The twelve zodiac signs YinHu is worth the age, and the world is the same as Mu Xiangrui. On January 25, the 23rd of the Lunar New Year, the "Tiger and Tiger Shengfu - Nongyin Tiger Year New Year Zodiac Cultural Relics (Photo) Joint Exhibition" organized by China Cultural Relics Newspaper and nearly 50 cultural and museum institutions was exhibited at the Shanxi Museum. Hundreds of tiger-related specimens, artwork pictures, and more than 30 cultural relics from the Shanxi Museum's collection were assembled into a rich joint exhibition of Chinese zodiac cultural relics.
The exhibition is divided into 3 units: "Tiger Leaping Ten Thousand Years - Tiger in the Natural World", "Tiger in the East - Tiger in History and Culture", "Tiger Walking in the World - Tiger in Folk Life". The exhibition not only comprehensively interprets the survival state of the king of the hundred beasts in the natural world, but also vividly reflects the king's style of the tiger in historical relics.
▲ Spring and Autumn Tiger Head Lifting Liang Za
Tigers are the largest and fiercest predators in China, and tiger culture is closely related to primitive hunting life. In the environment of symbiosis with the tiger, the Chinese ancestors both revered and yearned for the mighty and mighty spirit of the tiger, the indomitable spirit, and the strong and fierce physique, regarded it as a god, worshipped it, and formed a unique tiger culture.
▲ Jin Dynasty three-colored tiger shaped pillow
In the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the image of a tiger appeared in the Yangshao culture about 6500 years ago. According to the photo exhibition, the Neolithic jade tiger-shaped huang collected by the Tianjin Museum, the tiger-shaped jade ornament of the Shang Dynasty, the white jade tiger-shaped pendant, and the Bronze Fangding of the Shang Dynasty Houmu Peng in the Collection of the National Museum of China with tiger patterns are closely related to the tiger totem. In this exhibition, the Shanxi Museum will display precious cultural relics such as the three-colored tiger pillow of the Jin Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Tiger Head Lifting Beam Andzai in physical form, so that the audience can see its style.
Since ancient times, Chinese tiger culture has a long history. Tiger myths and tiger legends are circulated among all ethnic groups throughout the country. In myths, folklore, and various religions, tigers are objects of worship. The epic poems of ethnic minorities mention that "the heavens and the earth, the sun and the moon, the wind and rain, the thunder and lightning, all incarnate from the tiger."
▲ Folk tiger fabric gathering
When the image of the tiger entered the folk, the mighty tiger became a mascot passed down from generation to generation, and the people gave it the expectation of exorcising demons, warding off evil spirits, and prolonging life. Tiger hats and tiger shoes hand-sewn by elders have accompanied a generation of children in their infancy. After more than 3,000 years of evolution, the folk tiger fabric of Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, is now a national intangible cultural heritage because of its exquisite craftsmanship, vivid shape and majestic style. In the middle of the exhibition, dozens of exquisite tiger head shoes, tiger hats, costumes and various fabric toys have passed through thousands of years, giving the children who come to visit a good expectation and wish.
At the same time, the "Tiger and Tiger Blessing - Exploration Activity" is also highly liked by the audience in this exhibition. "Tigers in nature, tigers in the long river of history and culture, tigers hidden in museums... All the puzzles related to the tiger are in this exploration manual. Through the clues, the audience can complete all the mysteries and receive a limited mystery package for the Year of the Tiger. Shanxi Museum Public Service Department Du Wei introduced.
▲ Elementary school students participate in secret activities
Yang Linshuai, a student who participated in the exploration activity, said: "I have never visited cultural relics in the museum so carefully, because many topics require very careful observation of the fine patterns on the cultural relics, which made me discover that there are so many precious 'little tigers' hidden in the museum." ”
On the occasion of the Chinese Dragon Rising Day, I was fortunate to see the Kyushu Tiger Leap. The exhibition lasts for a month, from January 25 to February 28, to celebrate the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger with a wide audience.
(Reporter/Hou Zhen Video/Yang Hao)
Source| Shanxi Daily New Media