On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, which has been preparing for many years, will hold its opening ceremony today (22nd), and will be open to the public in July. What are the precious exhibits in the Palace Museum in Hong Kong? What kind of ingenuity does museum buildings contain?
CCTV reporter Zhao Jing: The Hong Kong Palace Museum, which was completed in December last year, will be officially opened to the public on July 2. The opening exhibition will be unveiled more than 900 cultural relics from the Palace Museum, of which 166 are first-class cultural relics, which are absolutely national treasures, and most of them are exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum launched in July
in the third exhibition hall, with the theme of concrete as a utensil, which displays more than 100 pieces of ceramics treasured by the Palace Museum.
Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum of the Forbidden City Cultural Museum Wang Yiyou: Nearly 50% of them are national first-class cultural relics. After the audience comes in, one of the most attractive ones are the children's pillows produced in Ding Kiln in Hebei and the Northern Song Dynasty. Why are there so few that may exist? Because it was very rare at that time and was made by the royal family and not widely circulated among the people, it was even more precious.
Deputy Director of the Forbidden City Cultural Museum Wang Yiyou: In the Qing Dynasty, we knew that in the prosperous era of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, not only was the country strong, but Emperor Yongzheng, Kangxi and Qianlong were also enthusiasts of art, especially they attached great importance to ceramics and imperial porcelain. We now have three pieces of enamel, very, very exquisite first-class products. The opening exhibition of
will be divided into seven exhibition halls, with the exhibition period of cultural relics ranging from 1 month to 12 months. From the perspective of cultural relics protection, some cultural relics will be exhibited in rotation. For example, ancient calligraphy and painting paper or silk articles are very sensitive to light, temperature and humidity, and the exhibition period is only 1 to 3 months. After the exhibition is on this time, some cultural relics and exhibits will have to return to the Palace Museum to lie dormant for several years.
Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum Wu Zhihua: This is the largest loan exhibit since the Palace Museum was established in 1925. It has never been as large as the number and level, reflecting the central government's support for the development of Hong Kong's cultural development. Relying on the motherland, based in Hong Kong, and looking at the world. We must cooperate with the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and contribute to cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries.
New landmark of Hong Kong culture: Hong Kong Palace Museum of Culture
Hong Kong Palace Museum is located in the West Kowloon Cultural District on the banks of Victoria Harbor. It has a 7-storey museum building with a shape similar to an ancient square tripod. The builder uses technology to empower it. In less than three years, he completed this unique shape and exquisite craftsmanship building with high quality. Inside the museum, three atriums are vertically designed, and 6,800 metal ceilings like glazed tiles form a wavy connection effect. Many details are used to pay tribute to the Forbidden City using modern building materials and craftsmanship.
Project leader of the Hong Kong Palace Museum of the Forbidden City, China Construction International Group Wang Yong: The square of the platform is also the main entrance of the Forbidden City. We have a concept of Jinshui River inside. It is made of transparent glass building materials. The shape is consistent with the curve and arc of the Jinshui River in Beijing. After we come in, we can see the magnificent entrance gate. The most distinctive red door gold nail in the Forbidden City. It is made of glass nails, which is also a tribute to the traditional Forbidden City elements in modern architectural language.
For the development, Hong Kong citizens are looking forward to it, hoping to see the national treasures as soon as possible. The museum tickets will be sold publicly from June 14, and citizens will be enthusiastic about buying tickets. Hong Kong Post also announced that it will launch special stamps and related stamps with the title "Hong Kong Palace Museum of Culture" on June 30.
(Original title: New landmark of Hong Kong culture: Hong Kong Palace Museum will launch in July)
Source: CCTV News Client
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