Travelers who are new to Tianjin, in addition to listening to crosstalk in a tea house or sitting in the "Tianjin Eye" to see the city, can also visit the Tianjin Museum. Why did Tianjin develop from a barren land to a transportation hub, why "China looks at Tianjin in a hundred years", you may find answers to all kinds of questions in "Tianbo".
The "Mingsha Ink - Special Exhibition of Dunhuang Documents in the Collection of Tianjin Museum" just ended two days ago makes people enjoy the charm of Dunhuang culture, but travelers who miss it do not have to feel too sorry, in addition to the Dunhuang special exhibition, Tianbo also has many wonderful exhibitions worth seeing. Gorgeous bronze mirrors, elegant Jingdezhen kiln porcelain, and gorgeous Ming Dynasty princess jewelry are waiting for travelers to come and see.
Step into the Tianjin Museum
Tianjin Museum is a national first-class museum, and its predecessor can be traced back to the Tianjin Museum more than 100 years ago. Completed and opened to the public in 2012, the new museum has a total construction area of about 64,000 square meters and nearly 200,000 pieces of various collections. One of the characteristics of "Tianbo" is that ancient Chinese art goes hand in hand with modern and modern humanistic history - exhibitions such as "Treasures of the World" and "Tianjin in a Hundred Years of China" all show the charm of Tianjin culture.
The design of the interior of the venue is a novel integration of the museum's concept of crossing the time tunnel and connecting the window of the future. In the temporary exchange exhibition hall of 2,800 square meters in the museum, you can see wonderful special exhibitions at home and abroad from time to time. In addition, the new Tianjin Museum is located in the prosperous Tianjin Cultural Center area, travelers from afar may wish to stop by the nearby Tianjin Natural History Museum, Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin Grand Theater and other venues to enjoy a cultural trip.
The collection of national treasures
Wan Wat Chao Tian Map
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When the 17-meter-long scroll unfolds in front of you, you will be struck by its magnificence. Qianlong went to Jiangnan six times in his life, and "Ten Thousand Wats to the Sky" is a vivid depiction of his southern tour to Suzhou, and the officials and people came to take over this grand situation, with more than 2,000 characters in the painting. At the same time, the scroll also shows the customs and customs of the Jiangnan water town in the Qing Dynasty, as well as the beautiful scenery of Suzhou gardens, with both historical and artistic value.
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Thanks to the relatively stable composition of gold dust, stone blue and other minerals, this long scroll of magnetic green silk land golden landscape figure painting is still very beautiful today. Even with the passage of time, modern times we can no longer be limited by the imagination of historical materials and wild historical anecdotes, and can intuitively appreciate the last glory of the "Kang Qian prosperous era". What kind of charm does Jiangnan have, so that Qianlong repeatedly went despite the minister's objections? Maybe you can find the answer in this painting.
Taibaoding
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The seven bronzes unearthed in Liangshan, Shouzhang County, Shandong, made the epigraphy circles of the late Qing Dynasty and early Min Dynasty set off storms for a while. The "Seven Instruments of Liangshan" are solemn and heavy, and the decorations are exquisite and gorgeous, and every clue points to their birth in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. According to research, one of the taibaoding was cast by Zhao Gongxie, a heavy minister when King Cheng of Western Zhou, which also gave clear physical evidence to the historical research of the two dynasties from King Wu of Zhou to King Cheng of Zhou.
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As one of the first national treasure-level cultural relics in China that are prohibited from going abroad (border) for exhibition, and the only "Liangshan Seven Artifacts" currently collected in domestic museums, the Western Zhou Taibao Ding is a rare ancient bronze art treasure - the double beasts are embossed on both ears of the dingkou, and the abdomen is decorated with banana leaf patterns and gluttonous patterns, which is very rare. And its four pillar feet are decorated with ribs, and the middle is decorated with discs, such a strange decoration, making it a unique existence in Shang Zhou bronzes.
Emerald grasshopper cabbage
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Compared with the famous jade cabbage, this jade cabbage treasured in Tianbo is rarely known, in fact, it is a treasure that is the crown among Qing Dynasty jade carvings. As early as the Neolithic period, traditional jade carving had a prototype of development, through the change of dynasties, jade carving skills became more and more mature, by the end of the 18th century, a large number of high-quality jade jade materials have been imported from Myanmar Chinese mainland, and quickly became a treasure respected by the royal family and nobles.
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The so-called "beautiful color" refers to the jade craftsmen who use the natural color difference of jade raw materials to skillfully carve it into animal and plant shapes with matching characteristics. Jade cabbage is the classic representative of the use of "beautiful color" - the white cabbage is mixed with yellow-brown, making the cabbage seem to be frosted, and at the heart of this "frozen cabbage", there are two green big-bellied grasshoppers and a praying mantis, which seem to be eating vegetable leaves, which is very expressive and interesting.
