"The combination of history and technology has brought the cultural relics of thousands of years ago to life, which is really great and shocking! It is a very wonderful feeling that the Qin Warrior can be reborn again with the help of scientific and technological means. Xia Zhixing, an Egyptian girl who sang the Silk Road at the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV in the Year of the Rabbit, was sincerely amazed when she visited the Mausoleum Museum of the First Qin Emperor in Shaanxi.
(The picture shows the soldier's head repaired by the No. 1 pit of the Terracotta Army in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor)
On March 22, Xia Zhixing, influenced and influenced by ancient Egyptian culture, followed the live broadcast of "Shaanxi Secret Land", under the leadership of bilingual docents in the Mausoleum Museum of the First Emperor of Qin, to observe the "activation" process of the Qin Warriors up close, revealing the technology and ingenuity behind the Terracotta Warriors and Horses for overseas audiences. "Shaanxi Secret Place" webcast is guided by the Cyberspace Administration of the Central Committee and the Cyberspace Administration of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, and hosted by the Global Network, based on a series of creative experience programs based on "hot words" such as Shaanxi's history, ancient buildings, beautiful scenery, and food that people at home and abroad pay attention to. Each episode of the program will invite foreign guests to lead global netizens to "cloud reading Shaanxi" in the form of "slow live broadcast". Exploring the Warriors and Horses is the first live broadcast of "Shaanxi Secret Realm".
(The picture shows the "Shaanxi Secret Realm" theme poster)
The Terracotta Army also needs to "see a doctor"
During the live broadcast, the Egyptian girl Xia Zhixing and her Chinese friends were the first to come to the Terracotta Army No. 1 pit. After two archaeological excavations in the seventies and eighties of the last century, 27 exploration parties have been demarcated, and 5 located at the eastern end have been excavated and restored for display. The third excavation began in 2009 and lasted 13 years from 2022. Up to now, more than 1,000 pieces (groups) such as terracotta figurines, pottery horses, and weapons have been excavated and cleaned up.
Walking through the restoration area of Pit No. 1, Xia Zhixing was curious about the terracotta warriors on the rows of "hospital beds". According to the cultural relics restoration expert of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum, after extracting the fragments of the Terracotta Army from the archaeological team, the cultural relics restorers will first "consult" them - take pictures and keep them, and then clean up the cultural relics, paint and strengthen them is a necessary "treatment" step, and finally the "healed" fragments are bonded, and the initial "visit" of a terracotta warriors is over.
"The scalpel used in the orthopedic hospital is the same as the one we use to repair the terracotta army. In order to restore the terracotta army, we also specially went to learn human anatomy. Hearing the words of the staff in the "Cultural Relics Hospital" (the work area of the cultural relics conservators), Xia Zhixing observed the terracotta warriors and horses under restoration more closely, "This is simply amazing, so that the terracotta warriors and horses more than 2,000 years ago have really 'resurrected' after being restored!" ”
(The picture shows the knives used in the restoration of the Terracotta Army)
(The picture shows the terracotta army structure analysis drawing)
I really want to have the same moisturizer as the Great Qin Terracotta Army
"For Chinese archaeologists, the excavation and protection of the Terracotta Army has become a problem for thousands of years. Among them, the problems of color loss and damage to earthen sites are the most difficult to overcome," the guide introduced as he walked.
"What color was the terracotta warriors originally?" Summer Star was very curious.
"Two thousand years ago, the terracotta warriors had vermilion, jujube red, purple red, pink, dark green, pink green, pink purple, powder blue, medium yellow, orange yellow, black, white, ochre and other more than a dozen colors, craftsmen used mineral pigments with animal and vegetable glue, brushed on the outer layer of terracotta figurines, but these terracotta figurines in the soil after more than two thousand years of environmental changes erosion, decomposition, most of them have peeled off and faded. The existing colorful terracotta figurines have been carefully restored and protected by restorers, and have undergone 'skincare' treatment, and these 'skincare' ingredients are actually the same ingredients as women's cosmetics. And the polyethylene glycol eye drops we use now can keep the 'skin' of the terracotta warriors moist," the expert explained in detail.
When it comes to skin care, Xia Zhixing is full of amazement and bluntly said, "My skin is also very dry, I really want to have this moisturizer".
(The picture shows Summer Star watching the restoration of the Terracotta Army)
Overseas audiences saw this and left messages one after another, "We can visit the Terracotta Army in the cloud, there is an explanation inside, which is great for tourists who cannot go to the scene" "Cultural relics are fully rejuvenated under modern technology!" "The ancient Chinese craft was simply incredible, so advanced at the time."
In Shaanxi, the dream of becoming an "archer" was realized
In the immersive experience digital game area of Pit 2, Xia Zhixing, under the guidance of the staff, tried a variety of styles of terracotta warriors and horses "face changing technique", she said happily: "This is also amazing!" I've always wanted to learn archery, and I'm going to show these pictures to my friends and tell them that if I go back to ancient times, I must be an archer of the Qin Dynasty. ”
(The picture shows the photo of the digital face-changing archer of Summer Star)
Xia Zhixing also experienced digital puzzle games for cultural relics restoration and VR driving horse-drawn carriages that realistically restore the details of the city streets of the Qin Dynasty at the Bronze Chariot and Horse Museum of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Dynasty. These games not only give me hands-on fun, but also gain knowledge of cultural relics restoration and ancient Chinese car and horse culture," Xia Zhixing said excitedly.
(The picture shows Summer Star experiencing the digital interactive game)
The Qinling Copper Car and Horse Museum was completed in 2021, and the entire museum adopts the "magnifying glass" design idea, and comprehensively deconstructs and reconstructs its display, perfectly presenting the two-seater copper carriage and horse. The use of diverse display methods and digital interactive technology shows the style of "First Emperor Luan" in an all-round way, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the collision of ancient technology and modern civilization.
Many viewers participated in the interaction in real time, asking about the direction and topics they were interested in, and while getting answers, they said "amazing" and "worthy of the eighth wonder of the world!" "I will also go when I have a chance", "This place is very fun" and so on.
"Qin people are as wise as ancient Egyptian pharaohs!"
On the CCTV Spring Festival evening of the Lunar Year of the Rabbit, in the program "A Belt of Flowers and One Way Song" jointly performed by artists from ten countries along the "Belt and Road", the Egyptian girl Xia Zhixing and friends brilliantly sang a song "The Sun Reveals Its Most Beautiful Light", and sang Egyptian folk songs to the global audience on the shining stage of the Chinese Spring Festival Gala, narrowing the distance between countries along the Silk Road.
(The first from the left is the Summer Star)
"I like Chinese culture very much, I love history very much, and visiting the Terracotta Army this time is like talking to history. The Qin people were as wise as the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. I can't imagine how the ancients did this, it's amazing! ”
"Here we learn about the past and present lives of the Qin Terracotta Army, as if we are in a dialogue with it that spans 2,000 years. We experience the development of science and technology in history, and we also believe that in the near future, the charm of culture + technology can make more cultural relics in traditional culture 'live'," Xia Zhixing concluded with a smile.
In the coming days, we will continue to invite anchors to lead audiences at home and abroad to gather in the cloud to explore Shaanxi, see you in the next issue!
Editor: Cheng Ke