Chinanews.com, Beijing, May 18 (Reporter Shangguanyun) What do you think of when it comes to museums?
Is it a Changxin exhibition that is often seen, or is it a precious cultural relic that is silent but profound?
A museum is a history of materialized development.
On the occasion of the "5·18 International Museum Day", let's take a look at some of the precious cultural relics in major museums and the stories behind them.
These cultural relics condense the wisdom of the ancients, and the passage of time cannot conceal their light.
Bronze Sacred Tree
Some time ago, the latest archaeological results of the Sanxingdui site, which was described as "six blind boxes removed in a row," aroused widespread concern.
Many people have thought of the many precious cultural relics in the Sanxingdui Museum, such as the bronze sacred tree.
Bronze sacred tree.
Source: Sanxingdui Museum website
The bronze sacred tree that people often say refers to the large-scale bronze sacred tree No. I. It is divided into three layers, with three branches on each layer, nine branches in total; each branch has two fruit branches, one hanging fruit branch, and a bird standing on the fruit branch.
The whole tree has 27 fruits and 9 birds. On the side of the tree, there is a copper dragon with a rope braided down from the edge of the tree.
Some experts believe that this reflects the worship of the sun and the sun god by the ancient Shu ancestors.
Not only the bronze sacred tree, but also the bronze standing man and the golden rod...Because of the huge difference between the Chinese and Chinese originals in people's impression, there are still people joking about whether this is a masterpiece of aliens?
Warring States Crystal Cup
When seeing this crystal cup, people often wonder if they have crossed, because it is too much like a modern cup.
The picture shows the image of the Warring States crystal cup.
Photo courtesy of Hangbo
The Warring States Crystal Cup is one of the "Treasures of the Town Hall" of the Hangzhou Museum.
The whole organ has a slight amber color, and flocculent inclusions can be seen locally.
The body is characterized by open mouth, flat lip, oblique straight wall, round bottom, rounded feet, smooth shape and simple shape.
The Warring States crystal cup is the largest piece of early crystal unearthed in China so far.
In 2002, the crystal cup was listed as the first batch of cultural relics prohibited from going abroad.
Terracotta Warriors and Horses
More than forty years ago, after excavations by the archaeological team, the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum were born, shocking the world.
Photography: Zhao Zhen
Each of these terracotta warriors has "thousands of people and thousands of faces", and each one is lifelike, and together they form the huge and mysterious "underground army" of Qin Shihuang.
For example, the terracotta warriors and horses can be divided into three branches: infantry, cavalry, and chariot.
On the website of the Museum of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, there is an introduction text: Pottery figurines have different images and vivid expressions. They are a jewel in the history of ancient Chinese sculpture art and are known as "the eighth wonder of the world."
Zhang Zeduan's "A Picture of Shanghe on Qingming Festival" Volume
This "Surfing the River at Qingming Festival" is collected in the Palace Museum and depicts the lively scenes inside and outside the capital city of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty during the Qingming Festival. It is known as one of the top ten famous paintings handed down in China.
Data map: Tourists watch the "Surfing the River on Qingming Festival" at the Shiqu Baoji Special Exhibition in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Photo by Zhang Hao issued by China News Agency
Let's take a look at how high its artistic level is: its length is more than 5 meters, and it includes cars, mules, horses, and boats; although the person in the painting is small, the expression is quite well portrayed: frightened, cute, and coquettish. ...... Properly all "excellent".
There are many details of life in the painting: the little brother who is busy "delivering food", the high-end medical hall with plaques, the people who are chatting...the most authentic fireworks in ancient times are everywhere.
Yue Wang Goujian Sword
Many people know the story of "Let's take the courage".
The protagonist of the story is Yue Wang Goujian.
The King of Yue Goujian sword.
Image source: Hubei Provincial Museum website
The Hubei Provincial Museum houses a "Yue Wang Goujian Sword".
It is a treasure among the bronze weapons, well-made, with the bird seal inscription "Yuewang Jiuqian (goujian) from the sword" on the front and near the grid.
The front of the sword grid is inlaid with blue glass and the back is turquoise.
