The cultural relic of the Forbidden City, Xie Zhi
Xie Zhi looked like a unicorn with a single horn and dragon claws. There was a pair of Xie Zhi in front of Tianyi Gate in the Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the officials in charge of supervising discipline and law and discipline (Ming Dynasty Fengxian Officer, Qing Dynasty Censor, and Provincial Judge) wore official uniforms with patterns of Xie Zhi. It was one of the nine sons of the dragon. Legend had it that its horns could identify treacherous officials and knock them down. It used its sharp claws to press down treacherous officials and eat them, representing the emperor to distinguish right from wrong. Xie Zhi could also be seen on the roofs of ancient high-level buildings. Xie Zhi's eyes were wide open, bright and spirited. Its mane stood up, and its four claws were fierce and powerful. It had a royal temperament. Read more exciting novels for free
The cultural relic emoji package of the Forbidden City is here.
The Palace Museum Cultural Service Center's official Weibo @ Palace Museum Taobao posted a set of emojis from the precious collections of the Palace Museum. These collections included wood carvings and paintings from the Liao Dynasty, pottery dogs from the Eastern Han Dynasty, hibiscus stones from the Qing Dynasty, and patterned bricks from the Tang Dynasty. These emoticons allowed the cultural relics of the Forbidden City to be displayed in front of the public in a more approachable way, so that people could see the interesting side of the cultural relics. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
A special cultural relic that is forbidden to be exhibited abroad
Qin Shihuang's bronze chariot was a special cultural relic that was permanently banned from being displayed outside the country. It was a national treasure among national treasures and was even on the cover of our junior high school history textbook. In December 1980, archaeologists excavated the chariot pit on the west side of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum. The Tongan Carriage was 3.17 meters long, 1.06 meters high, and weighed 2482 pounds. It was about half the size of a real carriage. The entire carriage was assembled from 3462 parts. It had exquisite craftsmanship, unique design, and deep historical value. The carriage was divided into two parts. The front part was where the imperial hand sat, and the back part was the spacious master's sitting room. The cover was oval and the widest was 1.78 meters. The wheels were about 0.59 meters in diameter and had 30 spokes. The width and width of the wheels were the same, and the error was very small. The seats in the carriage were spacious and comfortable, and they were engraved with exquisite patterns. The four bronze horses pulling the carriage were lifelike, and the accessories on the heads of the horses were gorgeous and exquisite. It was not only an exquisite piece of art, but also a testimony to the highly developed bronze casting technology of the Qin Dynasty. It was of great significance to the study of the politics, economy, culture, and military of the Qin Dynasty. The Warring States Crystal Cup was also a cultural relic that was prohibited from being exhibited abroad. The tomb of the late Warring States period unearthed in Shitang Village, Banshan Town, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province in 1990 was the largest crystal cup among the early crystal products unearthed in China. It was 15.4 centimeters high, 7.8 centimeters in diameter, and 5.4 centimeters in diameter. It was light amber in color and had a floc in some parts. Its appearance was similar to that of modern glass cups. The origin of its crystal was still a mystery, and it was now stored in Hangzhou Museum. There was also the female corpse of Mrs. Xin Zhui. This female corpse of the Western Han Dynasty was buried underground for more than 2,000 years. When it was unearthed, it was still in a complete shape. The whole body was moist, and the skin, hair, and toe lines were well preserved. Some joints could still move, almost similar to a fresh corpse. It was the best preserved wet corpse in the world. It was now collected in the Hunan Museum and was under 24-hour constant temperature monitoring. It was also a cultural relic that was prohibited from being exhibited abroad. The Empress Wu Ding (renamed in 2011) was also a cultural relic that was prohibited from being exhibited abroad. It was a national treasure of the Shang Dynasty. It was 133 centimeters high, 110 centimeters long, 79 centimeters wide, and weighed 832.84 kilograms. It had upright ears, square belly, and four hollow legs. Except for the rectangular surface in the center of the tripod body, there were decorative patterns everywhere else. The Eight Treasure Boxes (Tang Dynasty) of the underground palace of the Fa Men Temple were also forbidden to be exhibited abroad. The outermost layer of the Eight Treasure Boxes had already decayed when it was unearthed. It was a set of gold and silver ware given to the Fa Men Temple by Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was used to worship the Buddha's true body and Buddha's finger relics. It contained many treasure boxes and a single-eave four-door pure gold tower. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The Forbidden City set up a cultural relic hospital to treat national treasures
