The Forbidden City will hold the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" in December this year. Many related enthusiasts can't wait to buy tickets and enter the venue early to participate in the shopping at that time. Let me share with you the guide to the Forbidden City's Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition.
I have been looking forward to and longing for the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting" exhibition held by the Forbidden City. After visiting the exhibition this time, I came to the realization that the products produced by the Forbidden City must be high-quality products. However, The two exhibitions are coming to an end soon, so friends who want to go must hurry up. I will also share some of my experiences from this time with you, hoping to make your visit to the Forbidden City a better experience.
1. Don’t stay in bed, try to get to the Forbidden City as early as possible
Friends in Beijing can probably understand that the recent weather in Beijing is really too cold. I didn’t want to leave the warm bed and go out at all, so it was already 1:30 in the afternoon when I arrived at the Forbidden City. I was also delayed for more than half an hour because of queuing for security check (I will talk about this later), so it was already after 2:00 when I actually arrived at the Meridian Gate. .
Originally, we were watching slowly at first, but not long after, the staff began to say that the venue was to be cleared. Everyone took the time to watch. Only then did we know that the exhibitions in the Forbidden City in winter basically open around four o'clock. It is about to close, so time is actually very tight. We only watched the "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" exhibition and less than half of "Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting". You must not learn from us. You must overcome staying in bed and get up as early as possible. .
2. Buy tickets online, avoid exiting from the Tiananmen East or Tiananmen West exit of the subway, and choose Xihuamen to save time
The security check coming out of the subway entrance near Tiananmen is really disappointing , you can’t see where the leader of the team is at all, but we went there on the weekend, maybe it will be better on weekdays?
Although there is no actual test of this problem, my friends and I also found another shelter. The way to avoid crowds is to enter through the Xihua Gate on the side of the Forbidden City, and you can reach the Meridian Gate directly. There is no need to go through the Tiananmen Tower and Duanmen, and naturally there is no need for security checks.
But this requires everyone to buy tickets for the Forbidden City online first. I would like to add that now the Forbidden City seems to have canceled the ticket office and has switched to online ticket sales, so even if you don’t buy it in advance, you can still buy the ticket at the machine when you arrive. But the place to buy tickets is at Duanmen.
3. Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains by Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition Strategy
The "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" exhibition started on September 15th and ended on December 14th, with the middle part already on October 30th. The exhibition has changed, that is to say, now you can’t see the original exhibition of Wang Ximeng’s “Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains”, but don’t think that there is nothing to see now, the content is still very rich:
The "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Exhibition" is located in the Meridian Gate Exhibition Hall, which is also on the wall of the Forbidden City. In addition to viewing the exhibition, you can also stroll on the city wall and look down at the crowds, which makes you feel like "My world".
The exhibition hall *** is divided into three parts in chronological order, sorting out and presenting the style of "green landscapes of the past dynasties". Originally, the original "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was in the second exhibition hall. After the exhibition was changed, , although there is no original painting to see, there are two very grand imitations, which can still make people feel the exquisiteness of the original painting.
Some people may think that without "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", the value of this exhibition would be reduced by half, but you would be totally wrong. In the second phase of the special exhibition, there are almost "Autumn Colors of Rivers and Mountains" is the "sister painting" of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". It is also about half a meter high. The mountains and rivers in the picture are full of autumn. Compared with "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", it is a bit more elegant. Interesting:
Road map from Xihua Gate to Meridian Gate
Imitation of "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"
In addition, you can also see Wen Zhengming's "Huishan Tea Party" depicts the grand occasion of Wen Zhengming and a group of friends going to the "Second Spring in the World" in Huishan, Wuxi for a tea party. In this picture, the mountains and rivers have completely become the background, truly The protagonists are literati doing various "elegant things", which also clearly reflects the characteristics of the development of "green landscape" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties - mainly focused on the elegant taste of literati. The paintings in the third exhibition hall also have their own characteristics, including You can see many "gold paper" paintings, which are very dazzling.
"Gold Paper" Painting
"Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" is from September 6 to December 5. This part has relatively few introductions with personal experience. After all, I haven’t finished it yet. Let me tell you about it based on the guide I saw online:
The exhibition is in Wuying Hall, very close to the entrance of the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" exhibition. Follow the signs , just go around from the west corner.
Zhao Meng_’s family is very talented. You can also see the calligraphy works of his wife Duan Sheng in the exhibition hall. I don’t know if you have heard of her "Wo Nong Ci". I am very fond of it. I especially liked it a long time ago: "You and me, we have so many emotions, so many places, and they are as hot as fire.
Take a piece of clay, squeeze you, mold me, and break the two of us together , mix it with water, pinch you, and mold me. You are in my clay, and I am in your clay.
I will live in the same quilt with you, and die in the same coffin. It is innocent and full of sincerity without losing elegance.
I have always felt that Zhao Meng_’s calligraphy is very distinctive. There is an inscription of his calligraphy on the hillside of the university. It feels gentle yet powerful, with a sense of flexibility. Although many people comment He was too abiding by the law and too strict. It seems that in the second exhibition hall there is a self-portrait of Zhao Meng_, which is very cute. In addition, you can also see his "Picture of a Monk from the Western Regions in Red", because this one is more distinctive and I remember it more clearly. Due to time constraints, I only looked at the others in a hurry and don’t remember much about them. So I still have to say, if you want to see the exhibition, you must go early, otherwise you will regret it to death!
Zhao Meng_Self-Portrait
"Monks in Red Clothes of the Western Regions"
4. Other exhibitions
In addition to "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and "Zhao Meng_Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition" In addition, there are many exhibitions worth seeing in the Forbidden City recently. We didn’t see them due to time issues. You can find time to go and see them~
Comparative Exhibition of Hongzhi and Zhengde Porcelain
Ge Kiln Porcelain Exhibition
Finally, I would like to add with regret that I saw a pair of very beautiful long earrings in the cultural and creative store of the Palace Museum. However, when I came back and searched for them in the Tmall flagship store, although I didn’t find the earrings, but I saw the necklace from the same series and found that it cost 5,000 yuan. It was really suffocating. I could only appreciate o(___)o’s beautiful picture of an earring for everyone