China News Service, Hong Kong, March 26 (Reporter Suo Youwei) Hong Kong’s first multimedia exhibition titled classical sword culture "The Way of Swords: The Samurai Culture of China and Italy" will be held in Tai Kwun-Historic Site from February 25 Since the opening of the art museum for a month, it has been favored by many audiences.
The reporter saw at the exhibition site on March 25, the Goujian sword of the Yue King from the late Spring and Autumn Period in China, the double-bird-headed golden sword from the era of European migration, the Qi family sword from the Ming Dynasty, more than 20 ancient books and manuscripts of martial arts from the 16th century, and many pieces Historical relics related to sword culture attracted many audiences.
It is reported that this exhibition includes more than 50 precious ancient swords and swords collected by Italian private museums, collectors from China and Italy and exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time.
The exhibition is co-curated by Zhao Shiqing and Roberto Gotti, the founder of the Hong Kong Cultural Festival and the executive director of the Chinese National Martial Arts Association. It is co-sponsored by the Daguan-Monument and Art Museum and the Chinese Martial Arts Association. It introduces China and Italy from ancient times to early modern times from multiple angles. The origin, development and transformation of the sword and samurai traditions.
As the new media curator of this exhibition, Shao Zhifei, a world-renowned expert in new media applications and a professor at the School of Creative Media of the City University of Hong Kong, designed a number of new media interactive installations to make the audience experience richer and more profound.
The audience can also experience 12 kinds of unarmed and weapon martial arts demonstrated by contemporary Chinese and Italian martial artists, and appreciate the original art short film "Knife Shadow" produced by visual director and photographer Zhu Dehua.
A citizen who visited the exhibition said that he not only saw a number of rare cold weapons, but also understood the warrior culture of China and Italy that spanned two thousand years.
Zhao Shiqing said that the core of this exhibition is not only historical relics, but more importantly, the embodiment of various spirits.
As a member of the inheritance of knowledge, people are living cultural relic carriers.
However, the epidemic has affected the number of visitors to the museum, and some of the content is held online, allowing more audiences to contact and experience the classical sword culture of China and Italy.
The exhibition will end on April 4.
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