Celebrate the New Year in the museum, and every day is wonderful. This year is the Year of the Dragon, and dragons are naturally the "protagonists" of public attention. There are many dragon themes in museums across the country, and many Zhengzhou citizens have also come to the museum to "look for dragons".
The dragon is the most sacred totem of the Chinese nation, and it is very valuable and meaningful to use the special season of the New Year of the Dragon to present a complete history of the Chinese dragon image and culture to the public and strengthen the public's awareness of the Chinese dragon.
During the Spring Festival in 2024, the Zhengzhou Cultural and Museum Department planned and held the "Jiachen Longxiang - High-definition Image Exhibition of Dragon-shaped Cultural Relics Unearthed from the Past Dynasties" from a unique perspective, launched the New Year's Greeting to the people of the whole country "Looking for the Dragon", and also issued a "Letter to the Dragon Year" from Zhengzhou, China to the global Chinese.
Based on better making cultural heritage alive, better benefiting the public, and serving the society, Zhengzhou Wenbo people have carefully deployed forces in accordance with the unified arrangement of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, prepared a wealth of holiday programs, and strived to create a unique Year of the Dragon Cultural Museum for the public"**On February 12, 2024, the third day of the Lunar New Year, as an expert who has been engaged in archaeological academic work for many years, Gu Wanfa, director of the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, made a special trip to the museum exhibition hall and personally "went into battle" as a docent to explain the evolution of the "Chinese Dragon" to the audience. The easy-to-understand explanation was fascinating and attracted a large number of audiences to "watch" and listen to the lecture.
With Gu Wanfa's explanation, the audience identified the dragon ornaments, dragon carvings, dragon patterns, etc. on the archaeological unearthed artifacts one by one, as well as the cultural relics and ornaments of many animal images such as fish, snakes, deer, and tigers related to the image of the dragon, and the rich connotation of dragon culture, etc., and took photos from time to time to record.
This dragon culture exhibition is really different, I didn't expect the dragon culture to have such a long history", "I finally have a clear understanding of the history of the dragon, this dragon culture explanation is too timely", "The image of the dragon reflects the mutual tolerance and integration of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, and this visit has gained a lot!" "It turns out that the formation and change of the Chinese dragon still have a close relationship with our Zhengzhou, and I am proud to think about it!" During the visit, the audience exchanged "learning experiences" from time to time.
Watching the "Jiachen Longxiang" exhibition, listening to the legend of the dragon, and sending off the "dragon" - in the Archaeological Museum of the Zhengzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the audience who belongs to the dragon or participates in the fun quiz can also receive a set of gifts for free, which also attracted the participation of many audiences.
Museums are a bridge connecting the past, present and future, and an important place to inherit civilization, enlighten wisdom and nourish the soul. During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, major museums in Zhengzhou have carefully planned and prepared a wealth of exhibitions and interactive activities to welcome the audience to "celebrate the New Year in the museum"!
Reporter Zuo Lihui Wentu.