As night falls, the lanterns of the Qifeng Pincui Scenic Spot in Shaxian District begin to light up. The Shaxian District Museum, located in the Ningcui Pavilion at the core of the scenic spot, welcomes waves of people visiting at night. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, whether locals or foreign visitors, visiting museums has become a common choice for many people in Shaxian District.
From ground stone tools more than 5,000 years ago to maps of thousands of markets, from Luo Ji’s epitaphs to sugar tower molds, a series of physical displays are combined with high-tech means such as sound and light, scene restoration, and VR. , the past and present of Shaxian District are all before our eyes, so profound, yet so youthful.
Upgrading precious cultural relics to a new home
Han-dynasty gray pottery pot with heavy ring embossed pattern, Western Jin celadon-glazed checkered porcelain bowl, Tang celadon-glazed porcelain water bowl, Southern Song Dynasty pottery male figurines? Walking into the Shaxian District Museum is like traveling through a time and space tunnel. The dazzling array of exhibits are neatly displayed. Under the guidance of the guide, culture lovers stop to appreciate the beauty of the cultural relics and understand the stories behind them.
The Shaxian District Museum was built in 1988. It is a comprehensive museum integrating the collection of cultural relics, display, investigation and research of outstanding folk cultural heritage, and publicity and education. There are nearly 1,000 cultural relics and specimens in the collection, including more than 400 precious cultural relics. The main exhibits include stoneware and pottery from the Bronze Age unearthed in the territory, pottery and porcelain from the Tang to Qing Dynasties, especially those from the Song Dynasty.
?The museum was originally located in Shayang Paradise, covering an area of ??about 1,000 square meters, with an exhibition hall area of ??only 700 square meters and more than 100 cultural relics. The entire condition was very simple. According to Lin Jianqi, director of the museum, the facilities in the old museum were poor. At that time, only some exhibits that had little impact on the environment could be displayed, and the rest of the exhibits had to be piled in the warehouse. Many precious cultural relics and historical and cultural materials faced the dilemma of inadequate protection or even damage.
?At that time, the museum held an exhibition of gold and silverware. I provided several pieces of jadeite as an exhibit. However, after only a few days of display, they were too humid and the jadeite hair became moldy, so I quickly took them back. When talking about the poor conditions of the old museum, Jiang Jianfei, president of the Shaxian District Collection Association, was deeply touched. "Because of the poor conditions, exhibitions could only be held in the form of pictures, and people were not at ease about displaying the collections." ?
At the end of 2020, with the strong support of the local party committee and government, the museum moved to Ningcui Pavilion in Qifeng Pincui Scenic Area, a new internet celebrity check-in place. The new museum is equipped with constant temperature and humidity machines and more than 300 The square meter dedicated warehouse ensures that cultural relics are well preserved in an appropriate environment; a special exchange exhibition hall is reserved, completely changing the embarrassing situation of removing existing cultural relics and re-arranging exhibitions in the past; the overall area has been expanded to 4,000 square meters, and the number of cultural relics The number of items has increased from more than 100 to more than 400. The complete history of Shaxian County since the Eastern Jin Dynasty has been realized with physical objects corresponding to it. Good facilities and conditions have given many precious cultural relics a new home.
?The new museum has such good conditions. It not only displays more cultural relics, but also provides more opportunities for everyone to communicate. The museum is the "soul living room" of a city. It condenses the city's civilization history. It not only allows local people to understand the history of Shaxian County, but also provides a window for people coming from afar to understand the city. ?Lin Jianqi said.
Open at night to let precious cultural relics light up
Under the wooden eaves, Ningcui Pavilion has an ancient charm, and with the light show on both sides of the river, it seems to be reactivated from history; exhibition hall Historical relics are displayed inside, which has become a new attraction in many people's nightlife; small hole exploration, time and space dialogue, VR experience, and interactive games full of fun and knowledge have become a good place for children to learn and "recharge". Where to go? As night falls, the new Shaxian District Museum often faces the busiest moment of the day.
This five-tube covered porcelain vase from Longquan kiln is one of the collections of our museum. It originated from the Northern Song Dynasty and was unearthed in Shaxian County. ?The commentator Jiang Yajuan is carefully introducing the exhibits to tourists. The exhibition hall of approximately 1,400 square meters covers 4 major exhibition areas: Dawn of Civilization, Thousand-Year-Old County, Merchants’ Convergence, Starlight, and Permanent Memory. More than 400 precious exhibits are on display, waiting for citizens to start a journey with Laosha County. A date in time and space.
The rising cultural demand highlights people’s yearning for a better life. For many citizens, after a busy day at work, night is a good time to relax, study and recharge. The museum, which is open at night, creates a more convenient opportunity for everyone to encounter "culture".
