Changchun, May 5 (CNS) -- Young people who are willing to share continue to heat up the fever of Chinese museums
China News Network reporter Guo Jia
The "Dream of Eternal Life - Hebei Han Dynasty Royal Cultural Relics Exhibition" jointly organized by the Jilin Provincial Museum and the Hebei Museum is being exhibited in Changchun on the 17th. Deng Hanzi, a 21-year-old college student, was deeply attracted by the intricate and exquisite decorations of the gilded silver riding beast character Boshan Furnace. "It's more beautiful than what I see (incense burner) in any fairy tale show." She said.
Gilt silver riding beast character Boshan furnace. Photo courtesy of Jilin Provincial Museum
Deng Hanci has loved traditional Chinese culture since he was a child, not only likes to play Go, but also obsessed with the study of Hanfu. As a typical "Gen Z", she also likes to share personal interests with friends. During the exhibition, she has been enthusiastic about recommending artifacts to her friends.
In recent years, the young generation's sense of identification with Chinese traditional culture has been continuously enhanced, cultural experience has become an important part of tourism consumption, and cultural attractions represented by museums have become increasingly popular among young people.
"Young people are both recipients and secondary senders of cultural relics information, and their sharing is sometimes more engaging than museum displays." Zhang He, director of the history department of the Jilin Provincial Museum, said frankly that young people are also "part of the museum", and they play a unique role in the external dissemination of the exhibition.
A young man carefully watches the introduction of cultural relics at the Jilin Provincial Museum. Photo by Zhang Yao
Zhang He believes that with the development of the times, the functional positioning of the museum has also changed. In the past, the museum mainly undertook the task of cultural relics preservation and academic research; Nowadays, museums are increasingly inclined towards exhibition presentation and social education. This is also one of the important drivers of museum craze.
Digital technology has made museums more interesting and more "tasteful" for young people. At the Museum of Archaeology and Art of Jilin University, the exhibition "Green Field Trail - Prehistoric Life in Northeast China under Archaeological Evidence" uses holographic projection technology to "flow" the river to the ground, and the fish "in the water" will scatter when stepped on. Interesting designs such as these made the museum very popular, and the students who visited it were endless.
A young man carefully watches the wrong gold and silver bird seal bronze pot at the Jilin Provincial Museum. Photo by Zhang Yao
Tang Miao, deputy director of the Museum of Archaeology and Art of Jilin University, said that digital technology has greatly enhanced the interaction between the museum and the audience, allowing the audience to have an immersive experience. Today, digital technology has become an inescapable topic for museum transformation.
Museums are increasingly understanding the minds of young people. The "Jilin Mirror Streamer-Jilin Provincial Museum Collection Copper Mirror Exhibition", which took more than two years to launch, relied on beautiful sets and female perspectives to stand out of the circle, attracting a large number of young girls wearing Hanfu to visit the exhibition. "They also make up a beautiful landscape in the exhibition." Zhang He said that if you put more thought into curating, there will always be unexpected results.
In order to meet the diverse needs of young people, museums around the world have expanded their "circle of friends". Yanbian Museum is a comprehensive museum with Korean national characteristics, currently holding the "Yuyun Liangyuan - Liangzhu Cultural Boutique Exhibition" of Hangzhou Linping Museum, and the museum's "Elegant Clothes - Korean Traditional Costumes Exhibition" also went out of Yanbian to Yunnan, Fujian, Shanghai, Hubei and other places for exchange exhibitions.
Tourists visit the Yanbian Museum. Photo courtesy of Yanbian Museum
Jin Minghua, director of Yanbian Museum, said that the number of young visitors received by the museum every year is close to half, but the history and cultural relics of a place are always limited, and it is difficult to satisfy the appetite of young people, so it is a good choice to let the exhibitions popular with young people flow when conditions permit.
Deng Hanci later told reporters that she was very happy to have friends accept her recommendation, and her Hanfu club even wanted to organize a group to visit. "It's called 'solo happiness is better than everyone'." She said. (End)