The cultural relic protection and restoration team of the Forbidden City had a long history, and its cultural relic hospital bore an important task in the cultural relic protection and restoration work of the Forbidden City. The team combined traditional cultural relic restoration techniques, modern science and technology, and many professional technical talents. The Cultural Relics Hospital had a number of professional teams for protection and restoration, such as the framing and restoration of ancient calligraphy and painting, the copying and reproduction of ancient calligraphy and painting, the restoration of bronze ware, and the construction of official ancient buildings. These teams, with their superb skills and meticulous work, allowed many national treasures to "prolong their lives" and played an irreplaceable role in the protection and inheritance of cultural relics in the Forbidden City. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
English for cultural relics in the Forbidden City
"Cultural Relic in the Forbidden City" or "Cultural Relic in the Palace Museum". In international exchanges and exhibition situations, these expressions can be used to introduce the cultural relics collected by the Forbidden City. For example, in the relevant exhibition of the China-France Cultural and Cultural Year, when it comes to the cultural relics of the Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles, such English expressions may be used to convey relevant information to the international audience. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
cultural relic
Sand casting was an ancient craft that was of great significance in the production and identification of cultural relics. For example, 11 gilded Buddhas from the early Tang Dynasty unearthed in Duchang County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, were made using the sand-turning process at the end of the Sui Dynasty. There was also the Yuan Dynasty's "Seal of Ten Thousand Families of the Han Army" in the collection of the Zhaodong City Museum, which was also made by sand casting, but this seal was more crude. In the field of China antique art, the art of turning sand was also used to counterfeit. For example, when ancient coins were forged, profiteers might use the method of turning sand to cast money, which involved turning the mold, trimming the edge, repairing the hole, rusting, silencing the sound, making old coins, and other methods to make counterfeit coins. This required collectors to improve their eyesight to distinguish. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Enjoying the sight of the cultural relics in the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City had a rich collection of cultural relics. For example, when the cultural relics of the Forbidden City moved southward, there were many types of cultural relics involved, including more than 9000 paintings and calligraphy, more than 7000 porcelain, more than 2600 bronzes, bronze mirrors, bronze seals, jade articles, documents, etc. The documents included the archives of the Qing court collected by the imperial historian and the inner government, the imperial records of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the daily life notes, and the archives and historical materials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. There were also the Siku Quanshu and various rare and engraved copies, such as the five generations of the Dharani Sutra, one of the earliest printed works discovered in China. The oldest stone inscriptions in the country, such as the Qiyang Stone Drum. In addition, the Palace Museum also collected many cultural relics related to the zodiac, such as the dragon offering auspicious--the dragon year cultural relics, the jade rabbit welcoming the spring--the rabbit year cultural relics, the auspicious tiger welcoming the auspicious--the tiger year cultural relics,"Hundred Oxen Celebrating the New Year"--the "cow" cultural relics in the Forbidden City, the Yin Ruins oracle bone inscriptions collected by the Palace Museum, etc. There was also "Palace Museum Calendar·2025·Innocent Version" that explored the colorful stories of 100 cultural relics in the Palace Museum from the perspective of innocence. It told the stories of 100 selected cultural relics in the Palace Museum. You could learn about the Palace Museum's cultural relics from these stories. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
New collection of cultural relics in the Forbidden City
The Palace Museum in Shenyang has launched a variety of new creative products, such as the "Begonia Palace Magpie" fruit tea from Yongfu Tea Restaurant, the "Taro Crisp Cheese from the West Garden of the Forbidden City, the Mousse Cake of Dazheng Hall, Desheng Castle, Peach Cheese Bun, etc. In terms of creative products, there are woodblock dragon-shaped seals, metal refrigerator sticker of Wensu Pavilion, metal bookmark of Dazheng Hall," Dragon "metal refrigerator sticker, etc. In addition, the Gulangyu Foreign Cultural Relics Museum of the Forbidden City welcomed the exchange of 32 foreign cultural relics collected by the Palace Museum, including 29 pieces of lacquer ware and 3 diplomatic friendship gifts. Among the newly arrived lacquer ware cultural relics, there were unique gold-painted geometric patterns. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The cultural relics in the Forbidden City can speak
