China News Service, Beijing, February 5 (Reporter Ying Ni) The reporter learned from the Palace Museum on the 5th that in order to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, the official website of the Palace Museum officially launched the "Auspicious Dragon New Year" online exhibition on February 4. The exhibition is divided into five modules: "Dragon and the Zodiac", "Nine Sons of the Dragon", "Dragon Patterns", "Dragon in the Forbidden City" and "Auspicious Dragon Presenting Auspiciousness", covering the display of pictures, texts and videos on the theme of dragon cultural relics, and the panoramic display of dragon elements in architecture. , as well as New Year cultural and creative content, including Chinese version and five foreign versions in English, French, Russian, Spanish and Japanese.
The official website of the Palace Museum has launched the "Auspicious Dragon Happy New Year" exhibition. Photo courtesy of the Palace Museum
Among them, the "Dragon in the Forbidden City" module relies on the "Panoramic Palace Museum" to show the public the dragon culture in the Forbidden City architecture. It integrates the panoramic views of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Yangxin Hall, Chuxiu Palace, Nine Dragon Wall, Wanchun Pavilion and other areas, and creates dragon-themed hot buttons. , highlighting the typical dragon elements in these areas with high-definition pictures, making it easier to quickly find the dragon images hidden in the ancient buildings of the Forbidden City.
The "Digital Cultural Relics Library" column of the official website launches the special topic of "Chen Long Xian Rui" dragon cultural relics. On display are representative cultural relics such as oil vases with gilded clouds and dragons on the alum red ground, silver-engraved gilt double-phoenix cups with dragon ears, and a total of 283 collections covering porcelain, jade, lacquerware, embroidery, etc., presenting to the public the red history of the Palace Museum. Special collections related to dragons include jade dragons from mountain culture to dragon seals of emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The "Knowledge Map of Ancient Chinese Movable Cultural Relics" provides viewers with richer search tags and can appreciate more than 6,000 Ming and Qing costumes and daily necessities related to "dragons". Some collections have released new multi-angle images of cultural relics. You can also go to the Digital Duobao Pavilion or Famous Paintings through links to explore the details of the collection through different browsing modes.
The "Famous Paintings in the Forbidden City" column on the official website launches the topic "Dragon in the Sky" on dragon cultural relics. The theme of this special topic is dragons and pine trees in the Forbidden City's painting collection. It is divided into two sections: "Celebrating the New Year at Jiachen" and "Knowing Pines at Cold Years". It displays 33 dragon-themed high-definition calligraphy and painting works, of which 15 cultural relics are debuting for the first time. It perfectly displays the charm and grace of the vivid flying dragons and the powerful green pines that have been written by predecessors for thousands of years. The audience can appreciate well-known masterpieces of paintings, such as Gu Kaizhi's Luo Shen Fu picture scroll (Song Dynasty copy), which is the earliest "dragon" image in traditional Chinese painting, and Chen Rong's ink dragon scroll with giant dragons flying and hovering above the sea waves and mist. The high-definition images allow the audience to We can see the images of two young dragons that are easily overlooked in the picture.
The cultural creation of Corner Tower Coffee. Photo courtesy of the Palace Museum
The Palace Museum released the "Visiting Service Guide" for the 2024 Year of the Dragon Spring Festival on the 5th. According to this "Guide", during the Spring Festival in 2024, the Palace Museum will be closed all day on New Year's Eve (February 9). It will be open normally from the first day of the first lunar month (February 10th) to the eighth day of the first lunar month (February 17th). The earliest admission time is 8:30, the latest admission time is 15:30, and the venue will be closed and cleared starting at 16:30.
During the Spring Festival, the check-in office will open earlier than 8:15. After completing the deposit procedures, visitors can pick up their deposited items at the two pick-up offices at Donghua Gate and Shenwu Gate within one hour of entering the open area. The "Audience Service Center" is located on the west side of Duanmen Square and is the first stop before entering the Palace Museum. It provides ticket consultation and item storage services.
At the same time, in order to ensure smooth ticket check-in and security check, visitors are advised to refer to the "Instructions for Visiting the Palace Museum" and "Catalogue of Prohibited Items in the Palace Museum" on the Palace Museum's official website and WeChat mini program in advance to reduce their belongings, such as knives, flammable and explosive items, Selfie sticks, drones, costume props, etc. all need to be stored at the storage office before they can be admitted to the hospital.
In terms of on-site exhibition promotion, the Palace Museum has three major exhibitions at the beginning of the year: "Historical Encounters - Exchange Exhibition of Ancient Civilizations between China and West Asia", "Glorious Persia - The Essence of Iranian Cultural Relics Exhibition", and "AlUla - The Miraculous Oasis of the Arabian Peninsula Exhibition" It is on display at the same time in the main hall of the Meridian Gate, the East Yanchi Tower and the West Yanchi Tower. "Convergence and Clarification: The 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Palace Museum Publishing House" is on display in the Wenhua Hall, which includes fine porcelain from the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, the Qianlong jasper interlocking dragon button of the Qing Dynasty and other exquisite cultural relics; the Palace Museum The "Furniture Hall" is located in the Nandaku Exhibition Hall northwest of the Meridian Gate. It will reopen at the end of 2023 after renovation and renovation. The scenes are designed according to themes such as study rooms, piano rooms, and courtyards, and hundreds of pieces of furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are displayed; "Jiguang Pianyu— "Exhibition of Qing Dynasty Palace Engraving Cultural Relics from the Palace Museum" is displayed in a warehouse style, displaying more than 15,000 pieces (sets) of the Palace Museum's engraving cultural relics in various genres, formats and exquisite carvings; "The Monkey King's Legacy - Guqin Culture Exhibition" ( Phase II)" Located in the Zhongcui Palace in the northwest area of the East Six Palaces, a total of 55 Forbidden City cultural relics including 9 Guqins are on display.
"Jiachen Taihe" zodiac stamp. Photo courtesy of the Palace Museum
During the Spring Festival, 40 cultural and creative spaces, 9 dining areas, and 2 Palace Museum bookstores in the Palace Museum will welcome guests with new Year of the Dragon cultural creations, special catering, and cultural reading materials. Whether it is afternoon tea such as coffee and biscuits, or the Year of the Dragon "Forbidden City Calendar" and Chinese New Year personalized stamps, as well as a series of zero-waste cultural and creative products are displayed and sold in the Forbidden City store. (over)