Coordinates: The Palace Museum
Exhibition: Why China (Special Exhibition)
At the "Why China" special exhibition held by the Palace Museum, the latest eye-catching exhibits are also known as the "first lamp of China" Changxin Palace lamp.
The changxin palace lamp is about 50 centimeters high and weighs about 16 kilograms, and was excavated from the tomb of Dou Xuan, the wife of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, in Mancheng County, Hebei Province, about 2100 years ago. The changxin palace lamp is now stored in the Hebei Museum, which is the treasure of the town hall of the hospital, and it is very rare to see it in the special exhibition.
The lights of Changxin Palace are bronze, but smooth and exquisite, and gilded throughout. In the spotlight, this artifact made two thousand years ago shines brightly and dazzlingly.
Different from ordinary lamps, the Changxin Palace lamp is ingeniously made into the shape of a maid, the proportion is consistent with the real person, lifelike, and the detail seems to have the feeling of a real person kneeling. The overall shape is calm and generous, the temperament is quiet, not smiling, the eyes are resolute and peaceful, not highlighting the youthful vitality of young women, but focusing on the understanding and practical credibility of mature women.
In addition to the enjoyment of beauty brought to the user, from a practical point of view, the design of the lamp is also very clever. Using the posture of the palace maid's right hand to hold up the lamp, the sleeve tube is connected to the lamp, which can not only absorb the oil smoke, ensure the fresh air, but also prevent burns and avoid fires caused by accidental people to the greatest extent, ensuring the safety of the home.
In addition, the lamp body is engraved with the words "Yangxinjia" in several places, speculating that the palace lamp originally belonged to the liu jie family of the Marquis of Yangxin yihou, and was later named "Changxin Palace Lamp" because it was placed in the Changxin Palace of Liu Sheng's grandmother, Empress Dou.
I believe that everyone also knows that the tinder lamp shape of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games comes from the Changxin Palace lamp. Through two thousand years, the first lamp in China, the Changxin Palace Lamp, with its long history, exquisite creativity and rich connotation, has brought new inspiration to us today, showing the wisdom and inheritance of ancient China to the world.