The Hong Kong Palace Museum was officially opened to the public on July 2 last year, and in the six months since its opening, the number of visitors has reached 730,000 as of yesterday (18th). In order to cater to the Chinese New Year, the Hong Kong Palace Museum has specially selected some exhibits related to the Chinese New Year, so that the public can appreciate the treasures of the festival and understand the cultural significance behind the festival. Shenzhen Satellite TV's reporter in Hong Kong visited the museum in advance today (19th) and gave you some interesting exhibits in advance.
■ The Forbidden City is full of New Year atmosphere
In the New Year, we often post spring couplings and hang blessing characters to increase the sense of joyful atmosphere. In fact, this sense of creating a festive atmosphere already existed during the Qing Dynasty. During the festival, the Forbidden City will be decorated with a variety of auspicious and interesting furnishings.
Hanging screen of the years dynasty, 38-60 years of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1773-1795), copper tire cloisonné enamel, rosewood, Palace Museum
In the common decoration of the Spring Festival, the vase is harmonious and peaceful, and the plum blossoms in the bottle in response to the solar term symbolize the noble character; Persimmon, on the other hand, means "persimmon ruyi".
■ How can Bauhinia City celebrate the Spring Festival without gourds
The Qianlong Emperor was particularly fond of large gourds, and "Daji" gourds could be seen everywhere.
Two pieces of Daji gourd, Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, jade, ruby, coral, Palace Museum
Gourd has the auspicious meaning of longevity, many children and many blessings. Gourd-shaped ornaments with the word "Daji" can be seen in the life, ceremonial and religious spaces of Bauhinia City, and are often used to decorate walls, lintels, screens, etc. In the eleventh year of Qianlong (1746), he ordered the production of sixty-two pieces of auspicious gourds to celebrate the Spring Festival.
■ Bauhinia City is "steaming" hot pot walking
Do you like hot pot? Coincidentally, so is the Qianlong Emperor!
Floral pattern hot pot, Qing (1644-1911), cloisonné enamel, Palace Museum
Northern China has a cold winter climate, and hot pot is an indispensable winter dish in the Qing Dynasty. In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789), the Qianlong Emperor ate more than two hundred hot pots! This hot pot is made of copper, which has good thermal conductivity and is decorated with cloisonné enamel. It seems that the Qianlong Emperor's love of "pompous style" is worthy of the name.
More exciting, just wait for everyone to experience it on site.
Shenzhen Satellite TV's reporter in Hong Kong learned from the Hong Kong Palace Museum that due to the need for cultural relics protection, some exhibits are displayed in rotation. This is the third batch of 85 precious cultural relics loaned by the Hong Kong Palace Museum to the Palace Museum, including 17 national first-class cultural relics. Most of these precious cultural relics are exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time, and there are a wide variety of masterpieces, covering calligraphy and painting, ceramics, costumes, crafts, etc. In addition, the Hong Kong Palace Museum also said that it is ready to welcome mainland and overseas tourists.
2023 Hong Kong Palace Museum wonderful preview
February "Golden Glory - Hong Kong Palace Museum and Mengdi Xuan Collection of Ancient Goldware"
Highlights: This will be the first special exhibition focusing on the collection of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, displaying more than 200 exquisite ancient Chinese gold objects.
April "A Hundred Things: Cartier and Women"
Highlights: The world's first large-scale exhibition on the status and influence of women in the history of Cartier, featuring nearly 300 pieces of Cartier jewelry, watches, accessories and documents from the 19th century, showing the influence of Chinese art on Cartier jewelry and women's fashion trends around the world.
September Sanxingdui cultural relics
Highlights: The exhibition will present new archaeological discoveries from the Bronze Age in Sichuan more than 3,000 years ago, represented by Sanxingdui.
Reporter丨Li Wensi Li Wentao is a Hong Kong correspondent of Shenzhen Satellite TV