Wonderful exhibition
The origin of Tianjin people's humanities
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The Tianjin culture, which gathers three religions and nine streams, has been the product of the convergence of different cultures since ancient times, and is one of the earliest mature and developed cultures in known Chinese civilization, and the emergence of small stone tools has made the history of Tianjin go back from 8,000 years in the past to 10,000 years ago. In order to let people have a deeper understanding of the development power of ancient Tianjin, the Tianjin Museum specially set up the exhibition "The Origin of Tianjin Humanities", which shows how Tianjin developed from a barren land to a canal city with all directions.
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The biggest feature of the exhibition is the selection of node events and important figures in the development history of Tianjin, the integration of Zhou culture with indigenous culture, Sanhui Haikou and Tang Dynasty shipping, An Lushan rebellion... The historical facts that are strung together guide the audience from a fancy tour to academic thinking. In addition, the corresponding cultural relics and auxiliary exhibits such as the human-faced snake figurine of the Tang Dynasty and the crystal turtle of the Liao Dynasty feast the eyes of the audience, and also make the presentation of history more vivid and intuitive.
Spring and Autumn Coin Reading - A Coin Exhibition of Past Dynasties
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Coins are an important part of human material culture, and Chinese coins have a long history and a wide variety. Chinese Coins of the Past Dynasties is one of the characteristic collections of the Tianjin Museum, and the "Spring and Autumn Edition - Collection of Past Dynasties Coin Exhibition" is divided into seven exhibition sections according to time clues and numismatic categories, and 2,000 treasures are selected from a variety of coins - whether it is the total number of exhibits or the number of fine cultural relics in them, it is the largest in the Tianbo exhibition, showing the development history of Chinese coins in detail.
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From the natural sea shells of the "barter" period, to the metal coinage of the middle and late Shang Dynasty, to the modern mechanism coins and paper money, you may wish to follow a variety of coins to witness the long history of Chinese civilization. In addition, the exhibition also displays various cultural relics such as folk money and oracle bones side by side, which is worth seeing.
Fun cultural creativity
Landscape Qingyin Tianbo Calendar 2023
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How do you plan to spend the new year? Why not try to feel the poetic and natural life in landscape paintings every day. The 2023 "Landscape Qingyin Tianbo Calendar" selects Chinese landscape paintings from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty in the collection of the Tianbo Museum, including famous paintings such as "Snowy Landscape and Cold Forest Axis", "Tiger Hill Sending Visitors", and "Chaohu Scroll". The paintings are presented in the calendar in chronological order of the author's life, and each work is accompanied by an informative interpretation of the work and an introduction by the painter. With the passage of time, users can clearly feel the changes in the style of landscape works of painters of different eras, and while viewing the mountains and rivers, they can also perceive the infinite charm of Chinese painting art.
Collection of artifacts blind box
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This exquisite set of cultural relics blind box is taken from six representative collections of Tianbo: Jade Pot Spring Bottle, Taibao Ding, Topaz Pig Dragon-shaped Pei, Jade Cabbage, Green Jade Valley Pattern Double Cocktail, and White Glazed Double Dragon Handle Abdominal Bottle. Through design and recreation, the heavy cultural relics are given a cartoon image with bright colors and lively shapes, which is very cute. In addition, there is also a Tianjin Museum logo as a hidden model, which is also quite distinctive. Take this opportunity to experience the fun of "treasure hunting", and there are also rows of "cultural relics" at home during the New Year.
Twelve flowers brooch
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This delicate silver floral brooch is inspired by the Kangxi multicolored December flower poetry cup. A set of 12 poem cups, each corresponding to a month and seasonal flowers, this brooch is the result of extracting and redesigning the flowers in the cup. In addition to being endowed with flowers, the brooch itself is also very beautiful, not only can be worn as a brooch, but also a necklace pendant, full of freshness.
⭐ Make It Happen
⏰ The Tianjin Museum is free and open to the public. The museum is closed on Mondays (except holidays), and is open from 9:00-16:30 on opening days, and admission closes at 16:00.
At present, the time-sharing reservation system is implemented, and the daily reservation time slot: 09:00-11:00, 11:00-14:00, 14:00-16:00, can be booked within 7 days (including the day). Make an appointment through the WeChat public account "Tianjin Museum", the WeChat mini program "Tianbo Ticketing", and the official website of Tianjin Museum (www.tjbwg.com).
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What other treasures of Tianbo do you know?
Author| Jiujiu
Preliminary Trial | Temple Day
Review | minor owes
The final judgment | horse walked the field
Image | Visual China (except annotations)