Qingzhou Museum
Shandong Weifang Qingzhou
Qingzhou Museum is the "Bai Yueguang" in the hearts of culture and art lovers. A small museum has more than 40,000 cultural relics, including more than 2,000 national third-class cultural relics. It is the largest county-level museum in China, with the largest collection of cultural relics and the most comprehensive categories, and is called the "Large and Small Museum".
Among all the cultural relics in the collection, Zhao's hall test paper, the Jade Wall in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Jade Man in the Warring States are all national treasures, and their preciousness even exceeds that of some municipal museums. As a treasure among treasures, the Buddhist statues unearthed from longxing temple site are undoubtedly the most anticipated part.
Longxing temple was built in Qingzhou Temple in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Xiang reached its peak in 800, but suddenly disappeared mysteriously around 1300. It was not until nearly 700 years later that the site of longxing temple, together with more than 400 exquisite Buddhist statues buried in it, was excavated, giving the world a glimpse of the secret of longxing temple. As a treasure of the museum, the statue of longxing temple site enjoys a special exhibition hall. Its high artistic achievement, exquisite sculptor, complicated decoration and gorgeous gold lacquer are second to none in the whole history of sculpture and sculpture in China. Damejessicarawson, former director of the Oriental Department of the British Museum, once commented that "the Buddhist statues of longxing temple in Qingzhou can fully prove that China's sculpture art was much earlier than the European Renaissance, and its achievements greatly surpassed Europe."
Baoji bronze Museum
Baoji Shaanxi
Baoji is the land of Zhou Xing, and an important part of the ritual made by Duke Zhou is to specify the specifications of various bronze ritual vessels. Therefore, many "Bronze Age" national treasures and cultural relics have been unearthed here. After the preface hall of "bronze casting civilization", you can see the distribution map of the main unearthed sites of Chinese bronzes in the first exhibition hall of the museum. Since the Han Dynasty, tens of thousands of bronzes have been unearthed in Baoji, and the number of fine products and important inscriptions ranks first in the country.
There is also a storage model of Yang Jiacun bronzes unearthed in Meixian in 2003, with 27 unearthed bronzes on display next to it. These bronzes belong to the Shan family in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and they all have inscriptions, which is the first time in history.
The second exhibition hall, The State of Zhou Rites, contains the cultural relics of the town hall and even the "town state". The Li Hu bamboo pole used by Zhou Liwang for ancestor worship is called "Wang Gui" because it is the only imperial vessel in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and "Wang Gui" because it is the largest bronze bamboo pole. There are 284 precious inscriptions on the wall, which record the important historical sites of Zhou Wang in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Seven Dynasties, and mutually confirm the contents of Historical Records of Zhou Benji.
He Zun, a "national treasure", 1965 Hua 30 yuan bought it from a farmer. Now it is the first batch of cultural relics in National Cultural Heritage Administration that are forbidden to go abroad for exhibition (Guihu and wallboard are among them). The most precious is the inscription of "Zhaizi China", which has the earliest written record about the title of "China". The third exhibition hall "Yudao" tells the history of Qin people. The fourth exhibition hall, "Light of Wisdom", introduces the complete process of bronze ware from molding to casting in the form of simulation workshop. Important collections are also here. There are also exhibition halls for bronze mirrors, porcelain and Buddha statues.
Gao Tai Museum
Gaotai County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province
The Gao Tai Museum has two floors. The first floor is the main exhibition hall. Among them, the second exhibition area on the north side is the most wonderful part of the museum, "Ancient and Golden Mural Brick Series". Most of the wall bricks of Wei and Jin tombs were unearthed in Camel City and Xusan Bay near Gao Tai, where they were collected. Most of them are centered on real social themes.
Yongling is hidden in the bustling city of Chengdu, and its owner is Wang Jian, the founding emperor of Shu in the Five Dynasties. The mausoleum is small, but unique. It is the only imperial tomb found on the ground in China so far, and it is also the only one with a real emperor statue in it.
Remember to look down when you enter the dark underground palace. The exquisite coffin bed is the essence of the mausoleum. /kloc-Lux, a 0/2-year-old pallbearer, was wrapped in heavy armor and had a vivid expression. There are 24 reliefs of geisha music on three sides of the coffin, and the court banquet scenes in the late Tang and Five Dynasties are beautifully carved, which is a national treasure. Behind the coffin is a stone statue of Wang Jian. Outside the underground palace, the comprehensive hall mainly introduces the structure of Wang Jiansheng Pinghe Yongling.
Wang Jian's Royal Mausoleum
Tainan City, Taiwan Province Province
European-style buildings are filled with the collection of Xu Wenlong, founder of Chimei Industry. This entrepreneur, who is as famous as Wang Yongqing, the "God of Management" in Taiwan Province Province, has always been elegant in art. Since he bought a famous piano, he has built a collection kingdom bit by bit and opened the largest private museum in Taiwan Province Province, which is located in Tainan Metropolitan Park.
