tiger
In traditional Chinese culture
It is the god who guards the four directions
It is also the sacred beast of the town guarding the family home
Ancient
The image of the tiger appears in stone tools and bronze
Gold and silverware, portrait tiles and other utensils
Formed a unique "tiger culture"
It has left a rich historical legacy
Gansu is located in the western part of the mainland
It is the golden route of the ancient Silk Road
It is also an important birthplace of the mainland's agricultural civilization
Ethnic convergence
Cultural intermingling
Look at the tiger in the year of the tiger
Let's take a look at the "big cats" hidden in the museum
Looking back at the curly tail, shrugging the ears and curling the claws, the posture is cute
This retrospective tiger is a masterpiece of tiger-shaped cultural relics from the Spring and Autumn period
It reflects the superb modeling ability of the early Qin State
and superb casting technology
Some experts believe
Looking back at the tiger has some religious significance
It is the product of the Qin people's reverence for the tiger complex
Persimmon-shaped ears, round eyes protruding, mouth slightly open
The front and back legs are creeping and the tail is hanging down
This "well-behaved tiger" is realistic in shape and has a cute attitude
It is estimated that its gold content reached 87.47%
His eyes were open and his mouth was open and he roared
The tiger's tail is straight and the tip of the tail is hooked back
Chest and abdomen protrusions, hind legs curved
This dynamic bronze tiger ornament
It perfectly shows the strength and strength of the tiger
The tiger's ears are towering and its mouth is open
It is a creeping predatory clawed beast
Sharp teeth, strong tiger claws
Suppressed beasts
All of them show the bravery of the king of the hundred beasts
The tiger used its thick and powerful claws to crush the fawn to the ground
The delicate fawn's body is twisted
The hind hooves stretched helplessly and could not move at all
This is the Spring and Autumn Warring States period with the tiger as a totem
The cherished "amulet" of the northern nomads
It permanently freezes the wonderful moments of tiger predation
His eyes were wide open and his chest was held high
Erect ears, tail upturned, do running
The Tiger Charm is the Soldier Charm
This bronze tiger charm was unearthed in Zhuanglang County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province
It is an important physical material for studying the military system of the Sui Dynasty
The white tiger carved painted bricks are rectangular throughout
The brick surface is embossed with a red border
Inside the border is an embossed pattern
Recessed part of the ink-colored base
The pattern is white on a white background
It is later painted in red and yellow colors, and the ink lines are outlined
The White Tiger is a product of the worship of the ancient stars
The Year of the Tiger is coming, may they be brought to you
Tiger's luck
Tiger tiger mood
Tiger's happiness!
Planner: Ren Weidong
Coordinator: Song Changqing
Reporter: Doree
Material support: Gansu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology,
Zhangye Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, Jinchang Museum,
Pingliang Museum, Lixian Museum, Dunhuang Museum