What is amazing is that after more than two thousand years, the ornamentation is still clear and exquisite, and the blade is extremely sharp. It is known as the "first sword in the world".
Copper running horse
When talking about the Gansu Provincial Museum, you have to mention the famous bronze galloping horse.
Data map: Visitors admire the authentic "Bronze Galloping Horse" exhibited at the Gansu Provincial Museum.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Yanmin
Viewed from the side, the horse neighs with its head up high, its torso is strong, its limbs are slender, its three legs are in the air, and one foot is flying "Swallows" for support.
Not only the artistic modeling is refined, but the copper casting process is also excellent, and it is regarded as a symbol of cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
What’s funny is that many netizens say that to watch this cultural relic, it’s best to do enough psychological construction and then look at the "front face": Who would have thought that the side looks majestic copper running horse, but the front is a crooked neck with a big grin What about the smiling face?
Four sheep Fangzun
The National Museum of China has collected many precious cultural relics, and Fangzun of the Four Rams is one of them.
Four sheep Fang Zun.
Image source: National Museum of China website
In terms of body size, it is the largest among the existing Shang dynasty bronze square statues.
The styling concept is quite bold. The shoulders, abdomen and feet are cleverly designed into four roll-horn sheep as a whole. They are lifelike, each based on a corner, which shows the strength of the craftsmen at that time.
Plain yarn underwear (straight)
The satin clothes were unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb, which is also the treasure of the town hall of the Hunan Provincial Museum.
Judging from the style, it seems a little ordinary, but it is a work at the peak of textile technology in the Western Han Dynasty. It weighs only 49 grams. It is the world's lightest plain gauze garment and the earliest printed fabric. It can be called "thin". "Like a cicada's wings", "light as smoke".
Plain yarn underwear (straight line).
Image source: Hunan Provincial Museum website
The ancients often said, "The light gauze is as thin as empty", which is probably this plain gauze garment.
Long letter palace lantern
The Changxin Palace Lantern, now in the Hebei Museum, is known as the "First Lantern in China".
The long letter palace lantern is named after the word "Chang letter" is engraved on the lamp.
Unearthed in 1968 in the tomb of Dou Wan, the wife of Jing Wang Liu Sheng of Zhongshan, in Mancheng District, Baoding City, Hebei Province, it was shaped like a young palace lady kneeling and holding a lamp, all gilded.
Long letter palace lantern.
Image source: Hebei Museum website
What is amazing is the environmental protection concept it embodies.
The maid’s body is hollow, and the soot enters the body through the right arm to keep the room clean.
The whole lamp is divided into head, body, right arm, lamp holder, lamp panel, lamp shade and other parts, which can be disassembled at will.
King of Liangzhu Jade Cong
In 1986, the Fanshan cemetery at the Liangzhu site began to be excavated, and many well-preserved jade artifacts were unearthed.
Among them, a jade cong was unearthed from tomb 12, the highest level of tomb. It weighs about 6.5 kilograms, has an outer radius and an inner circle, and is engraved with the "sacred emblem" of the face of gods and animals. The jade cong with the largest amount is named "Jade Cong King".
Data map: Zhejiang Museum exhibits the treasure of the town hall-"Liangzhu Jade Cong King".
China News Agency reporter Wang Yuanshe
It is also a treasure of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, showing the world the ancient, heavy and brilliant ancient Chinese civilization.
The power of culture
Of course, the above-mentioned cultural relics are only a small part of many museum collections.
Stepmother Wu Da Fang Ding, "China's First Dragon"... cultural relics are the testimony of human wisdom.
In the museum, every collection has a story and life, and it is worthy of heartfelt communication with it.
Cultural relics also bear witness to history.
On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in 2021, a "national treasure" Buddha first stood at the C position.
It has been lost overseas for nearly a century, and is the 100th cultural relic to return to the motherland in 2020. The smile that has passed through the millennium has made countless people cry.
Why do we often say that we should go to the museum more and learn more about the precious cultural relics?
This may be the best answer:
Culture rejuvenates the country and prosperity, and the culture is strong and the nation is strong.
Every Chinese should love and guard our cultural heritage so that the common wealth of human civilization can be passed on from generation to generation.
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