? I was very surprised. I didn’t expect that in Shaxian County, I could not only enjoy snacks, but also visit the museum at night. ?Chen Mingde from Xiamen finished watching the light show. On his way back to the hotel, he heard from a friend that the Shaxian Museum was also open at night, so he changed his route to visit the museum.
On December 8, 2020, the new museum was completed and put into use. Except for the normal closing every Monday, it is open to the public free of charge during the rest of the year, and the opening hours are extended on a regular basis, from 7:00 every night The opening will be extended from 30:00 to 9:00, which is the first time in the province's cultural museum system.
?The environment is much better than before. I have more time in the evening, so I take my children around to learn about the history of my hometown. ?Ms. Deng, a citizen, said.
At the beginning of the design, the new museum proactively incorporated "night" elements. Relying on its good geographical location, it was combined with Internet celebrity check-in spots such as the Qifeng Green Plank Road, the light show, and the Ningcui Pavilion. Through extended opening time, introducing theme exhibitions, holding cultural lectures and other forms to gather popularity and enrich the connotation of the city's night economy.
As soon as the "nightclub" mode of the new venue was opened, it was enthusiastically supported by citizens and tourists. ?On average, two to three hundred people visit the museum every night, and the number can reach three to five hundred on holidays, mostly tourists from other places. According to Lin Jianqi, the number of visitors to the museum last year was nearly 80,000, more than 10 times that of the old museum in the past, of which more than half were visitors at night.
Take root in the local area and tell the story of Shaxian County
Shaxian County has a history of more than 1,600 years. It is one of the earliest civilized counties in Fujian to establish a county. It has a long history, profound cultural connotation and rich red resources. .
However, as a county-level museum, the cultural relic resources of the Shaxian District Museum do not have an advantage compared with surrounding counties and cities. For a long time, the Shaxian District Museum has always insisted on relying on local characteristic resources and integrating culture and tourism to display the local characteristic cultural relics resources of Shaxian County to the greatest extent in a limited space, showing the most historical and local characteristics of the place. To the public.
In the exhibition hall on the first floor of the new museum, there are several simple-looking porcelain, porcelain shards, mat cakes and other cultural relics that are eye-catching. These cultural relics all come from Yuanjijin Mountain, which is near the current Sanming North Station. Around 2010, Lin Jianqi, who was conducting the third census of cultural relics, learned from villagers in Shuinan Village, Qiujiang Street, that many porcelain fragments were often seen near Jinshan Mountain, which seemed to be very old. He immediately rushed to the scene to investigate carefully, and found a large number of porcelain pieces. After expert investigation, they were confirmed to be the kiln site of the Song Dynasty. Lin Jianqi immediately registered and compiled the records.
In the past, people always believed that the porcelain in Shaxian County came from Jiangle or Youxi. There was no kiln site locally. Although these unearthed porcelains are ordinary, they fill this gap and prove that Shaxian County's commercial activities were prosperous during the Song Dynasty, and its porcelain-making technology was also very advanced. ?Lin Jianqi said.
Make good use of local cultural relics and tell local stories of your hometown. In the new building of the Shaxian District Museum, a special intangible cultural heritage exhibition area has been set up. The familiar physical displays of shoulder opera, Xia Mao fish, and Gaoqiao Xianglong are very familiar to people.
? This is a mold for making sugar towers. It is about 100 years old. Although it is not a precious cultural relic, it is an old object that many Shaxian people often saw when they were children. ?In the folk custom exhibition hall in the museum, Lin Jianqi pointed to two slightly worn wooden molds and introduced to reporters, ?At that time, by chance, I saw this mold at the home of an inheritor and wanted to collect it, but the other party said that he Also used to make sugar towers. In the end, we had to make a new one and replace the old one. ?
In order to better meet the visiting needs of the general public, the Shaxian District Museum is based on local reality, takes the initiative to innovate, mobilizes private collectors to donate cultural relics, holds exchange exhibitions, and carries out inter-museum exchanges, which has greatly enriched the collection and Show content.
At the same time, the museum also strengthens its construction activities with primary and secondary schools, and organizes dozens of exhibitions every year to enter campuses, companies, and communities. Based on the collection resources, it also carries out online and offline museums. Interactive exchange activities will be carried out to broaden the forms and channels for exchange and dissemination of exhibition resources.
The museum beautifies the city, and the city also injects vitality into the museum. Night tours, study tours, and experiential tours are richer, better displayed, and told in depth, telling the story of Shaxian County well, and the Shaxian District Museum is opening a new chapter.
(Xu Yan, Shaxian County Reporter Station)