoy the prosperity brought by this round of rapid development of the cultural industry.
I also hope that the old folks in my hometown can compare the high-quality spiritual and cultural life in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
[Explanation] It is understood that the Shimao Sea Silk Museum covers an area of 11,482 square meters, with a construction area of 30,718 square meters. It is composed of Gongchen Building, Chunhua Building, Qiurong Building, Dongque Building, and Xique Building. Fully integrated with the beauty and agility of the Southern Minshu House, there are two thematic exhibition halls of the Forbidden City, the Shimao Collection Exhibition Hall, the Maritime Silk Road Exhibition Hall, the Silk Road Landscape Map Digital Exhibition Hall and the Forbidden Academy of the Forbidden City.
Among them, the Silk Road Landscape Map Digital Exhibition uses digital and contextual methods to reproduce the historical features along the Silk Road, helping the audience to more intuitively experience the splendor of the exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations.
[Concurrent] Wang Yuegong, Vice President of the Palace Museum
In fact, many of the cultural relics collected by the Forbidden City are closely related to the Maritime Silk Road and the Land Silk Road, reflecting the history of cultural exchanges and mutual learning.
So now that there is such a professional museum and a theme museum, we will put our future support for the exhibition in this museum and focus more on this theme.
So we are also prepared to support the development of this museum in the long term.
[Commentary] The reporter learned that this time the Palace Museum brought more than 300 collections, divided into three themed exhibitions for display.
In the future, the Palace Museum and Shimao Sea Silk Museum will continue to cooperate in depth, give full play to their respective advantages, and advance together on the road of cultural protection and inheritance, and help cultural undertakings flourish.
[Concurrent] Wang Yuegong, Vice President of the Palace Museum
As a representative of the National Museum, the Palace Museum is an example of combining with Mr. Xu’s Maritime Silk Museum, a private museum.
We also want to share our experience in the management of national museums, as well as various advantages and strengths, with private museums.
In this way, private museums can develop in a sound and healthy manner. This is also a very meaningful place for our two museums to cooperate.
Reporter Kening Wu Guanbiao reports from Quanzhou, Fujian
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]