The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and "celebrating the New Year in the museum" has become a New Year custom Chinese recent years.
A few days ago, the reporter heard that the National Museum of China continued the tradition of holding exhibitions in the New Year, and on the occasion of the Spring Festival in the Year of the Rabbit, more than 80 pieces (sets) of cultural relics in the collection were carefully selected to launch the "Lu Yu Jin'an - 2023 New Year Exhibition".
The spring breeze is tangible, and the rabbit leaves a trace. On January 18, the reporter came to the door of the North 1 Exhibition Hall of the National Museum of China, and the exhibition theme of Hong Tongtong and Jin Cancan came into the eyes of the reporter, and many spectators "checked in" at the door to take photos.
The rabbit is smart and alert, good at running and jumping, a symbol of agility and speed, and has been the object of worship and belief of ancestors since ancient times. In the Chinese zodiac, the rabbit has the meaning of auspicious signs, and the ancients believed that the appearance of the red rabbit and the white rabbit heralded the king Shengde and Guotai Min'an, and was one of the symbols of auspicious culture.
At the entrance of the exhibition hall, the "rabbit head" of the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace that was "moved" to the scene is really eye-catching.
"Rabbit Head" is one of the bronze statues of the 12 zodiac heads of the beast heads in the Western Building of the Old Summer Palace, which was designed by the Italian Lang Shining during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac represent the twelve hours of a day and night, and every hour, the bronze statue of the zodiac representing this hour automatically spits out the fountain from the mouth...
In addition to "old friends" such as "Rabbit Head", many exhibits are the first to meet the audience. In recent years, the National Museum of China has continuously improved the exhibition collection ratio, allowing more cultural relics to go out of the warehouse and onto the exhibition line, presenting the latest preservation and research results of the museum.
The docent told reporters that the cultural relics on the site began from the Shang Dynasty to the early 20th century, covering jade, porcelain, bronze, stone, bone horn toothware, calligraphy, painting and other material cultural remains.
Among them, many jade rabbit ornaments from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty are either running or falling, sitting or serving, and can be cute; The light blue-glazed brown spotted porcelain rabbit of the Tang Dynasty and the green jade rabbit of the Yuan Dynasty come alive; The white jade double rabbit ear cup of the Ming Dynasty shows the ingenuity of craftsmen of different eras, and is an example of the resonance of traditional craftsmanship and the pulse of the times. The exhibition also displays a number of fine cultural relics and seasonal paintings and calligraphy that symbolize peace and auspiciousness, in order to create a festive and peaceful festive atmosphere.
From the royal family to the people of the city, a series of instruments reflecting the spiritual pursuit, aesthetic and life taste of the ancients outline people's pursuit of a better life for thousands of years; The exhibition of cultural objects is prosperous, taking auspicious meanings, coinciding with the Spring Festival season, highlighting the festive and peaceful festive atmosphere.
In order to further enhance the taste of the year, the graphic design of the exhibition hall also uses a large number of traditional auspicious patterns extracted from the collection of the National Museum, and the colors are presented in highly saturated and high-brightness colors, representing the festive and lively red constitutes the tone of the exhibition, elegant and solemn yellow, quiet and soft white is rendered and embellished locally, making the whole relaxed and orderly.
We walked around with the exhibition hall docent and found that the exhibition used three dark lines as inspiration - the first clue: Lingtu Xianrui and Jade Rabbit Nafu. The collection of many cultural relics containing rabbit images was selected on site, and they were either lying or standing, or holding immortal grass, or pounding elixir, which were lively and vivid.
The second clue: reunion and beauty, harmony and auspiciousness. A series of symbolisms of many children and blessings, happiness and longevity, reunion and beauty were created in the hands of skilled craftsmen. Some of the cultural relics treasures in the exhibition were either practical and beautiful tools for the ancient Spring Festival, or were once decorations on the case, or were once used by the emperor for wedding, presenting a festive atmosphere of festive joy and peace, reunion and beauty, and the beautiful atmosphere of spring and Jingming, and Bandai Changle.
Third clue: Peace Ruyi, Spring and Jingming. "Winter Tibet Waiting for Spring Hair" is one of the traditional customs of the Chinese nation, and "following the time of the day" is an important part of the core idea of Chinese culture. In the exhibition, fine cultural relics that symbolize peace and auspiciousness are selected to offer sincere wishes in the Lunar New Year.
On the whole, this exhibition shows China's long history and colorful rabbit culture, zodiac culture, auspicious culture and New Year culture from multiple angles, and presents the audience with good wishes and wishes for the Year of the Rabbit.
One thing is renewed, and everything is renewed. During the Spring Festival, the Spring Festival cultural feast is indispensable throughout the country. The reporter learned from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage on the 19th that the State Administration of Cultural Heritage focused on the work policy of cultural relics in the new era, and guided museums in various places to carefully plan a series of activities in museums for the New Year in combination with actual conditions. Up to now, more than 900 museums in 19 provinces including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Hubei have planned and launched more than 2,200 exhibitions and activities, and the relevant data is still being updated.
Source: Guangming Network