Tell the Story of Yin Ruins Well, Inherit Chinese Civilization
2024-02-27
Yin Ruins is the first capital site of the late Shang Dynasty in China that has been documented and confirmed by archaeological excavations. On February 26th, the new Yin Ruins Museum located in Anyang, Henan Province officially opened, with nearly 4000 sets of cultural relics showcased publicly, of which more than 3/4 of the relics made their debut. The completion of the new Yin Ruins Museum showcases the fruitful achievements of several generations of archaeologists, and also signifies a new starting point for the protection and utilization of the Yin Ruins site. On the banks of the Huan River in Anyang, Henan Province, the new Yin Ruins Museum in the shape of a bronze cauldron stands on the bank, facing the ruins of the Yin Ruins palace and ancestral temple across the river. The three oracle bone inscriptions "Dayi Shang" above the museum are particularly prominent. On February 26th, the new Yin Ruins Museum, which had been under construction for over three years, opened. Nearly 4000 sets of cultural relics, including bronze ware, pottery, oracle bones, jade, etc., are publicly displayed in a concentrated manner. The vast number and complete types of exhibited cultural relics are the most exhibited in the Shang Dynasty. On the morning of February 26th, with the crisp sound of dragon patterned stone chimes, the bronze door of the new exhibition hall of the Yin Ruins Museum slowly opened. On the high wall of the hall, the nine big characters "Gou Rixin, Rixin, and Rixin" come into view; Above, a mysterious bird hovers and dances, symbolizing "the divine destiny of a mysterious bird descending to give birth to commerce.". "What you see is the earliest physical specimen of a carriage in China, with a total of 23 exhibited in the museum, all unearthed from the Yin Ruins." On the first floor of the museum, the exhibition of chariot and horse relics in the Yin Ruins was held, and guide Xu Xianying led the audience to experience the spectacular scene of chariots and horses galloping more than 3000 years ago. It is reported that the new Yin Xu Museum covers an area of 262.5 acres, with a building scale of 51000 square meters and an exhibition hall area of approximately 22000 square meters. The exhibition focuses on the theme of commercial civilization, with 3 basic exhibitions, 4 thematic exhibitions, and 1 characteristic immersive digital exhibition. "More than three-quarters of the various cultural relics exhibited in the new museum are making their debut," said Zhao Qingrong, Executive Vice Director of the Yin Ruins Museum. In 2023, the remains of the Shang Wang Mausoleum and its surrounding areas in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province were selected as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China for the year 2022. The completion of the new museum has also enabled a series of important archaeological achievements to be presented to the audience. In the exhibition hall of "Where Does Chang Come from", cultural relics unearthed from the Yachang Tomb, such as Gu Jue Ding Zun and Yue Dao Ge Spear, have made the military life of the Shang Dynasty complete and three-dimensional; At the "Zi He Ren Zai" special exhibition, more than 110 carefully selected inscriptions and oracle bones allow the audience to understand the precious historical information contained in oracle bones... On the first day of the exhibition, the audience sometimes stopped by bronze heavy objects such as Simu Xin Ding and Ya Chang Niu Zun, and sometimes admired ancient life ornaments such as jade combs and bone hairpins. "Look, the mask here is squeezing your eyes, and the water buffalo is also alive." In the naked eye 3D exhibition hall, an audience member pleasantly greeted their companions. With the application of digital technology, bronze masks and Tunnan oracle bones have become active, and the chariots and horses of Yin Ruins have also taken a step forward. It is reported that the new Yin Ruins Museum actively utilizes new technologies such as artificial intelligence to create an immersive exhibition hall, endowing cultural relics, literature, oracle bone records and other new presentation methods. "We opened the reservation channel on February 22 and welcomed nearly 5000 visitors on the first day of the opening of the museum." Zhao Qingrong said that visitors can make reservations through the museum website, official account and other channels. Exploring
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