Red Star News Network (reporter Dan Tangwen) reported on January 28 that as the Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, Chengdu's cultural activities are rich and colorful. Today, the "GreatEr America and Asia Minor - Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics of Six Asian Countries" opened at the Sichuan Museum. The cultural relics displayed in this exhibition are from six countries, including China, Cambodia, Lebanon and Pakistan, with a total of 270 pieces/sets, including sculptures, ceramics, bronzes and many other categories. These cultural relics highlight the trajectory of dialogue, exchange and mutual learning among civilizations, reflecting the Asian culture of geographical proximity, cultural affinity, harmony and difference, and peaceful coexistence, so that more audiences can feel the charm of ancient Asian civilizations at close range. The exhibition will run until March 31, 2022.
According to reports, the exhibition was jointly sponsored by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, and hosted by the Sichuan Museum, and as many as 16 cultural and museum institutions at home and abroad supported the exhibition.
The Two Rivers Civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates River Basin, the Indian Civilization in the Indus-Ganges River Basin, and the Chinese Civilization in the Yellow River-Yangtze River Basin were all born in Asia. At present, Asian civilization is developing in the process of opening up and mutual learning, and the flower of Asian civilization is blooming brilliantly in the hundred gardens of world civilization. In order to let more audiences appreciate the splendid and colorful Asian civilization, promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning among Asian countries and the construction of the "Belt and Road", the Sichuan Museum specially held the "GreatEr America and Asia Minor - Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics of Six Asian Countries".
Hu Xuan dance stone carved tomb door
Tang (618–907)
In 1985, the Tang tomb in Subujing Township, Yanchi County, Ningxia was excavated
Collection of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Museum
In the middle of the stone door, each bascart is a maiko, all standing on a small round felt, with one leg rising. Raise your arms and dance. Surrounded by cirrus cloud costumes, the dancers seem to leap above the clouds, which coincides with the performance of the HuXuan dance contained in the New Book of Tang and the Miscellaneous Records of Lefu.
Brown glaze engraved peony pattern through the bottle
Western Xia (1038–1227)
Description: Western Xia porcelain is most distinctive in its carved glaze. The styling design is closely related to the nomadic life of the Dangxiang people.
Naga Stone Statue of the Snake King
700 AD
Stone statues
Collection of the National Museum of Cambodia
Description: Legend has it that the Buddha Zen suddenly rained heavily, and the snake king Naga used his body to shield the Buddha from the rain. In Hindu temples, it is common for the serpent king to open the number of snake heads to protect the statue of the Buddha.
Character pattern glazed pottery bowl
1200-1300 AD
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus, Syria
Description: The bottom of the clay bowl depicts a man on horseback with a Persian face, with a strong exotic style.
Statues of women's tombstones
Circa 200 AD
The syrian city of Palmyra was unearthed
Description: The statue depicts a frontal bust of a woman wearing gorgeous jewelry, dressed in a pleated costume, graceful and plump.
Blackstone fragments
9200 BC - 8800 BC
Description: This stone fragment is decorated with an equidistant concentric circle on the upper part, a straight line engraved on the lower part, and a dent cut in the middle.
Cuneiform clay tablets
2400 BC
Collection of the Deir Ezzor Museum in Syria
Description: The clay tablets are engraved with cuneiform characters that mention the numbers of cows and birds in agricultural distribution.
Mosaic figure painting
Circa 2500 BC
Description: A Sumerian king (first from left) and a long-haired Sumerian priest (second from right) co-preside over the slaughter of rams, accompanied by a bearded Malian (far right), all clasped in prayer.
Painted carriage pattern clay pots
1600 BC – 1200 BC
Unearthed in Oujarit, Syria