If you have time, I suggest you should definitely walk into the museum and have a look.
There, every artifact has a story hidden deep within.
While walking and watching, unconsciously, you will fall into the boundless river of history.
Walking into a museum is like walking into a bustling dream.
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From a vase that Qianlong loved very much, we seem to have traveled back to the feudal dynasty that was closed to the country and enjoyed itself, and experienced the luxurious taste of an emperor...
From the golden hairpin of a certain concubine in the Ming Dynasty, we seem to have traveled back to that prosperous world, feeling the laughter and resentment of those concubines in the backyard courtyard...
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(Ming/Agate Bergamot-shaped golden hairpin, Collection of Nanjing Museum)
A cultural relic is no longer a simple object, it has a soul, an emotion, and a story.
Quietly placed in the window, telling a story of the old things it witnessed.
(Qing/Early Jin Fengguan Collection of Nanjing Museum)
See Ming and Qing Dynasty cultural relics, go to Beijing!
▼The Palace Museum, Beijing
Established in 1925
Collection quantity: more than 1.8 million pieces
Land area: 720,000 square meters
Cultural relics in the collection: Private collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties (including but not limited to)
Cultural relics features: precious cultural relics account for the first place in the country
The most fascinating thing about the Forbidden City is that it is both an ancient imperial palace and a modern museum.
The cultural relics of the Forbidden City are not only numerous and varied, but also very well protected.
The collection is mainly derived from the most precious old collections in the ming and Qing dynasties.
But later, after continuous enrichment, it has covered almost the entire history of ancient Chinese civilization and all categories of cultural relics.
How powerful is the Forbidden City's collection?
Generally speaking, if precious cultural relics can account for 5% to 10% of the total, they are already quite powerful.
Of the 1.86 million items in the Forbidden City, 93.2% are precious cultural relics.
However, in addition to looking at cultural relics, the Forbidden City can also look at the architecture, look at the atmosphere, and see the history.
After all, this was once a palace that witnessed 24 emperors and was hidden and distant in the hearts of many people.
As we all know, the Forbidden City lives on the hot search list of social software all year round.
See the flowers in the spring, smell the wind in the summer, admire the leaves in the autumn, and see the snow in the winter.
Enjoying the snow in the Forbidden City in winter is really a very romantic thing.
Watch as snowflakes snap the Zhu Gate, drift by the glass window, and land in the Imperial Garden, finally decorating the entire miyagi.
See Tang Dynasty cultural relics, go to Xi'an!
▼Shaanxi History Museum
Established in 1944
The number of collections: more than 1.7 million pieces
Site area: 65,000 square meters
Artifacts in the Collection: The Beginning of Ancient Mankind – 1840 AD
Cultural relics features: a large number, a full range of types, high taste, a wide range of value
It is the first large-scale modern national museum in the mainland, and has been recognized by the United Nations as a "world-class museum".
Shaanxi not only has Chang'an City, rich in above-ground and underground cultural relics resources, and the history here is extraordinary.
Some people say that this ancient capital that has lasted for thirteen dynasties is Xi'an on the ground and Chang'an underground.
Therefore, this museum emphasizes the romantic style of the Sheng Tang Dynasty from the appearance of the building.
How powerful are the artifacts in the museum? The time span alone is more than 1 million years.
Among the nearly 2 million cultural relics, 18 are national treasures, and 2 are the first batch of precious cultural relics that are "prohibited from exporting for exhibition".
(One of the national treasures in the collection: Mandarin duck lotus petal pattern gold bowl)
From the Paleolithic period to the Opium Wars, this more than one million years of history is divided into 7 parts:
Prehistory/ Zhou / Qin / Han / Wei and Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties / Sui Tang / Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Qing Dynasties.
The museum displays 2,000 precious cultural relics, recreating the journey of human beings step by step.
(Warring States - Western Han Dynasty / Double Camel Pattern Gold Medal Ornament)
( Tang / Gilded iron core bronze dragon / Shaanxi History Museum collection)
See the history of the Republic of China, go to Nanjing!
▼Nanjing Museum
Established in 1933
The number of collections: more than 430,000 pieces
Land area: more than 130,000 square meters
Collection Period: Paleolithic – Contemporary
Cultural relics features: the proportion of precious cultural relics, the second in the country
A city of Nanjing, half of the history of the Republic of China.
The South Courtyard is the earliest museum created in China.
As of 2018, more than 370,000 of the more than 430,000 items in the collection here are "precious cultural relics".
This staggering proportion is second only to the Forbidden City in Beijing and second in China.
The collection here has a wide range of sources, ranging from old collections passed down from generation to generation by the ancient court, as well as archaeological excavations.
There are even some donations from society, all of which are treasures from all dynasties.
(Qing/Early Golden Phoenix Crown)
(Ancient brick painting)
See important artifacts and go to Taipei!
▼National Palace Museum, Taipei
Established in 1962
The number of collections: more than 696,000 pieces
Site area: 16 hectares
Cultural relics in the collection: Yanhuang Ancient Period - Xia Dynasty - Qing Dynasty
There is a saying that the building looks at the Forbidden City in Beijing, while the cultural relics look at the National Palace in Taipei.
Because during the War of Resistance Against Japan, in order to save cultural relics from the disaster, the National Government moved many important cultural relics here.
Therefore, the National Palace Museum in Taipei collects most of China's national treasures, including the famous jade cabbage and Mao Gongding.
The architectural style of the National Palace in Taipei is completely different from the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the color scheme of the white walls and green tiles is quite a little fresh.
The main building has a total of 4 floors, and the main courtyard is in the shape of a plum blossom.
The collection of the National Palace in Taipei comes from many, many treasure places.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, the Forbidden City in Nanjing, the Forbidden City in Shenyang...
Chengde Mountain Resort, Summer Palace, Jingyi Garden, Guozijian...
So, imagine:
Here the Bronze Ware of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the jade of the past, ceramics, ancient books, famous paintings, inscriptions... What a rarity.
(Qing/Qianlong porcelain tire imitation red lid bowl)
(Boding Lu in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty)
The treasure of the town hall of the National Palace in Taipei is the jade cabbage of the Qing Dynasty.
How realistic is this cabbage? There are also two antes and locusts on the leaves, which have the meaning of "many children and many grandchildren".
This cultural relic was originally placed in the Yonghe Palace of the Forbidden City, which was the residence of the Guangxu Emperor's concubine Jin.
Therefore, some people speculate that this should be the dowry of Concubine Jin, symbolizing innocence and the meaning of having many children and grandchildren.
(Treasure of the Town Hall: Qing/Jade Cabbage)
Precious memories and cultural relics dedicated to different dynastic periods are hidden in four Chinese cities.
Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing, Taipei.
If you're visiting these four cities, I suggest you make sure you make the museum one of your stops!
Eating a suhoor, drinking tea, chatting, an afternoon has passed like this, maybe this is the slow life of Chengdu people.