March Forbidden City , the plants and trees are germinated and full of vitality. This morning, the Palace Museum announced the establishment of five research institutes: the Jade Culture Institute, the Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Science and Technology, the Institute of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Appreciation and Collection, the Institute of Architecture and Planning, and the Institute of Intellectual Property. The Forbidden City Research Institute is aiming to develop and grow continuously. It has now formed a discipline layout of one room (research room), one station (postdoctoral research workstation), and twenty-six institutions in total. The team of the institute is growing, just like spring, full of vitality. Shan Jixiang , director of the Palace Museum, said that in the future, these institutes will focus on major projects that are of concern to society and the attention of the academic community, and lead the trend of cultural and academic development.
Picture description: The Palace Museum announced the establishment of five research institutes, Xinmin Evening News Intern reporter Pan Zixuan, photographed by
The Palace Museum Research Institute has achieved fruitful academic results since 2018. Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, introduced that under the background of "Safe Forbidden City", the Palace Museum's academic has new development space, the research team is growing, the discipline field is constantly expanding and deepening, and major national projects and overseas cooperative research projects are also increasing. On the basis of serving the development of the Palace Museum, the Palace Museum academic also strives to serve the whole society.
Zheng Xinmiao, director of the Forbidden City Research Institute, introduced that in 2018, each research institute closely combined its respective professional advantages and characteristics, and the major bidding projects of the National Social Science Fund "Reorganization and Research on Unearthed Documents in Turpan", " Qing History " project and related projects, "Collection of Style Thunder Archives of the Academy", and the Sino-French cooperation "Enamel Art Research" and other projects continued to be carried out in an orderly manner, especially a series of research on the "Research Protection and Repair Project of the Yangxin Palace", all achieved phased results. A number of important works have been launched in the fields of ancient calligraphy and painting, ancient documents, ancient architecture and the Forbidden City academic field, which has had a wide influence in the academic field and demonstrated the overall strength of the Forbidden City academic field and its academic contribution to the academic field.
reporter also learned at the press conference that the academic research of the Forbidden City in 2019 must do these major things:
Forbidden City Archaeology Institute — Xiong'an New District Archaeological excavation of Chengzi site in Rongcheng County ("Millennium Plan, National Event" Xiong'an New District Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeology Work); Inner Mongolia Huade County Archaeological excavation of Simagou site (Research on the major topic of Chinese civilization exploration of the origin of the new and Paleolithic Age"); Fengyang Ming Zhongdu archaeological excavation (Construction of Zhongdu National Archaeological Site in Ming Zhongdu ); Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln site (Construction of Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln National Archaeological Site Park); Henan Hebi Wangzhuang site (Qiheliu) (Qiheliu) Domain business civilization exploration topic); cooperate with Sichuan University to carry out southwest archaeology (Archaeology and Art Research Project in Tibet); participate in archaeological exploration and excavation organized by Xi'an Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau (Archaeology of large-scale national basic construction projects); Archaeological surveys and excavations of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and other countries in Central Asia (National Strategy of the Belt and Road); Archaeology of the UAE in West Asia (National Strategy of the Belt and Road); Archaeology of the Indian South Asia (National Strategy of the Belt and Road); Archaeology of Kenya in East Africa (National Strategy of the Belt and Road).
The Forbidden City Ancient Architecture Research Institute —— Promote the relevant departments of the Palace Museum to combine the key work of the department with the research of the project with the goal of constructing the history of old officials, and study the topics of large wood, tiles, paint color painting and inner eaves decoration, and promote the research work according to the method of comparing documents and real objects by Mr. Liang Sicheng , strengthen the construction of the old, strengthen the construction of the echelon, formulate scientific and reasonable research plans, and at the same time make the research results public, carry out the collection of basic materials for ancient buildings in the Palace Museum, strengthen the publication of works and papers, so that the research research in the Palace Museum reaches the national leading level.
