Nearly 300 exquisite Liangzhu cultural relics appeared in Guangzhou to show the charm of Chinese civilization

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there is a cultural site that empirically proves the five-thousand-year history of Chinese civilization, and it is the Liangzhu Cultural Site. Why is Liangzhu culture an empirical evidence of China's 5,000-year civilization? What kind of style does she present of Chinese civilization? A few days ago, the Exhibition of "Discovering Liangzhu" of the Nanyue King Museum was officially opened, which is the third exhibition of the "Discovery Series" of the Nanyue King Museum after "Discover xing kiln" and "discover yue kiln". The exhibition is sponsored by the Nanyue King Museum, the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Liangzhu Museum, and co-organized by the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, exhibiting 296 exquisite cultural relics (sets), including 11 first-class cultural relics (sets). The exhibition will run until May 20.

Liangzhu culture is an archaeological culture of the late Neolithic period of the mainland, dating back to 5300-4300 years ago, with the two towns of Liangzhu and Bottle Kiln in Hangzhou as the core, distributed in a vast area of more than 36,000 square kilometers centered on the Taihu Lake basin in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. This culture was first discovered in Liangzhu by Shi Xingen of the West Lake Museum, and in 1959 the famous archaeologist Xia Nai named it "Liangzhu Culture".

Through the three units of "Civilization State", "Kingdom of God King" and "Ancient and Modern Road", the exhibition will comprehensively present the style of Liangzhu, a water town and ze country, a sacred place that proves the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years.

Rice is the staple food of the ancestors of Liangzhu, and agriculture in the Liangzhu area shows the characteristics of large scale of production, high yield and professional diversity of agricultural tools, which provides support for the settlement of a large number of people and a complete range of handicrafts. The use of jade is one of the important characteristics of Liangzhu culture. With Chun, Bi and Qi as the center, the Ancestors of Liangzhu designed a set of jade ceremonial ware systems that distinguish classes, identify identities, and reflect ranks.