Starting from the entrance of the park, you will first pass the Apollo Fountain Square in front of Versailles, which has been authorized by the French government. The exquisite version of Apollo, made of bronze and marble, is still exquisite. The European atmosphere created by the surrounding Olympus Bridge and Dionysus Theatre attracts many newcomers to take wedding photos here, making them feel like they are in a foreign country at night.
The collection of the museum is dominated by western artworks, among which19th century French paintings and sculptures are the most abundant, which can be seen in the Art Hall on the third floor and Rodin Hall on the first floor. The weapons museum has a long history of weapons evolution, while the animal museum displays fossils and specimens.
Chimei Museum
Ningxia Guyuan
Everyone who has been to Guyuan Museum will no longer regard Guyuan as a remote town in the west. As one of the two national first-class museums in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Guyuan's rich history opens here. The museum is antique, similar to the popular "New tang style" in Xi 'an. There is a big tripod in front of the door, and there is a huge cultural relic treasure in the yard-Jingkang Iron Bell.
The national treasures of the museum are a gold-plated silver pot and a convex nail glass bowl, which are two imported Persian products. They were unearthed in the tombs of Li Xian and his wife in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and belonged to the drinking utensils of the Sassanian dynasty in Persia. The relief figures of the gilded silver pot are divided into three groups, one man and one woman in each group. They are a series of stories with Greek style, depicting the story of the Trojan War in ancient Greece and beautifully carved. The nail glass bowl is thin and transparent, turquoise, and the outer wall is decorated with 14 convex rings, which exudes a crystal clear and moist luster. It is rare that it is well preserved.
During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, 255 semi-painted pottery figurines were unearthed from the tombs of Li Xian and his wife, which were lifelike and spectacular. The treasure of the town hall also has a lacquer coffin painting. The owner of the coffin was a Xianbei nobleman in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The coffin cover is painted with the sun, the moon, the gods and the golden river, which means that the master wants to ascend to heaven. In addition to the Silk Road, Guyuan Museum also exhibited a large number of Buddha statues and even bronzes during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which benefited from the rich ancient grottoes around. Part of the essence of Mount Sumi is also presented here.
: Guyuan Museum, Xicheng District, Beijing
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Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum is located in Xiannong altar on the west side of the Temple of Heaven. The ancient emperor came here every spring to worship Shennong and personally rake the cultivated land. The main building, Tai Sui Hall, is comparable in scale to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. Now it has developed into Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum. The architectural model inside is very beautiful, and you can see almost all the ancient buildings in China.
The algae wells for praying in the Temple of Heaven and the turret of the Forbidden City can all be seen here. The pinnacle of algae well art, "Long Fu Temple algae well", is the best sand table model in the ancient town of Gyeonggi, China, and you will be amazed. Every April, there will be an activity here to imitate the emperor's ceremony.
The main building of the museum is divided into three floors, including exhibition hall and professional studio, where you can see how skilled craftsmen create a handicraft. Remember to look for the bathroom on the second floor, where the original decoration pattern is still preserved, and you can also see the three-dimensional massage shower room of the mansion a hundred years ago.
The exquisite architecture here eclipses the handicrafts exhibited indoors. It is worth mentioning that Tony Weller, the founder of Lonely Planet, visited here at 1999.
Beijing Museum of Ancient Buildings
Xining in Qinghai
To understand the rich and colorful history and culture of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum is not to be missed. The museum is divided into two parts: the North Pavilion and the South Pavilion. The North Hall is the cultural center of Tibetan medicine, and the South Hall is the cultural center of Tibetan medicine. The Tibetan costume museum on the second floor of the South Pavilion displays nearly 100 Tibetan costumes and monk costumes, while the Silk Road and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Civilization Museum on the third floor show the exchanges and integration between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Central Plains civilization for thousands of years.
One of the most amazing is the huge painted Thangka Panorama of Tibetan Culture and Art Painting in China, which is 618m long. Displayed on the fourth floor of the South Pavilion, it can be called an encyclopedia of Tibetan history, culture, religion and medicine. You can learn about the world outlook, outlook on life, religious origins and some important historical events in Tibetan culture, and you can also appreciate the historical and cultural sites, natural scenery and folk customs of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the real world.
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum
Suzhou, Jiangsu
This building, which was listed in the World Cultural Heritage List of the Grand Canal, was originally named Jin Quan Guild Hall, also known as Shaanxi Guild Hall, and was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It has been converted into China Kunqu Opera Museum.
You can learn about Kunqu Opera and its development in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Hunan. There are also some operas printed in the museum, such as the Palace of Eternal Life and Peach Blossom Fan. There is also a simulation performance venue behind, with costumes and different musical instruments on both sides.
The ancient stage in the guild hall is unique. The caisson at the top is composed of 632 wood carving components combined into a rotating radial shape through tenons and mortises, which is said to have the effect of reverberation around the beam.