On January 25, 2022, under the guidance of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the "Why China" exhibition jointly organized by the Palace Museum and the Central Radio and Television Corporation and 29 museums was officially opened at the Mandarin Hall.
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This exhibition regards the long-standing and profound Chinese civilization as a big river, and compares the origin, inheritance and development of civilization to the source, flow and confluence of the river. With the three units of "source", "flow" and "convergence", it shows the cultural characteristics of Chinese civilization as diverse, integrated, continuous and inclusive, expounds the historical context of the origin and development of Chinese civilization, the brilliant achievements of Chinese civilization, and the major contributions of Chinese civilization to human civilization, and summarizes and clearly presents why the land of China is China, why the Chinese nation is great, and why Chinese civilization is immortal.
There are three sections under each of the three units, which are combined into "nine chapters".
The first unit, "Source", is divided into three sections: "Between Heaven and Earth", "Birth and Work", and "Foundation of Enlightenment".
Starting from the geographical analysis of China, it explains the driving forces of Chinese civilization, and uses China's unique material culture to show the philosophical ideas, values, and institutional systems contained in it, thus laying the foundation for a unified multi-ethnic country.
The second unit, "Flow", is divided into three sections: "Blood Dependence", "Harmony and Solidarity", and "Solidarity and Commonality".
Explain the glorious course of the Chinese civilization through the exchange and integration of various ethnic groups in the region, the reflection and mutual learning with civilizations outside the region, and the dialogue and interaction with all natural things, and build the Chinese national community, the community of human destiny, and the community of life on the earth.
The third unit "Sink",
It is divided into three sections: "Minben Bangning", "Gewu Restoration" and "Convergence Chengjian".
Respectively, they explain the traditional concept of the Chinese nation respecting benevolence and respecting courtesy and integrating the family and the country, the spirit of exploration that pursues the ultimate and the courage to innovate, and the Chinese wisdom of the chinese language with a continuous cultural context and a full collection of chinese culture, which not only displays the outstanding achievements of Chinese culture, but also more clearly reveals that all civilization history is created by the people, enjoyed by the people, and inherited by the people.
This exhibition exhibits a total of more than 130 pieces/sets of precious cultural relics, from the Upper Stone Age to the Qing Dynasty, including stone tools, ceramics, jade, bronzes, gold and silverware, calligraphy and painting, ancient books, seals and other categories (limited by the exhibition hall environment, most of the paper and silk cultural relics are reproductions), including He Zun, Changxin Palace lamps, Tibetan "Four Medical Classics" and other well-known national treasures.
Wenyuan Pavilion on the north side of the Wenhua Hall will also be the last "exhibit" of the exhibition, echoing the "Four Libraries Complete Book" (photocopied version) at the end of the exhibition hall of the Wenhua Hall.
Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the cultural relics of some museums in Henan and Shaanxi have not been exhibited at the opening ceremony, and will be supplemented during the exhibition period in the future as appropriate.
China Construction Bank Co., Ltd., as a joint promotion unit, contributed to the exhibition activities. Since 2018, China Construction Bank has reached a strategic cooperation with the Palace Museum, and the two sides have worked together to help build a "cultural power" with the new model of "finance + culture".
This exhibition stems from the creativity and efforts of holding special exhibitions in the "National Treasures" program. As one of the organizers of the exhibition, the Central Radio and Television Corporation gave strong support and assistance to the special exhibition. The original cultural content of the general station represented by "National Treasure" leads the current demonstration role of people in inheriting and promoting excellent traditional culture, and diversified forms help literary and artistic innovation to revitalize the culture and expo, so that the way of "living" national treasures is more scientific, diverse and more modern.
As the first major exhibition of the Palace Museum in the beginning of 2022, the exhibition will span important festivals such as the Spring Festival of the Year of Nongyin, the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the Qingming Festival, and extend to the beginning of May, with a grand vision of topic selection, a smooth exhibition narrative, a new content expression, and an exhibition form with the characteristics of the Forbidden City, to provide the public with a rich and wonderful cultural feast, and through the use of things to tell the story, to tell the history with the facts, and to enlighten the thoughts with history, the literary and museum workers will present the answers of the times of "why China".
Why China
The exhibition venue is the Wenhua Hall of the Palace Museum
Exhibition time
January 26, 2022-May 4, 2022
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You can also experience the exhibition through the official website of the Palace Museum "Why China" online special topic immersive online
Source/ Micro Forbidden City