Shandong, known as "Qilu" in ancient times, was one of the richest regions in the Han Dynasty, and it was also the hometown of Confucius and Mengmeng, the land of immortals, the hometown of chivalry, and the birthplace of filial piety. Liu Bang crossed Qufu and sacrificed Confucius, Xu Fu crossed the sea to seek immortals, and the stories of Tian Heng and the five hundred righteous men flowed through the ages.
"Dominating the East - Special Exhibition of Han Dynasty Cultural Relics in Shandong" was recently exhibited at the Changsha Museum, which selects the latest and most important archaeological discoveries in Shandong during the two Han Dynasties, including cultural relics excavated from Han tombs such as Zhangqiu Luozhuang, Juye Laterite Mountain, Changqing Shuanglushan Mountain, Linyi Yinque Mountain, etc., with material culture as the main line, trying to reveal the glorious history of Shandong in the Han Dynasty from the aspects of political division, prosperity of hundreds of industries, life of princes, and cultural exchanges.
Exhibition site
It is reported that the exhibition was sponsored by the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television, and the Changsha Museum, together with the Shandong Museum, the Shandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Jinan Municipal Museum, the Qingdao Municipal Museum, the Linyi City Museum, the Jinan Changqing District Museum, the Jinan Zhangqiu District Museum, and the Juye County Museum of Heze City, and exhibited a total of 163 groups of 235 cultural relics, including the "Seal of Tian Heng" sealing mud, the "Che Riding General Seal" copper seal, the "Qi Daguan" copper basin, the Xiping Stone Classic, the Sun BingBing Art Bamboo Jane, the Han Dynasty Dan Pill and other fine cultural relics.
Unit 1 Dabang Wei Screen
Gilded bronze crossbow machine Collection of The Juye Prefectural Museum
Wrong gold and silver cloud pattern copper iron Juye County Museum collection
Bronze volume Collection of Zhangqiu District Museum of Jinan City
Painted pottery figurines collected by Shandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
"Dabang Weiping" generally introduced the politics, economy and military of the two Han Shandong regions, the Shandong region of the Han Dynasty was lined with princely kingdoms, the nongsang fish and salt were developed, "the peasants and food, Yu out of the water, the work, the business and the communication", the four peoples each have their own business, the society is peaceful, and the east is dominant.
Unit 2 Princely Style
Kitchen portrait stone rubbings Shandong Museum collection
Copper Po Collection of Jinan Zhangqiu District Museum
Wrong gold, silver and bronze car (wèi) collection of Jinan Changqing District Museum
Jade Holding Pig Collection of Juye County Museum
Through the cultural relics such as eating utensils, living utensils, musical instruments, carriages and horses excavated from the tombs of several Han Dynasty princes in Shandong Province, "Prince Fenghua" not only reproduces the han Dynasty princes' residences in high-rise buildings and heavy cabinets, groups of servants, banquets with bells ringing and eating, high friends full of seats, and the majestic life scenes of BMW carving cars and honor guards, confirming the strength and prosperity of the Han Dynasty, but also reflecting the degree of civilization development and artistic level of the Han Dynasty.
Unit 3 Wendao Silk Road
Confucius saw the portrait of Lao Tzu in stone rubbings in the collection of the Shandong Museum
Xiping Stone Scripture Remnant Stele Shandong Museum Collection
The "Wendao Silk Road" shows the qilu culture in Shandong and the foreign exchange of the maritime silk road, and the combination of Confucianism and political ideas as the core of Qilu culture has been recognized by the ruling class and has become the orthodox thought of the Han Dynasty.
"Dominating the East - Special Exhibition of Han Dynasty Cultural Relics in Shandong" is another masterpiece of the Changsha Museum's series of special exhibitions on Chinese civilization, and is also a concentrated display of new achievements in Han Dynasty archaeology in Shandong. During the exhibition, in order to let the audience more deeply perceive the history and culture of the Han Dynasty, changsha museum also successively launched cultural activities such as Han Dynasty game experience, theme guided tours, "Xiangcheng Pulpit" expert lectures, reading salons, "Han Dynasty Stories in Idioms" Children's Reading Club, and Han Dynasty Story Improvisation Workshop.
Dominating the East - a special exhibition of Han Dynasty cultural relics in Shandong
Exhibition period: January 28, 2022 - May 4, 2022
Venue: Changsha Museum
(This article is a comprehensive compilation of relevant materials from the Changsha Museum.) ）