When I was a child, I especially loved to go to museums, and now the cultural industry has developed, private museums have risen, and the themes of collections have become more and more extensive. But there is one museum that must not be missed, and that is the National Museum of China.
With its important position, the collection of the National Museum shows the essence of Chinese history and culture. Let's put it this way, most of the treasures you learned about in history class, or some of the national treasures that you know as a basic knowledge, are collected here. Therefore, if you want to consolidate national pride and have a preliminary understanding of the history of the country, this place must come. Especially for children over the age of 8 and 9, it is also an important cultural classroom.
Exterior of the National Museum
The National Museum is the original historical museum, located next to the square, completed in August 1959, is one of the top ten buildings for the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. His position determines his important social status. It began in 2007 with extensive renovations and expansions and reopened in March 2011. When I was in elementary school, I saw the general history of China exhibition here, and the most impressive thing at that time was the endless exhibition hall, which was exhausted. Now after renovation, the ancient history section is called "Basic Exhibition of Ancient China", and the layout of the exhibition hall has been greatly simplified, and the physical exertion of the viewer has been greatly reduced.
A basic exhibition of ancient China that cannot be missed
The National Museum doesn't charge a ticket, which is great value. However, due to the epidemic situation, to control the flow, it is necessary to make an appointment in advance, especially for weekend visits, it is still recommended to arrange an appointment one week in advance. And the exhibition hall only the north gate can be entered, for the subway and bus, after getting off the car is more convenient, not recommended to drive to, the nearest parking lot also has to walk more than 20 minutes.
There are also other exhibitions in the museum, especially some temporary exhibitions, which have a very high gold content, but visitors are advised to resist the temptation to first read the most important exhibition, the "Basic Exhibition of Ancient China". Due to the large scale of the exhibition hall, it is still recommended to visit many times to get a glimpse of the whole picture.
Here are some national treasures that cannot be missed through pictures:
Eagle-shaped Tao Ding, from Yangshao culture. The eagle's two legs and tail wings form the fulcrum of the ding, and considering that this is from ancient times, sometimes this kind of quaint shape is more fascinating than that complicated craftsmanship.
The small-mouth pointed bottom pottery vase of Yangshao culture and the clay pot of Xinle culture are both cultural relics dating back 6 to 7,000 years. Previous history textbooks have learned that this kind of pointed-bottomed clay vase can be strung together with rope and used for water, which can maintain balance. Have to admire the wisdom of the ancients.
The tomb of the Yangshao culture, the tomb is a middle-aged male, and the shape similar to a dragon and a tiger is piled up next to the mussel shell.
This is the jade of Liangzhu culture, which is a ceremonial instrument and can be said to be the representative of Liangzhu culture.
This is a majiayao culture nude relief faience clay pot, from the sculpture of human organs can be seen, there are male and female elements.
Yangshao culture fish pattern faience pot, which has also been in history textbooks. The part of the human face, cleverly combined with the fish, embodies the imagination of the ancients thousands of years ago. This kind of pot is generally used for the lid of children's urn coffins, so it is considered a kind of burial tool.
Yangshao culture boat-shaped faience pot, which is taken from water, has a pattern similar to a fishing net. From these pictures, it can be seen that I really prefer Yangshao culture.
The stepmother weighs 832.84 kg, which is really a heavy weapon of the country. Manufactured in the Wuding period of the Shang Dynasty, with the deepening of the study of ancient texts, the name of this Ding also changed from Simu Pengding to Houmu Pengding. In terms of weight and fineness, it is a representative of Chinese bronze. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the first treasure of the National Expo.
Tiger cannibalism on the outside of the ear
The foot stripes are very fine
"Women's Good" bronze puppet Fang Yi, who has visited the special exhibition of the Tomb of the Woman before the long shot, has a scene that reproduces the location of the cultural relics at the time of the excavation of the Tomb of the Woman, there is this. It looks a bit like the shang dynasty temple building.
The bronze knight excavated from the tomb of the lady, this wine vessel is already a symbol of Chinese bronze ware.
The Zilong Bronze Ding of the Shang Dynasty, named because the internal inscription has the word "Zilong", is not Changshan Zhao Zilong, it may be the name of the nobles. The Ding is the largest of the Shang Dynasty Yuanding, once exiled overseas and purchased by the state.
The bronze owl statue of the tomb is similar to the eagle-shaped pottery at the beginning, and it is also a three-legged structure, and the details of the pattern are very exquisite.
