Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – Exquisite and graceful silks, solemn and robust bronzes, soft and simple paper, shimmering porcelain, and magnificent and ingenious architecture… 124 pieces/sets of exhibits from over 30 cultural and museum institutions across China opened in Shanghai on the 18th, showcasing the profound depth of ancient Chinese science and technology from multiple perspectives.
The Chinese nation boasts a continuous civilization history of five thousand years, with countless brilliant inventions and creations. Ancient Chinese science and technology, beginning in ancient times, accumulated continuously and developed over thousands of years, reaching a new peak in the mid-Ming Dynasty.
The exhibition, "Ingenious Creation – The Essence of Ancient Chinese Science and Technology Relics," opened on the 18th at the Fengxian Museum. The exhibition is divided into three parts: "Creation of Heaven and Earth," "Tracing the Past and Selecting Treasures," and "A Galaxy of Stars," guiding visitors through a corridor of scientific and technological civilization paved with time and space.
In the "Tracing the Past and Discovering Treasures" exhibition, reporters witnessed the enterprising spirit and thoughtful approach of ancient Chinese people in various fields such as weaving, metallurgy, ceramics, papermaking, printing, and architecture, showcasing their continuous innovation and breakthroughs. These technological innovations reportedly laid the technical and material foundation for the political, economic, and cultural development of ancient China.
The China Cultural Relics Exchange Center signed an agreement with the Fengxian District Culture and Tourism Bureau of Shanghai, while the Fengxian Museum signed agreements with the Baoji Zhouyuan Museum, Shenyang Palace Museum, Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Fuzhou Museum, Fufeng County Museum, and Gaotai County Museum. In the future, all parties will conduct in-depth exchanges and cooperation in various aspects such as cultural relics exhibitions, cultural relic protection, and social education to promote the better development of cultural relics.
It is understood that in addition to the precious cultural relics on display, the Fengxian Museum also provides visitors with diverse and rich educational activities and interactive experience installations. Visitors can touch pottery fragments from the Panlongcheng site, dating back thousands of years, in the exhibition hall, imagining the scenes of Shang Dynasty people making pottery and carving patterns, and feeling the fusion of water, fire, and earth a thousand years ago. They can also participate in various experiential activities such as "Masterful Craftsmanship," trying to understand the stories behind the exhibits and recreate the magical skills of ancient artisans. Furthermore, they can access scientific projects related to artificial intelligence, robotics, and exploring the microscopic world. The Fengxian Museum stated that it hopes to allow people to experience the brilliance of Chinese scientific and technological civilization from different perspectives and in different ways, and to feel the sparks ignited by the fusion and collision of ancient and modern technologies.
In the "Touchable Artifacts" interactive area of the exhibition hall, visitors can put their hands into transparent covers to actually touch the pottery fragments. It was revealed that this area contains five pottery fragments with different patterns from the Panlongcheng Site Museum, allowing visitors to truly feel the traces of history left on these artifacts while touching them.
According to reports, the exhibition hall will continuously update its exhibits during the exhibition period. Several national treasure-level precious cultural relics will come to the Fengxian Museum one after another, including the Western Han Dynasty Changxin Palace Lamp, known as the "Number One Lamp in China," the dragon robe of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty from the Palace Museum, and the Zhegong (a type of ancient Chinese wine vessel) from the Zhouyuan Museum in Baoji, among other important exhibits. (End)
