China News Service, Tianjin, March 22 (Wang Zaiyu and Wang Junyan) The "River Civilization Exhibition" was launched at the National Oceanographic Museum on the 22nd. Nearly 200 pieces (sets) from 16 cultural and museum units in China and Italy were about the four birthplaces of civilization. Cultural relics are on display.
On March 22, the "River Civilization Exhibition" was launched at the National Maritime Museum. Photo by Wang Shunqi
The exhibition takes the development of human civilization nurtured by the world's great river basins as its theme. It is divided into three parts: "Greeding", "Shaping" and "City and Country". It focuses on the Mesopotamia, Nile River Basin, Indus River Basin, and China's Yellow River and Yangtze River Basins. The exquisite cultural relics tell the glorious history of ancient ancestors relying on river water to survive, develop and grow.
At the exhibition site, there are various animal mummies, painted wooden coffins, and books of the dead from ancient Egypt, as well as seals and cuneiform tablets from the ancient Mesopotamia, as well as pottery vessels from ancient India and the Nine Tripods and Eight Gui bronzes from the Spring and Autumn Period of China. wait.
Yang Yong, director of the National Oceanographic Museum, said that more than 100 items in this exhibition are overseas cultural relics. "Nurt" shows that the natural environment of the river basin is the cradle of human civilization. "Shaping" uses pottery and agriculture as themes to tell the relationship between humans and the river. "City and Country" shows the audience the splendid achievements of the four birthplaces of civilization. Among them, the Chinese civilization is unique and endless, and has written an important chapter in the history of world civilization.
Corris, the Minister of the Italian Embassy in China, said at the opening ceremony that the exhibition reflects one of the main characteristics shared by great civilizations since their birth, that is, the relationship between people and water and rivers, which is the basis of their historical, social, cultural and philosophical development. core. “These great rivers inspire desire and creativity, provide opportunities for dialogue and exchange, and inspire works of vibrant beauty.”
Zhou Yu, deputy director of the China Cultural Relics Exchange Center, said that the "River Civilization Exhibition" is another powerful measure for China and Italy to strengthen cultural heritage exchanges and cooperation and enhance people-to-people connectivity. Tianjin is prosperous because of water. The geographical features of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, where the nine rivers flow down into the sea, have given birth to Tianjin’s cultural characteristics of both rivers and seas. I believe this exhibition will arouse more resonance from the audience.
It is reported that the exhibition will last until July 28. (over)