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2000 years ago, Chinese people loved barbecue? The "Hundred Things to See China" Outbound Exhibition Helps Foreigners Understand Ancient China

2023-07-20   

On June 24, the first exhibition of the "Immortal Jade Armor - Chinese Han Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition" of the Shanghai Museum's "Hundred Things See China" series of cultural relics and arts outbound grand exhibition opened in the Mora Franz Museum, Hungary. Through 111 pieces/group of fine Han Dynasty cultural relics, such as jade, lacquer, pottery, bronze, seals, stone carvings, coins, and portrait stones, the exhibition showed overseas audiences the historical scroll and life scenes of the Han Dynasty in China. On the opening day, the museum opened until 12:00 pm, attracting nearly 10000 visitors to queue up to purchase tickets for a visit. The exquisite cultural relics selected for this first exhibition tell an easy to understand story to overseas audiences about the economic, cultural, and lifestyle of Chinese people over 2000 years ago. The Miying Jade Coupon for buying land in Shanghai Museum is the most mysterious cultural relic. This land purchase voucher is made of jade and is the only one discovered so far. Both sides of the jade land purchase voucher are engraved with inscriptions, meaning that in 81 AD, Mi Ying purchased a cemetery and marked the cemetery with a wide area and witnesses. It is reported that buying a land voucher is a burial item placed in a tomb in ancient times in the form of a land deed, which is equivalent to a certificate for buying a cemetery. However, this certificate is used as a proof for the underworld and also a notification document to warn the land gods to avoid interference. The seller and witness in the inscription are both deceased, while the land area and price are virtual. This method originated from the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that the Miying land purchase jade coupon came from Xinzhou, Shanxi Province, and was once collected by Duan Fang, a famous epigraphy scholar. It is described in "Tao Zhai Collection of Stone", "Xi Gu Lou Collection of Gold and Stone", "Hao Li Relics", "Land Coupon Collection", "Heng Zhai Collection of Gold and Stone", and so on. It is reported that there are currently more than ten authentic East Han Dynasty land purchase certificates unearthed and passed down. The tomb owner Mi Ying was at least a wealthy commoner at that time, but his life, the use of land purchase jade coupons, and his position in the etiquette system at that time still need further discovery and research in the future. Another piece of jade with four spirit patterns gives a glimpse of the superb carving techniques and exquisite Plastic arts of the Chinese people at that time. This is a white jade carved headdress: the upper end is a vermilion sparrow, and the lower part is a Xuanwu shaped by turtles and snakes intersecting. On both sides of the pillar are carved black dragons and white tigers, which are symbolic totems from four directions: east, west, north, south, and known as the "Four Spirit Patterns". Before and after the two pillars, there are eight seal characters engraved in yin, "Changyi descendants, extending life for ten thousand years". It is reported that "Sheng" is said to be the symbolic headdress of the Queen Mother of the West. People in the Han Dynasty wore "Sheng" because they worshipped the Queen Mother of the West, implying to ward off evil and press for victory and pursue longevity. The Han painted pottery female figurines, which are about 60 centimeters high, show people's "fashion" at that time. The female figurine standing in awe, with flat shoes on her feet, dressed in deep clothes, tied with a belt around her waist, and Garment collars in Hanfu, had a low collar, revealing the collar of the inner garment. There were three layers of clothes in total. It is reported that deep clothing was the most common clothing in the Han Dynasty. The top and bottom were connected, and the styles were diverse, suitable for both nobles and ordinary people, with convenient cutting and mature craftsmanship. Although deep clothing was no longer popular after the Wei and Jin dynasties, in the eyes of some researchers, from the large sleeved long shirts of the Wei and Jin dynasties to the patchwork clothes of the Ming dynasty, it is seen as the development and evolution of this type of deep clothing, which is connected by the top and bottom. Even modern cheongsam, contemporary dresses, Japanese kimonos, and Korean hanbok are inspired by the shape of deep clothing. Another green glazed pottery oven provides an understanding of people's dietary habits at that time. This grill

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