The Forbidden City Palace Research Institute — Adhering to the research objects of the protection of ancient trees and famous trees in the Forbidden City, the research on palace flowers in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the protection of historical garden landscapes, we emphasize the focus on palace horticultural plants in the Forbidden City.First, based on the basic maintenance and management of ancient trees, we will carry out deeper research on the protection of ancient trees and find methods for scientific management and monitoring of ancient trees in the Forbidden City. Accelerate the establishment of the Forbidden City’s ancient trees and famous flowers gene library; carry out the collection and research of the age and tree holes of ancient trees in the Forbidden City; and study the physical and chemical properties of the ancient trees and famous trees in the Forbidden City. Secondly, carry out research on the palace flowers of the Forbidden City. Accelerate the research on the types and historical culture of the palace potted flowers; restore the cultivation of traditional bonsai and flowers in the Qing Palace; carry out practical research on the cultivation techniques of traditional flower and tree gardening in the Qing Palace.
The Forbidden City Palace Original Research Institute ——The original project of the Taishang Palace: Complete the inner eaves restoration and cultural relics layout of Huangji Hall , Yangxing Hall , and Leshou Hall, and continue the cultural relics restoration of Jingqi Pavilion ; Fengxian Palace original project: start the second phase of the replication of Fengxian Palace cultural relics, "Analysis, detection and restoration experiment of the surface decoration of Fengxian Palace shrine and warm pavilion wood components", "Investigation and surveying of the main buildings and courtyards of Fengxian Palace District", "Eaves of the main buildings of Fengxian Palace District Information collection and transportation of the Fengxian Temple shrine and warm pavilion components" four projects and related work; Yuqing Palace original project: Continue to sort out relevant archival materials such as "live file" and "decoration file", subdividing the functions of each palace in Yuqing Palace, formulating furniture locations, and starting cultural relics screening and second phase of cultural relics replication; Yihe Hall original project: To improve the original state of the Yihe Hall, continue to sort out relevant archival materials such as "live file" and "decoration file" and "decoration file" and redefining the original theme and furnishing content of the Yihe Hall.
Forbidden City Film and Television Research Institute ——is currently in contact with Huayi Brothers, Emei Film Group, Tencent and other film companies to discuss cooperation matters. A movie with the theme of The Palace Museum's cultural relics southward migration will be launched. At the same time, a documentary project with the theme of the Palace Museum's cultural relics southward migration, launched in cooperation with the Palace Museum's cultural relics southward migration research institute is currently raising funds and early creation stages, striving to enter the actual creation stage in 2019. In addition, we will cooperate with the Forbidden City Cultural Relics Southward Movement Research Institute to carry out the "Forbidden City Cultural Relics Southward Movement" academic project, which mainly includes: historical site surveys (including mainland China, Taiwan and other related countries and regions), and the collation, research and publication of relevant archival documents.
It is worth mentioning that the Forbidden City will also discuss with China National Theatre on the large-scale drama "Forbidden City" to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the construction of the Forbidden City. In addition, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Palace Museum and the 600th anniversary of the construction of the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum will plan to launch the "Oral History of the Palace Museum" academic project, conduct rescue interviews (recording, video) with elderly Palace Museum scholars, and invite portrait photographers to take photos.
Picture description: The drama "The Begonia Stills" was launched by the Forbidden City Official Picture
Forbidden City Palace Opera Research Institute ——Plan to inspect musical and opera cultural relics in Jiangxi Province (Music cultural relics of Haihunhou Tomb, Tang Xianzu family tomb, etc.), Shanxi Province (Ancient stages, stele engravings), Anhui Province (Hui Opera), Shanghai (Shanghai History Museum), Hebei Province (Collection of the Chengde Summer Resort Museum), Tianjin (Tianjin Opera Museum Collection), Xinjiang Autonomous Region (Qing Dynasty stages, musical and opera sculptures, murals), and conduct academic exchanges with institutions such as Edinburgh University, China Conservatory of Music, Chinese Academy of Arts, Shanxi Normal University, China Academy of Opera, Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, Shanghai History Museum and other institutions. (Xinmin Evening News Intern Reporter Pan Zixuan)
