More than 260 cultural relics from Zeng Chu in Hubei, including Zeng Hou’s Yi Bronze Jian Fou, will be exhibited in the United States.

　　Beijing News (Reporter Zhang Jianlin) In another week, a batch of precious cultural relics unearthed in Hubei will appear at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, United States.

It is reported that these cultural relics are planned to be collectively unveiled in April at the "Phoenix Homeland - Bronze Age Zeng Chu Art Exhibition".

This exhibition is the largest and most exquisite exhibition of Chinese archaeological unearthed cultural relics held in the United States in recent years.

　　The reporter learned from the Hubei Provincial Museum that the cultural relics in this exhibition are mainly cultural relics unearthed in Hubei for two weeks, including Baoshan, Wangshan, Jiuliandun Chu Tomb and Zeng Houyi Tomb, Yejiashan, Sujialong, Wenfeng Tower, Guo More than 260 pieces (groups) of cultural relics were unearthed from Hubei's important archaeological sites such as Zeng Guo Cemetery in Jiamiao.

These cultural relics systematically reflect the bronze culture of the Jianghan region represented by the Zeng and Chu vassal states in the Zhou Dynasty, particularly highlighting the central dynasty's management and control of the south and the important contribution of the southern bronze civilization to China's ritual and music system.

　　In addition to 190 pieces of Hubei cultural relics from the Hubei Provincial Museum, there are also representative cultural relics selected by Yichang, Jingzhou, Jingmen, Xiangyang, Suizhou and other cultural and museum units and the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology.

The selection of exhibits takes into account both artistic and academic aspects. There are complete categories of bronzes, lacquered wood wares, jade wares, textiles, etc. Many new discoveries are exhibited abroad for the first time.

　　This batch of representative cultural relics includes a bronze fou, a standing crane with antlers, a four-section jade pendant with a dragon and phoenix pattern and a drum base unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi, as well as a bronze vase with gold and silver dragon and phoenix patterns, a bronze drum with an animal face pattern from the Shang Dynasty, and nine consecutive piers. Bird-patterned double-snake-covered lacquered wooden cups unearthed from Chu tombs.

　　This exhibition strives to introduce the history, culture and art of the Hubei region in the Bronze Age to American audiences through exquisite cultural relics. It introduces the local culture of Jianghan in the late Neolithic period and mainly tells the story of the development of national civilization. The middle reaches of the Yangtze River continued to receive nourishment from the civilization of the Central Plains and became a The history of an important part of the Zhou Dynasty system.

　　In addition, the exhibition also reflects the latest archaeological achievements in Hubei in recent years, especially the process of archaeological work solving the mystery of Zeng State, fully demonstrating the important role of archaeological work in proving that Chinese culture has a long history and that Chinese civilization is broad and profound.