China News Agency, Beijing, August 23 (Reporter Ying Ni) The 2021 "Forbidden City Calendar" was released online on the 23rd. The whole book selects historical cattle relics from the Forbidden City Museum and collections of cultural relics related to Chinese farming culture derived from cattle. Among them, the three sets of "plowing and weaving pictures" of different dynasties reflect the full importance of agriculture in ancient times.
2021 Zodiac Ox. The 2021 edition of the "Forbidden City Calendar" is based on the theme of "Fun Niu Celebrating the New Year, Harvest Years". The whole book selects historical cattle relics in the Forbidden City Museum and collections of cultural relics related to Chinese farming culture derived from cattle. , Chunlai Niu Fei, Ji Niu Nafu, Farming and Weaving, Fairy Cow Chengrui, Cattle Yiqu, Danqing Niu Fei, Hundred Niu Lunar New Year, etc. From different perspectives, 365 precious cultural relics collections of different dynasties, types and materials are displayed. Among them are three sets of "plowing and weaving pictures" of different dynasties. Yinzheng Plowing and Weaving Atlas and the Qianlong Dynasty's "Imperial Porcelain Porcelain Plate Album", reflecting the cultural relic history from the top down to agriculture.
The online release was carried out in the form of a dialogue. Chen Lihua, the former vice president of the Palace Museum and editor-in-chief of the "Forbidden City Calendar", was the first host of CCTV's "Weather Forecast" program and scholar of solar terms and phenology from the perspective of book content compilation and cultural relics in the courtyard. From the perspective of solar terms and phenology, Song Yingjie talked freely about the important role and cultural connotation of cattle in Chinese history, and deeply interpreted the important collections in the calendar, such as China's oldest surviving paper and color works, Tang Dynasty painter Han Huang The "Five Bulls" painted by Li Tang and other painters in the Song Dynasty painted cow-herding works, the jade mountain with the theme of Laozi riding a cow, and bamboo root carvings.
Wang Xudong, Dean of the Palace Museum, said that the "Forbidden City Calendar" is an important publication of the Palace Museum's exhibition of cultural relics, and it is also an important model for awakening collection resources and spreading traditional culture. The "Forbidden City Calendar" is a publication with a history of more than 80 years. The Palace Museum will also work with all walks of life to explore the implied humanistic spirit and multiple values of the Forbidden City with an open mind and broad mind. The exploration of the Forbidden City will protect the Forbidden City better and inherit it better. "This year, I have witnessed 600 years of the Forbidden City. I hope that the next 600 years of the Forbidden City will be more glorious and magnificent."
It is reported that the 2021 "Forbidden City Calendar" has a unique innovation in design: the plastic seal and ribbon printed with the Forbidden City Calendar are both beautiful and anti-counterfeiting. In addition to the traditional "Forbidden City Calendar", Chinese-English version, limited collection version, gold version, youth version, Fushou version, "Forbidden City Longquan Calendar", "Forbidden City Calendar 2021" and other versions are also launched, continuing the "Forbidden City Calendar" The publishing scale of the family.
The 2021 edition is the 12th volume of the new "Forbidden City Calendar". In the past 12 years, the "Forbidden City Calendar" has become more and more influential in society with its cultural spirit of "National Treasure Day Reading". So far, it has issued 5 million copies and is known as "China's Most Beautiful Calendar." (Finish)