"The most special thing about this holy decree is that it has experienced two emperors, Daoguang and Xianfeng, and there is a circle of dragon patterns around it, which is very unique. On the weekend, the Xuzhou Holy Decree Museum is full of tourists, and the docent is introducing the treasure of the museum to the audience, "Hereditary Replacement Longbian Holy Decree".
Founded in 2000 by collector Zhou Qingming, Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum is currently a large-scale and earlier non-state-owned museum in China.
Hereditary Replacement Longbian Sacred Decree (detail) Courtesy of Xuzhou Sacred Decree Museum
A unique product in the world
After the emperor's personal approval of the emperor of the two dynasties
This year is the Year of the Dragon, and in one of the theme exhibition halls of the Xuzhou Sacred Decree Museum, "Fengtian Carrier", there is a sacred decree that is closely related to the dragon. The decree is exquisitely stated, surrounded by lifelike dragons with strokes, and visitors stop here. "This 'Hereditary Decree of Longbian Replacement' is indeed the treasure of our town hall. Hu Qianyu, director of the museum's collection department, told reporters.
The "Hereditary Decree of Longbian Divine Decree" is a unique product in the world that has caused a sensation throughout the country, and it spans the two generations of monarchs of Daoguang and Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. This holy decree is the "hereditary replacement" of the two emperors who knighted one of the eight "iron hat kings" of the Qing Dynasty, and the descendants of Kuiding and Yugang. In the thirteenth year of Daoguang (1833), this holy decree was first awarded to Yugang's father, the general Kuiding. In the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), Kuiding died of illness, and Xianfeng took back the holy decree. Among them, the seam is Xianfeng Yubi Zhu Pi: "General Feng'en Kui Ding's illness, the missing of the left, will Yi's eldest son Yugang inherit General Feng'en." It means "the son inherits the father's business".
This holy decree is very ornamental, its opening lifting dragon and the surrounding cloud dragon are painted by the palace Danqing masters, all with mineral pigments, the color is extremely exquisite, for the holy decree dragon pattern used in the highest level, the auspicious dragon pattern form is realistic. Kuiding's father and son are relatives of the emperor, so this dragon pattern also shows the importance that the two emperors attach to the father and son.
Crafted using the precious technique of weaving gold, this Decree bag exudes royal luxury. This decree is also an excellent work of calligraphy, with a beautiful handwriting in Manchu and Chinese. Dong Ji, the docent of the Xuzhou Holy Decree Museum, introduced the preciousness of this holy decree to the tourists who stopped in detail.
The "Hereditary Decree of Longbian" was signed on December 16 of the 13th year of Daoguang and February 28 of the 6th year of Xianfeng, and the jade seals of two generations of emperors can be glimpsed of its magnificent history after two generations of emperors.
After several twists and turns
Exploring the "Dragon Hunt" Behind the Treasure
According to Zhou Qingming, chairman of the Xuzhou Holy Decree Museum, the "Hereditary Replacement of Longbian Holy Decree" was his early collection, and the collection process was relatively difficult, and after several twists and turns, it can be said to be a "dragon hunt". In the eighties and nineties of the last century, the collector of this holy decree was an old gentleman who had opened a pawnshop in Beijing, and he had a certain economic strength, and he received this holy decree by chance. Later, due to the decline of the family, he returned to Xi'an to live, and he was in urgent need of money, so he entrusted an intermediary to find someone destined to change hands. Zhou Qingming rushed over after receiving the news, and after research, he found that this was a rare holy decree of hereditary replacement, hand-painted dragon edge.
Previously, Zhou Qingming had never collected such a high-level holy decree, so he discussed with the old gentleman to collect it, and also chatted with the old gentleman a lot, and he was very close to each other. But when the matter was about to be finalized, the rest of the old gentleman's family disagreed, believing that the holy decree was left by the ancestors and could not be sold.
After many times of intermediation and many sincere visits from Zhou Qingming, he finally succeeded in collecting this precious holy decree. Zhou Qingming said: "At that time, I felt very fortunate when I saw this holy decree, and I am also a devout lover of the holy decree collection, and I feel that this collection is very valuable. Such a "dragon hunt" laid the foundation for Zhou Qingming to later establish a museum, and this holy decree was also designated as the treasure of the Xuzhou Holy Decree Museum.
At present, there are more than 2,000 pieces (sets) of various collections on display in the Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum, forming a history of the development of the Shengzhi with detailed information and clear context. The contents recorded in the collection of the Holy Decree have extremely precious historical value, fill in many lost historical details, show the gorgeous and colorful traditional culture of the Chinese nation from different aspects, and also reflect the magnificent and turbulent changes of the times.
Integration of culture and tourism
Explore new ways for the development of private museums
As a non-state-owned museum, the location of Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum is very unique. The museum located in the 4A-level scenic area is composed of two exhibition areas, the main exhibition building and the stone garden, the two parts have their own characteristics, and are harmonious and unified, achieving the perfect combination of architecture, garden and natural environment.
"Now they are emphasizing the integration of culture and tourism, in fact, the museum took this into account at the beginning of its construction. Our site is located in the Guishan Scenic Area, which is combined with the scenic spot, and the environment is pleasant, which attracts more tourists to the scenic spot, and the museum also adds a cultural atmosphere to the scenic spot. Zhou Heng, director of the Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum, introduced to reporters the original intention of the museum's location.
Nowadays, the Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum has formed a unique system with the trinity of Dianshi Garden and Guishan Han Tomb, creating a new way of organic combination of private museums and state-owned scenic spots, and the benign interaction between tourist attractions and museums has formed a scale effect.
In recent years, the Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum has also made a series of remarkable achievements in missionary activities. Director Zhou Heng further introduced: "As a non-state-owned museum, we are in a weak position in terms of academic research and foreign cooperation and exchange activities, but the museum has always been committed to improving these aspects, has been cultivating talents in this area, and sincerely hopes to do these things well." ”
The social education team of the museum has independently developed more than 30 different courses, including tie-dyeing, rubbing, filigree, figurine-making, woodcarving, flower arrangement, incense-making, etc., which are suitable for all kinds of social groups to participate.
At present, relying on the collection, Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum has been invited to Beijing, Guangdong, Xi'an, Sichuan, Shandong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places to hold a national tour of "Purple Qi from the East, the Holy Decree Arrives" and "Champion and the First - Imperial Examination Cultural Relics Exhibition". At the same time, branches were opened in Mudu Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Suzhou Qionglong Mountain Scenic Area, and Nanchang Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi, and the Champion Museum was established in cooperation with Suzhou Cultural Tourism Group.
As early as 2015, Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tully Museum in the United Kingdom and the Empoli Museum in Italy. Now, the Xuzhou Shengzhi Museum also hopes to go abroad more, "Our museum has always had exchanges with the international community, and it was suspended due to the epidemic, but since this year we have plans in this area, and we are currently preparing some projects in the Lake District of the United Kingdom." At the same time, the museum will next aim to be rated as a 'national second-class museum'. Director Zhou Heng also revealed the outlook for the next stage of work.
(Wu Yuhan)