Visiting the museum is a never-ending journey. Pangu opened the sky, the three emperors and five emperors, the nine Dings were one, from myth to history, Chinese civilization originated from here. Five thousand years of Chinese civilization have been indiscriminately coveted here. The passage of time, from pottery to bronze, from inscription symbols to mature characters, ancestral rules evolved into ceremonial systems, settlements grew into dynasties, and Erlitou culture witnessed the birth of the Xia Dynasty, lighting up the dawn of the Chinese nation towards the early state.
Artifacts help us to explore the memories of our ancestors, their dreams, their thoughts, what they experienced, and what they left behind. No one can travel through time and space, and no audience can experience the life of the ancients, but fortunately, there are historical museums, archaeologists and museum docents in this world, so people can listen to the stories behind those cultural relics, such as "messengers who wander out of time and space", appreciate the beauty and artistic conception of countless lives, and marvel at the incredible creativity and imagination of human beings.
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In today's National Museum, we see the life-and-death war between the tribes with birds as totems and the tribes with fish as totems in Yangshao culture through painted stork stone axe pottery jars; at the Henan Museum, we see the ancient people's attention to the sacrifices of the Zongmiao Temple, wedding and funeral feasts through the Lotus Crane Square Pot; at the Shaanxi History Museum, we admired the wonderful horse dance performances at the Sheng Tang Banquet through the gilded dancing horsebit cup pattern silver pot; at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of The First Emperor of Qin in Xi'an. We felt the will of the First Emperor to unify the world radiating through a powerful imperial army...
The tenacity and diligence of the toiling masses are frozen in the cracks of the bricks of ancient buildings, the exquisite skills of skilled craftsmen are precipitated in stunning ornament works, the observations and stories of overseas visitors are recorded in the warehouses of cargo ships, and the great achievements of the emperors and generals are inscribed into yellowed books... And so on, can't help but sigh, in the museum, that endless distance, countless people, are related to me.
As the science fiction novelist Liu Cixin described the children who touched the ancient clay pots for the first time in the book "Supernova Era"—"In the Forbidden City, when those children first picked up the antiquities, they suddenly realized that no matter where they went, their lives were always connected with the clay pot in their hands, which was the starting point and destination of their lives and the source of their strength." "In the history museum, the blood of culture is contained, and the long river of history is quietly flowing.
Some people say that a museum is a big school. As early as the ancient Greek period, Aristotle advocated and guided Alexander to collect the treasures of various countries, with the intention of scholars to study the cultures of various countries. It can be seen that the museum has the function of education and learning from the beginning.
Historical museums are usually displayed in accordance with the historical vertical line, compared with the pictures and texts on the books, different cultural and historical sites and typical cultural relics from various periods can reflect the characteristics of the times and local characteristics, and can bring people more intuitive and profound impressions. When you come to the museum with a lot of curiosity and a certain reserve of knowledge, you will feel very enjoyable. Standing in front of the cultural relics, combined with the relevant historical knowledge, clarifying the clues and stories behind the cultural relics, you will have a better understanding of history, and you will also feel more and more clear and sensitive to beauty in the quiet observation and understanding.
Some studies have found that a considerable number of Nobel laureates have visited museums in their childhood, which is very helpful for igniting their curiosity and enthusiasm for exploration. Therefore, no matter how the times change, helping visitors to improve their humanities and science literacy is still the core function of the museum.
Gong Liang, director of the Nanjing Museum, said in "Let's Talk": "The museum can improve the quality of these audiences, which is also very helpful for improving the quality of the entire people." "Not only that, but visiting museums regularly can also enhance one's taste. Watching the exhibition and having some feelings, moisturizing the things silently, helping people broaden their horizons, enriching the spiritual world, constantly improving their artistic qualities and cultural tastes, and invisibly cultivating a scientific, rational and peaceful mentality.
"Not in the museum, on the way to the museum", let us meet a broader world in the museum, and let the museum integrate into the soul of the society.