Xi'an Yuanhao Huazang Museum is the 100th museum in Xi'an and the first museum in the country to open at night. The museum is located in the Tang City Wall Ruins Park of the Everlasting City of the Tang Dynasty in Qujiang New District, Xi'an City.
The main building of Xi'an Yuanhao Hua Zang Museum is a Tang Dynasty City Wall Memorial Building designed by Ms. Zhang Jinqiu. Archaeological excavations have shown that under the museum building is the location of the Tang Dynasty Waiguo City ruins. Among the Tang Dynasty City Wall Memorial Buildings The museum established under the Tang Dynasty not only reflects the magnificent style of Tang Chang'an, but also promotes the extensive and profound traditional Chinese culture.
The museum has rich collection resources and a wide variety of resources. Including: Neolithic Hongshan Culture pottery, jade, stone carvings; handed down jade; traditional crafts and Buddhist statues, Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist paintings from various regions and textures, etc.
The museum has a total construction area of ??3,761 square meters and an exhibition area of ??2,000 square meters. It has basic displays and special exhibitions. The basic displays of the museum include: Dawn of Civilization—Hongshan Culture, Compassion and Wisdom—Buddhist Culture, Essence of the Sun and Moon—Jade Artifacts handed down from ancient times. The special exhibition hall is updated from time to time, and a rich collection is assembled for exhibition to provide viewers with a rich variety of art forms and cultural enjoyment. The total construction area of ??Xi'an Yuanhao Huacang Museum is 3,761 square meters. The building is modeled after the outer city wall of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the museum exhibition hall is arranged according to the shape of the Tang Dynasty city wall, in a "Z" shape, with an exhibition area of ??2,000 square meters. The exhibition layout not only extends the exhibition line, but also displays a three-dimensional and sparse exhibition space, allowing visitors to appreciate the long-standing Chinese culture while feeling the beauty of ancient buildings. The main exhibitions of this museum are divided into five parts: Dawn of Civilization - Hongshan Cultural Exhibition; Sun Jing Yue Hua - Exhibition of Jade Artifacts handed down from ancient times; Destiny of Wish - Exhibition of ancient Buddhist art; Miaozhen Baiyi - Traditional Crafts boutique exhibitions, etc.; as well as various temporary special exhibitions to fully demonstrate the long history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation. Gold statue of Sakyamuni in Nirvana
Gold hammered workmanship, the Buddha is lying on the bed with his right side on his side, his eyes slightly closed, his expression is peaceful and natural, and his face is smiling. The feet are straight and close together, the right hand is supporting the forehead, the left hand is placed naturally on the body, and the lines of the clothes are smooth and smooth.
The relics of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the stupas of the Northern and Southern Dynasties are hung with linen painted Bodhisattva flags. Two linen painted Bodhisattva flags are hung. The arms on the left and right sides of the flags and the feet of the flags below are missing. They are both 160 cm high and 30 cm wide. The body of this pair of Bodhisattva statues hanging with flags is almost entirely the image of Bodhisattva from the early days of Indian Buddhism. It is a rare Buddhist painting made of linen. Mineral stone colors are used, and the paintings adopt light and dark expression methods. The painting style has obvious characteristics of the blending of Indian, Greek and Western Chinese artistic characteristics. This pair of linen Bodhisattva painted flags is undoubtedly a painting from the Western Regions of China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Three Saints of Sapphire Huayan
In the middle is Sakyamuni Buddha, who teaches all living beings in the whirling world. The Bodhisattva on the left is Manjushri Bodhisattva, who is famous for his wisdom, sitting on a green lion; the Bodhisattva on the right is the great The famous Samantabhadra Bodhisattva rides a white elephant. The three are collectively called the Three Sakyamuni Buddhas, also known as the Three Saints of Huayan.
The head of the goddess of Hongshan culture
has a strong religious meaning and is a direct manifestation of the ancestor worship of the Hongshan ancestors. "Goddess worship" emerged from the Upper Paleolithic Age and continued throughout the Neolithic Age. It is a spiritual and cultural content spontaneously formed by human beings in the long historical development process. It is one of the cultural characteristics of the primitive ancestors' development from primitive worship to early civilization. It is extremely important for exploring the gestation and origin of Hongshan culture and Chinese civilization. Reference value.
Jade incense burner with gems inlaid with golden wires, "Happy Eyebrows"
The furnace cover is made of fine gold wires with patterns as the ground, and magpies and plum blossoms are embedded in the illuminated part of the cover, which means "Browsing with joy." The stove lid is inlaid with blue tourmaline as a button and decorated with red tourmaline. The body of the furnace is made of white jade. The jade quality is exquisite, the carving is round, and the craftsmanship is exquisite. It fully reflects the artistic style and high technical level of gold wire inlay craftsmanship in the Yuan Dynasty. Ambilight - Special Exhibition of Gold and Silverware
The exhibits in the special exhibition of gold and silverware are provided by the museum through mobilizing many domestic collectors. It brings together gold and silver products from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties to present them as comprehensively as possible This splendid and wonderful flower in the palace of ancient Chinese art.
Eternal Mystery—Special Exhibition of Chai Kiln
Chai kiln refers to the fine azure-glazed porcelain fired during the period of Emperor Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. According to Cao Zhao's "Ge Gu Yao Lun" in the early Ming Dynasty: "Chai kiln came out of the north. It is azure, moist and fine, with fine lines and many feet of coarse loess, which is rare in modern times.
Literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties even described the exquisiteness of the firewood kiln as "blue as the sky, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and as loud as a chime". The firewood kiln was also listed as one of the top five kilns for its "different colors of refined products, the best among all kilns". The head of the famous kiln, it is a sacred and solemn tribute to China's "Porcelain Emperor". Because there have been no clear records of handed down vessels, unearthed vessels and kiln sites, it has become the spirit of water in ancient Chinese ceramics - Crystal Special Exhibition
The special crystal exhibition in this museum mainly displays the finest crystal wares in ancient my country. The scale is unprecedented. It displays gem-inlaid crystal wares, crystal flat pots, crystal snuff bottles, and study utensils loved by literati and poets, etc. , will reveal the mystery of crystal to you. The special exhibition will continuously bring together fine works of art collected by other museums or collectors for irregular display, providing viewers with a variety of cultural artworks. Always see something new; at the same time, the special exhibition area also undertakes various high-quality exhibitions and can provide supporting exhibition services. We look forward to cooperation and exchanges with you.