On May 13, the "GreatEr America and Asia Minor – Asian Civilizations Exhibition" opened at the National Museum, where visitors admired Indian stone sculptures such as the seated statue of ganesh the ganesha.
Contemporary Burmese harp. Known as the king of stringed instruments, the harp was widely used during the Burmese Kingdom period (2nd century BC – 10th century AD).
The Malaysian Nyonya costume (can be paida), worn by the Peranakan (Baba Nyonya), can highlight the young man's figure.
Exhibits from the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, a 10th century AD sandstone relief lion architectural component.
It is the main exhibition of the "Asian Civilization Joint Exhibition" of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, with 451 sets of cultural relics covering 47 asian countries, Greece and Egypt
3,000 years ago Laos prehistoric era copper drum, 7000 BC Saudi stone sculptures... At the "Great America and Asia Minor - Asian Civilization Exhibition", visitors can get a close look at more than 400 cultural relics from 47 Asian countries, Greece and Egypt. Don't rush to see it, the exhibition is on display until August 11, free to visit.
As an important cultural event of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, the "GreatEr American Asia Minor - Asian Civilization Exhibition" opened at the National Museum yesterday. The exhibition brings together a total of 451 groups of cultural relics from 47 Asian countries and two ancient civilizations of Greece and Egypt. These cultural relics cover a number of ancient civilizations in the world, such as the Two Rivers Basin, the Ganges Indus River Basin, and the Yellow River Yangtze River Basin, of which 109 cultural relics are from China. The exhibition is on view until August 11.
The reporter learned from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage that this is the first special exhibition of Asian civilization held in China, with the joint participation and cooperation of Asian countries, and the number of participating countries and cultural relics is unprecedented.
Guan Qiang, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, introduced that this exhibition is the main exhibition of the "Asian Civilization Joint Exhibition" series of cultural relics exhibitions sponsored by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in cooperation with the Asian Civilization Dialogue Conference. The official preparation of the exhibition took only about 3 months, and the enthusiasm of various countries to participate was very high, overcoming the difficulties of entering and leaving the country, and there are still more than 40 cultural relics from Syria and Indonesia on the road.
In addition to the exhibition, exhibitions such as "Special Sharing - Exhibition of Cultural Relics of the National Museum of the Silk Road" (National Museum), "Wearing Good Utensils and Clothing Without Borders - Exhibition of Afghan National Treasures at the Intersection of Eastern and Western Civilizations" (Tsinghua University Art Museum) and "Shanzong, Water Source, Road Rush - Qinghai Exhibition in the Belt and Road" (Capital Museum) are also included in the "Asian Civilization Joint Exhibition", which has been opened.
Highlight 1
Artifacts date back to 7000 BC
Asia is an important birthplace of human civilization, and many of the exhibits in this exhibition highlight the antiquity of Asian civilization. A 3,000-year-old bronze drum from the Prehistoric Era, from Savannakhet Province, Laos, was commonly used in ancient times to command the advance and retreat of armies in war, and was also commonly used in banquets, music and dance.
An assembled painting from Syria, from the mid-3rd century BC, is made up of ivory, shells, red lime and schist. The painting shows two celebrators preparing to slaughter a ram during a religious ceremony, clasping their hands in prayer, showing the local animal sacrifice tradition.
An even older artifact from Saudi Arabia, this stone statue from 7000 BC, is a bas-relief on the polished stone surface, focusing on the contours of the face and facial features, the expression of the character is solemn, very unique. It is reported that there are many ancient and archaeological remains in the Tabuk region, including petroglyphs, inscriptions, fortresses, palaces and ancient Syrian-Egyptian pilgrimage routes.
There are also some modern and contemporary exhibits in the exhibition, showing the unique culture of the region. A peranakan costume from Malaysia (Khabaya costume) shows this kind of clothing worn by the Peranakan (Baba Nyonya), usually embroidered with goldfish, waves and roses, which can highlight the young people's figure, so young people often wear this kind of clothing. Burma brought with it a contemporary harp, known as the king of stringed instruments, which was widely used during the Burmese 2nd century BC – 10th century AD).
Highlight 2
More than 100 cultural relics condensed in China for 5,000 years
The Chinese cultural relics in the exhibition come from various periods from the Stone Age to the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as the Shang Dynasty inscription Bu Jia, the Western Zhou "Forty-Three Years" Copper Ding, the Warring States "Zeng Hou Yi" bronze zun disk, the Qin Dynasty Copper Zhao Tie Quan, the Tang Sancai Silk Camel, the Yuan Dynasty Zhao Mengfu Xingshu "For the Longjiao Zen Temple Stone Room Elder Loose Scroll", the Ming Dynasty "Yongle Canon" 22,877 volumes, the Qing Dynasty Doucai Gou Lotus Pattern Open Pastel Verse Flower Pattern Bottle, etc.
The exhibition features a jade pendant unearthed from the ancient city of Liangzhu in Zhejiang Province, which is currently in the collection of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. It is one of the most representative jade ceremonial vessels in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in the late Neolithic period, and is also one of the main carriers of the divine emblem of the divine man and the beast face pattern. Liangzhu culture dates back about 5,000 years, known as the empirical evidence of China's 5,000-year civilization, this piece of jade can be said to come from the source of Chinese civilization.
According to the relevant person in charge of the exhibition organizer, the selection of Chinese cultural relics covers an important stage in the history of Chinese civilization, covering political, economic, cultural, social and other aspects of cultural relics, trying to outline the development process of Chinese civilization through more than 100 cultural relics.
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Curator of the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, Mr Tan Wai Yan:
In June, the "Chinese Style" campaign will be launched
In this exhibition, we brought several pieces of porcelain and other cultural relics, which is the first time that the cultural relics of our museum have been exhibited in China.
But this is just a new beginning, from June this year to June next year, we will hold a series of cooperation projects with major museums in China, called "Chinese Style" activities. For example, Singapore's "Black Stone" shipwreck cultural relics will be exhibited at the Shanghai Museum, which is the first time that the shipwreck relics will be exhibited in China; next year, 600 years after the completion of the Forbidden City, we will cooperate with the Palace Museum to hold an exhibition of Ming Dynasty jade relics in Singapore.
■ Reminder
Reservations are required for the tour
Guobo implements a real-name reservation mechanism (divided into periods) for all employees, and the number of reservations is 30,000 per day, until the amount is full.
Individual visitors need to make a reservation 1-5 days in advance on the official website of the "National Museum" or On WeChat, and there are three reservation periods every day: 9:00-11:30, 12:30-14:00, 14:00-16:00. The number of appointments at each time period is 10,000 people, including 8,000 individuals.
Visitors who have not made a reservation in advance can scan the QR code on the spot to make a reservation when they do not reach the maximum limit of the rated reservation on the same day.
Written by Beijing News reporter Ni Wei
Photo / Beijing News reporter Li Muyi