Sanxingdui's bronze mask is roughly equivalent to the Shang Dynasty, and the exaggerated shape of large ears and convex eyes is the iconic feature of Sanxingdui. Recently, Sanxingdui has been on fire again, and it is quite amazing to see such cultural relics.
A white bronze plate with a 111-character inscription cast at the bottom describes the master's exploits. This is a bronze vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty, unearthed in the Qing Dynasty, and was once a manger of Liu Ming's family.
Siyang Fangzun is also one of the treasures of the town hall, and its casting technology is very skilled. During the war-torn years of the last century, the national treasure was bombed by Japanese aircraft on the way to migration, shattered into many pieces, and was repaired after liberation.
The golden jade cloth of the Western Han Dynasty, excavated in Mancheng, Hebei Province, belonged to Liu Xiu, the King of Huai of Zhongshan, sharing 1203 pieces of jade and 2567 grams of gold wire.
The stone carved by Qin Shi Huang Lang Yan was carved by Qin Shi Huang to the area of Huangdao in Qingdao, and it is said that it was written by Li Si. The last few lines of text are supplemented by the Qin II era.
Painted pottery terracotta warriors, excavated from the Yangjiawan Han tomb, the tomb unearthed a total of more than 2500 pieces of pottery terracotta warriors, it is speculated that this is the tomb of the famous Han dynasty general Zhou Bo or Zhou Yafu.
Painted goose fish bronze lamp, practical and beautiful combination, the lampshade can be rotated, wind dimming, smoke can be introduced into the belly of the goose, reduce pollution.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, many pottery figurines were made very cute and the details were conveyed.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shi Tianlu was a sacred beast in front of the tomb.
The drumming and rap figurines of the Eastern Han Dynasty, while the shape is lively, also reflects the art form of the time, which is a bit of the meaning of "rigoletto" in Europe.
Painted pottery figurines from the Western Han Dynasty, this water sleeve can be said to be very flowing.
Unearthed in Yunnan, the shellfish container with the theme of the Curse Of the Western Han Dynasty.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the Tao male figurines of the Shu Kingdom, this expression can not be said to be happy or sad.
The stone rafters of the Northern Dynasty period, on which the carved figures are also Hu people, are the burial tools of the Sogdians in Central Asia.
Sancai glazed pottery camel carrying music figurines, which is known as Tang Sancai, this cultural relic was made in the Kaiyuan year, the camel is a small band composed of three Han people and two Hu people, which is very vivid.
During the first year of the Tang Dynasty, the characteristics of the Western Regions can be seen from the clothing and faces, reflecting the cultural integration of the Sheng Tang Dynasty.
Tang Zhaozong gave the iron coupon to Qian Wei, the founder of the State of Wu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which could exempt him from 9 capital crimes. This kind of thing has been mentioned in many novels.
The painted relief warrior stone carvings of the Later Liang period were excavated from the tomb of the King of Quyang in Hebei Province, and the artistic style inherited the Tang Dynasty and the two Song Dynasties. The samurai is dressed in bright light armor and has a phoenix bead on his shoulder. This cultural relic was once lost overseas and later recovered by the state.
Come and see the porcelain, which is the celadon gourd zun of the Tang Dynasty, unearthed in Shaanxi County, Henan.
This is the Song Dynasty's Jun kiln rose purple glaze pot, Jun kiln is one of the five famous kilns of Song porcelain, characterized by colorful and changeable colors.
This is a kiln azure glazed peach-shaped jar.
This is the Southern Song Dynasty Ge kiln fish ear furnace, ge kiln is also one of the five famous kilns, characterized by glaze is covered with fragments, there are few porcelain passed down.
This is the Ming Dynasty white glazed dark flower tangled lotus pattern plum bottle.
A wood-carved Guanyin statue from the Song Dynasty.
Gilded bronze Statue of Guanyin during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
This is the Ming Dynasty Chenghua year Doucai flower butterfly pattern jar, Doucai craftsmanship reached the peak of technology in the Chenghua year, is a representative work of Ming Dynasty porcelain.
This is the phoenix crown of Empress Xiaoduan of the Ming Dynasty, excavated from the Dingling Tombs in the Thirteen Tombs.
Ming Dynasty white glazed seated statue of Shakyamuni, during the Wanli dynasty, Zhangyao kiln fine.
This is the "Emperor's Treasure" jade seal of the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor issued an edict "Plutonium Seal" to cover this.
National Museum Hall