Beijing, January 1 (Reporter Song Xue) Reporter learned from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage that a few days ago, the theme exhibition of "Ice and Snow , Twin Cities • Grand Event - From 1202 to 2022" opened at the ruins of Prince City in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City. This exhibition is a key project of cultural activities at the Beijing Winter Olympics and the first large-scale cultural exhibition in Chongli District.
Visitors' viewing of the exhibition (Courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, issued by the Central Broadcasting Network)
The exhibition includes three units of about Tuweicheng, Shengzhi Wenhua, and Competition with the Wind, bringing together 138 pieces (sets) of fine works (sets) from beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces, autonomous regions and cities, as well as the Palace Museum, the National Museum, the Chinese Cultural Heritage Research Institute and other cultural and museum units, covering ceramics, jade, bronze, gold and silver, sculptures, architectural components, etc., in the form of time and space dialogue, systematically displaying the construction of prince city, social life in the Song and Jin dynasties, the integration and development of various ethnic groups, and the exchange and mutual learning of Chinese and foreign civilizations. The story of "Twin Cities" spreads Chinese civilization and helps the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Cultural relics on display (courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, issued by the Central Broadcasting Network)
The relevant person in charge of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage said that the Beijing Winter Olympics is a major landmark event held at an important historical node in China. While displaying Chinese culture, this exhibition is also an important witness and participant of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and a new model for China to promote the organic combination of cultural relics protection and Winter Olympic events and create Olympic cultural heritage. Through the innovation of display means, the exhibition deeply excavates the value connotation of the ruins of Prince Edward City, tells the story of the "twin cities" of Beijing and Chongli, strives to show the world the charm of China's excellent traditional culture and the achievements of contemporary cultural relics protection, contributes cultural strength to the successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, expounds the quintessential characteristics of Chinese civilization, integrates and embraces the diversity and inclusiveness of Chinese civilization, combines the modern Olympic spirit, spreads Chinese civilization, and deepens international exchanges.
More than 800 years ago, after the Jin Dynasty moved its capital to Yanjing (present-day Beijing), it built the "Taihe Palace" in Chongli Prince City as a palace for royal nomadic archery. The southern arch of the prince city and the northern control of Shuo Desert are connected with the Yanjing landscape, the humanities are connected, and the blood is integrated, and the story of the "Twin Cities" is jointly written in history.
In order to cooperate with the Beijing Winter Olympics, since 2017, Hebei Province has organized a joint archaeological team of provinces and municipalities to carry out archaeological excavations on the ruins of Prince Edward City, and found important ruins such as city walls, moats, and palace building sites. In 2019, the ruins of Prince Edward City were selected as "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China in 2018" and were approved and announced by the State Council as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The ruins of Prince Edward City have cleared the fog of history and returned to the world, and Chongli has also become a joint host of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In addition, in order to cooperate with the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage also coordinated more than 20 ice and snow culture exhibitions and activities in Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces and cities. At present, more than 10 exhibitions have been officially opened, receiving millions of visitors.