On December 23, the Guangzhou Society of Cultural Relics Museum, guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Nanyue King Museum and Guangzhou Museum jointly held a press conference to officially announce the selection results of "Guangzhou Archaeological 100 Cultural Relics and Top Ten Important Discoveries". The site of Zengcheng Jinlan Temple excavated from the late Neolithic faience pottery bowl was selected as one of the hundred fine cultural relics of Guangzhou archaeology, and the site of Zengcheng Jinlan Temple was selected as one of the top ten important discoveries in Guangzhou archaeology.
From October to November 2021, the Guangzhou Society of Cultural Relics and Museums, the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Nanyue King Museum, and the Guangzhou Museum jointly hosted the selection activity of "100 Pieces of Archaeological Relics and Top Ten Important Archaeological Discoveries in Guangzhou". The selection activity includes two parts: public online voting and expert final evaluation.
Online voting started on October 20, 2021 and ended on November 20, 2021, lasting 30 days. During the event, the four organizers jointly released the event preview and voting information on new media platforms such as WeChat public accounts. In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the public to participate, the organizers have planned a variety of ways to participate in the event, and prepared a rich cultural and creative package for the active participants.
The final appraisal meeting of experts was held on November 22, and seven experts were invited, including Liu Rui, researcher of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Huang Miaozhang, counselor of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, Cao Jin, director of the Guangdong Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Han Weilong, research librarian of the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Feng Yongzhao, deputy research librarian of the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Professor Zheng Junlei, vice president of the School of Sociology and Anthropology of Sun Yat-sen University, and Liu Chengji, director of the Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Appraisal Station. After the final evaluation of experts, the "100 pieces of archaeological relics and ten important discoveries in Guangzhou" was officially released.
Cultural relics selected as one of the 100 fine cultural relics of Guangzhou Archaeology
The cultural relics selected as the 100 pieces of archaeological relics in Guangzhou this time cover the late Neolithic period to the Qing Dynasty, and the cultural relics are rich and diverse, with high historical, artistic, scientific, cultural and social value. The era of the ten important archaeological discoveries in Guangzhou covers the late Neolithic period to modern times, and there are many types, including tombs, building sites, sluice gates, ancient roads, kiln sites, academies, docks, etc.
According to reports, Guangzhou's archaeological achievements, including 100 cultural relics and ten important discoveries, carry Guangzhou's 5,000 to 6,000 years of human social history and more than 2,200 years of urban memory, fully reflect the origin of lingnan civilization, the formation and development process of Lingnan culture, reflect the interaction between ancient Guangzhou and neighboring areas, and the remarkable achievements of exchanges and references with other civilizations in the world through the Maritime Silk Road, and witness the process of urban archaeology and cultural relics protection in Guangzhou in the past 70 years. Through these archaeological achievements, the ancient history of Guangzhou has been reconstructed, and the picture of the life of the ancestors has become vivid and vivid.
It is reported that the Guangzhou cultural relics department will also hold a series of special lectures on important archaeological discoveries and cultural relics in Guangzhou.
Written by: Nandu reporter Xu Xiaolei intern Ren Ziwei correspondent Sui Wenkao