Although the cultural relics in the Forbidden City could not speak like humans, they had a unique " language " that silently told the story of history. In terms of architecture, the Forbidden City itself was a huge cultural relic. Its magnificent palace complex reflected the imperial majesty and architectural craftsmanship of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its layout followed the imperial capital's construction principle of " the former dynasty, the latter, the left ancestor, and the right community ", as well as the concept of the innate and acquired eight trigrams. This layout reflected the political ideas, cultural beliefs, and understanding of the relationship between heaven and earth at that time. In terms of archaeological excavation, the archaeological discoveries in the Forbidden City also allowed cultural relics to "tell" history. For example, in the archaeological excavation in the area west of Longzong Gate, the unearthed cultural relics and soil information revealed the location of the ruins of the Imperial Palace of the Yuan Dynasty. The royal porcelain fragments unearthed from the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the structure of the soil layer, the soil color, etc., all seemed to be telling the story of the changes of palaces, the changes of the central axis, and the ancient architectural techniques of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. The relocation of the Forbidden City's cultural relics to the south was also an important event for cultural relics to "tell" history. During the turbulent years of war, the cultural relics of the Forbidden City were transferred in batches and moved to many places. After fourteen years, almost none of them were damaged or lost. Behind these cultural relics were the great efforts made by the people of the Forbidden City to protect the treasures of Chinese civilization during difficult times. They witnessed the persistence and persistence of people in that special historical period. In addition, there were many collections in the Forbidden City, such as paintings, porcelain, bronzeware, jade ware, documents, etc. Each of them carried the craftsmanship, cultural aesthetics, and historical events behind them. They were the witnesses of history, silently showing the glory and vicissitudes of the past to future generations. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The number of cultural relics exceeds the Forbidden City
The number of cultural relics unearthed from some archaeological sites exceeded the number of cultural relics currently in the Forbidden City. For example, more than 10,000 pieces of cultural relics have been extracted from Wuwangdun in Huainan, Anhui Province, and the exact number of cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha is 26937. Although the Forbidden City had a large number of cultural relics, there was no specific number to show that it could exceed the number of cultural relics unearthed at these sites. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
cultural relic reproduction
Cultural relic copying was a way to reproduce cultural relics. There were many forms and purposes. From the perspective of business and cultural communication, many cultural and cultural institutions replicated cultural relics through creative products. For example, the "Tiangong Cavern refrigerator sticker" launched by the Beijing Museum of Ancient Buildings, the "Phoenix Crown refrigerator sticker" of the National Museum, and the "Ugly and Cute" copper galloping horse and spicy hot doll of the Gansu Province Museum are all creative replicas of cultural relics, which not only spread culture, but also meet the tourists 'demand for the variety and specialization of cultural creation products. However, there were some problems with the current cultural and cultural institutions 'creative products, such as the lack of innovation in design, the same style, and the high price, which made it difficult for tourists to have the impulse to buy. From a personal interest point of view, some craft enthusiasts would copy cultural relics. For example, Ms. Zhou from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, used clay to replicate the classic cultural relics of several museum, from the Neoliths to the Qing Dynasty, including bronzes, lacquer ware, Tang Sancai, etc. She also displayed these replicas at home to form a small family museum and posted the production process on social platforms. In addition, under the guidance of China teachers, foreign students copied China cultural relics through manual classes, such as the chimes of the Warring States Period. This helped to stimulate their interest in China cultural relics, promote their understanding of China history and culture, and achieve cultural communication. From the perspective of exhibition activities, there were also replicas of cultural relics on display. For example, the immersive experience exhibition series of "Adventures in Sanxing Dui" exhibited more than 30 replicas of cultural relics in the collection. Through a variety of modern technologies, such as VR experience, sensory interaction and other forms, Sanxing Dui culture was presented in a variety of ways. There were also some people who would take on the business of copying cultural relics for the production team exhibition hall, cultural tourism, and other aspects. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>