This museum has a
collection of more than 180,000 objects, over 763 of which are top grade
cultural relics. Most of these objects were discovered by archaeological
excavation. What's more, the museum has gathered together nearly all the fine
works unearthed in different parts of Hunan Province .
According to the various textures, the cultural relics in Hunan Provincial
Museum can be classified
into the following kinds: bronze, silk paintings and books, lacquers, textiles,
ceramics, paintings and calligraphy.
These cultural
relics include stone implements and pottery from the Neolithic Age, bronze
wares of the Shang Dynasty (16th - 11th century BC) and Zhou Dynasty (11th -
221 BC), and celadon wares from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220) to the Sui
Dynasty (581 - 618) and the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). Some masterpieces by
famous scholars like Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher from the Tang Dynasty,
and Wang Fuzhi, a great philosopher of the late Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) and
the early Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) are also on display. Cultural relics
unearthed in Mawangdui Han Tombs are the highlights in the museum.
The following
cultural relics unearthed in Mawangdui Han Tombs are highly recommended because
of the amazement they have brought to people. The first one is the tomb and
corpse of Xin Zhui, circa 2,000 years ago, which is well preserved. Her skin is
moist and her organs are still well protected, even after having been unearthed
for more than 30 years. The second relic is a T-shaped colored silk painting.
It is not only still intact but also has gorgeous color. The contents of this
painting are various, giving you a full picture of lives in the Western Han
Dynasty (206 BC - 24). The third one is a plain gauze garment. It is about 128
centimeters (about 4.2 feet) long but only weighs 48 grams (about 1.7 ounces).
This garment is perhaps the most significant, because it proves the existence
of very advanced textile technology in the Han Dynasty (206BC - 220) when China
was called 'the country of silk'.
With a
concentration of treasures of cultural relics from the land
of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial
Museum paints a panoramic historical
picture of Hunan
civilization. Serving as an important window to interpret the history and
nuances of Hunan culture, it attracts every
year hundreds of thousands of visitors from China and abroad.
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information, please visit www.top-chinatour.com
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