The culture of the Song Dynasty is thought-provoking. Now, people in Hangzhou can see an exhibition at their doorstep, mainly featuring artifacts from the Song Dynasty and showcasing the “Song rhyme”. From November 10th to December 18th, the “Two Song Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition” landed at the Hangzhou Museum.
The exhibition area “Most Memories of Hangzhou during the Song Dynasty” is located in the Song Dynasty Hall on the first floor of the South Hall of the Hangzhou Museum. On the basis of the original display, the exhibition has added relevant exhibits from the Song Dynasty, covering various aspects such as politics, culture, economy, art, clothing, food, housing, and transportation during the Song Dynasty. On both sides of the Southern Song City Hall exhibition hall, there are some architectural components and stone artifacts unearthed from the Lin’an City site of the Southern Song Dynasty, such as the Southern Song City Wall, Southern Song Imperial City, Deshou Palace, Tai Temple, three provinces and six departments, Yujie, Yang Huang Houzhai, Fuzhi, Fuxue, and other architectural relics, such as tiles, chicken kisses, etc., connecting the unique urban pattern of the Southern Song Dynasty in the northern city of Nangong. There are also various well crafted Song Dynasty handicrafts, including gold and silver coins, women’s gold and silver jewelry, Song Dynasty jade, various copper mirrors, Song Dynasty tea sets, and so on. In addition, there are also Southern Song official kiln porcelain that reflects the artistic taste of the royal family during the Song Dynasty. The exhibition hall uses 3D modeling technology to restore the imperial city of the Southern Song Dynasty, vividly reproducing the bustling scene of Hangzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty. By utilizing digital devices, projection, and 3D animation, the urban landscape and bustling urban atmosphere of Lin’an City are presented.
In the temporary exhibition hall on the second floor, Zhejiang Longquan celadon is the protagonist here. The exhibition selected nearly a hundred pieces of Longquan Kiln, covering the period from the Five Dynasties and Two Song Dynasties to the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, including wine utensils, tea utensils, incense utensils, stationery, etc., showcasing the development process and style changes of Longquan Kiln from its emergence to maturity. For example, during the G20 Summit, the green glazed cong style porcelain bottles and green glazed fish ear porcelain bottles that were visited by the Madame’s delegation, among which the cong style porcelain bottles resembled the jade cong of Hangzhou Liangzhu culture. Along with the exhibition are exquisite pieces of Song Dynasty porcelain from various kilns in the north and south, including Yue Kiln, Jingdezhen Kiln, Jizhou Kiln, Jian Kiln, Ding Kiln, Yaozhou Kiln, and Cizhou Kiln. With porcelain as a window, visitors can have a close understanding of the artistic culture, history, and political environment of the Song Dynasty. Reporter Ge Lingyan