Why China | The Yangtze River nurtures cultural relics of various industries for a thousand years | The Yangtze River | Various industries
The Yangtze River, spanning thousands of miles, is the mother river of the Chinese nation
For thousands of years, the surging river has moistened thousands of industries
The ancestors domesticated rice here
Silkworm raising and silk reeling, tea frying and porcelain making, shipbuilding and trade
The story of history has not flowed eastward with the flowing water
Instead, crossing the river of time
Leave traces of time in each cultural relic
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A Scroll of Cultural Relics and Treasures in the Yangtze River
A giant bronze drum records the rituals of ancient Yunnan
People gather together to worship and pray for the rain to fall from the sky
Record people's yearning for timely cultivation and abundant yields
Copper drums witness the long history of agricultural development
Every harvest is a gift from the rivers and land
From silkworm pupae to silk thread, from silk thread to textiles
The complex production process brings about lightness, thinness, and brilliance
Experts speculate that this fabric from Mawangdui
It was the ancients who invented professional weaving machines that completed the manufacturing process
Silk Crafted by Chinese Wisdom
It also paved the Silk Road with camel bells ringing in waves
Integrating China and abroad, connecting ancient and modern times
The sword edge is sharpened from the grinding
The sword of the Warring States period is still shining with a cold light at this moment
In the past swords and shadows
There is a legendary story of Wu Yue's struggle for supremacy
More sparkling with extraordinary metallurgical skills
Bathing and tempering, the furnace is pure and pure
The soil and water by the river have made Jingdezhen, the "porcelain capital," famous and renowned
The glaze color is blue and white, and the blue and white flowers are rich and colorful, which comes from the beauty of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty
The patterns of peonies, lotus flowers, and broken grapes
Practical tools exude a sense of life interest
Blue and white porcelain marketing at home and abroad
Promoted the high prosperity of the porcelain industry along the Yangtze River and even in China
The land of Sichuan and Sichuan has been prosperous since ancient times
Between the mountains, ancient people used brine to cook salt
Or extract saltwater from salt wells
Or boil salt crystals by the stove
What a vivid scene
Completed precious historical frames with bricks
The Ejun Qijie is cast from bronze
It was awarded to his son E Junqi by King Huai of Chu
Tax exemption certificate for commercial customs clearance
From Hubei to Ying
Detailed record of route and number of ships during the boat festival
Even the types of goods carried and related conversion methods
The ancient trade rules were far more perfect than imagined
The patterns are complex and exquisite
The gold sheet shines and is light and thin
This headdress comes from the prosperous Tang Dynasty city of Yangzhou, where merchants thrived
What was the fashion look like that year
On which woman's bun does it shine
Elegant Song Porcelain Longquan Kiln Jade Pot Spring Bottle
How to become a representative of the shipping industry
Let's take a look at the treasures of Longquan Kiln produced in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions
How to cross to Chongqing cellar for excavation
Originally, as early as the Southern Song Dynasty, the shipping industry was so developed
The flow of goods relies on a light boat crossing the mountains
Hold the drum with the left hand and lift it with the right hand
Shoulder shrugging, full of dynamism
Watching the comical and exaggerated expressions of the rap figurines
Thousands of years ago, dance music and performances seemed to be ringing in my ears
It's really
China has had rap since ancient times
The cultural relics contain the grandeur of the Yangtze River for thousands of miles
There is a history of thousands of industries in cultural relics
When
Chinese traditional culture is constantly surging forward
Ripples arise layer by layer
The great river flows eastward, with endless exploration and a timeless journey
The cultural relics in this article are from the original exhibition "The Chaotic Life of the Yangtze River and the Sea - Yangtze River and Marine Civilization - Archaeological Cultural Relics Exhibition" planned by the China Maritime Museum. The exhibition gathers high-quality cultural relics from 41 cultural and museum institutions in 13 provinces, with the theme of "Yangtze River and Marine Civilization", and the exhibition period is from July 10 to October 8, 2023.
Product: Li Jun, Wang Yongqian
Final review: Pei Lei
Photographer: Zhang Bing
Guidance unit: Network Communication Bureau of the Central Cyberspace Administration
Production units: New Media Center of Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai Branch of Xinhua News Agency, China Maritime Museum
Supported by: China Internet Development Foundation
Academic guidance: Cai Tingting, Exhibition Department and Content Planner of the China Maritime Museum
