China News Service, September 28. The first set of children's popular science picture books produced by the Shaanxi History Museum, "Tang Niu Takes You Through the Tang Dynasty" has been published recently.

Book cover of "Tang Niu Takes You Through the Tang Dynasty".

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  The series contains four volumes: "Follow the Caravan on the Silk Road", "Playing People of the Tang Dynasty", "Come to Chang'an for Shopping" and "The Adventures of Daming Palace", which tells about the "resurrection" of the painted female figurines of the Tang Dynasty collected by the Shaanxi History Museum. Tang Niu, traveled back to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, and started the fantasy story of Tang Feng journey with friends.

  This series integrates national treasures, cultural relics, historical interesting facts and historical knowledge into the story. Starting from the characteristics of the Shaanxi calendar museum collection and children's reading cognitive interest, the picture scrolls of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty are unfolded in the daily life of clothing, food, housing and transportation, showing the charm of Chinese culture.

  Among them, "Follow the Caravan on the Silk Road" uses Tang Niu to follow the story of the Hu Ge caravan to and from Persia, experience the excitement and hardships of the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, and appreciate the customs and customs of different countries and regions.

"The Adventures of Daming Palace" uses the story of Tang Niu helping the little parrot Huang Xiaomei to find the owner in the Daming Palace, and introduces the life of the royal nobles. With the help of the murals of the Tang tomb and the legacy of Hejiacun, readers can appreciate the open and inclusive attitude and superb craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty. Level, as well as rich material culture and spiritual cultural life.

  "Go Shopping in Chang'an" uses the story of Tang Niu and Hu Ge, the Prince of Persia, visiting the West Market and celebrating the Spring Festival, showing Chang'an's status as a trade meeting point between the East and the West, the prosperity of Datang's economy, the prosperity and order of Chang'an, and The mutual influence of Chinese and foreign lifestyles.

"Playing Tang Dynasty People" through Tang Niu's play experience in the palace and the workshops, explains the entertainment projects such as flying flowers, dancing horses, cuju, folk lectures, and lion dances, showing people's rich spiritual and cultural life under the background of the economic prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. As well as cultural and entertainment activities that are widely participated by men and women from all walks of life.

  It is worth mentioning that more than 100 Tang Dynasty cultural relics with rich connotations are also selected in the book.

National treasure-class cultural relics such as the agate cup inlaid with the head of a beast with gold, the silver pot with the pattern of the dancing horse's head cup, the gold bowl with the lotus petal pattern of mandarin ducks, and the silver jar with gilt parrot pattern on the beam are all included.

  It is reported that the book was published by the Chemical Industry Press.

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