In order to carry out the spirit of the third Central Xinjiang Work Forum, focus on building a strong sense of the Chinese nation community, and seriously promote the project of “Cultural Moistening Xinjiang”, the Zhejiang Aid Xinjiang Headquarters invited the Zhejiang Museum to organize and implement an exchange exhibition of 100 historical relics with the theme of “A Hundred Years of Wenruning”, so as to further improve the cultural exchanges and cooperation between Zhejiang and Albania and enrich the spiritual and cultural life of cadres and people of all ethnic groups.
Zhejiang Museum has deep friendship and cooperation with relevant cultural and art institutions in Aksu. During the National Day last year, the Zhejiang Provincial Museum introduced the high-quality brand exhibition “Jiangnan Life Aesthetics”, which has been exhibited overseas for many times in recent years, to Aksu, and toured the Museum of Culture and Art in Aksu, the Memorial Hall of the 359th Brigade, the Baicheng County Museum and other places. With novel layout, exquisite exhibits and immersive atmosphere, the exhibition conveyed exquisite, romantic and elegant Jiangnan culture to Aksu people, which was welcomed by people of all ethnic groups in the region. Based on the success of the exhibition “Aesthetics of Life in the South of the Yangtze River”, our library was once again invited to present a well-prepared cultural feast for the people of Aksu this year.
On the morning of April 16th, the launching ceremony of the “One Million” series of activities of “I Love Zhejiang for a Hundred Years” and “The World of Liangzhu”, the exhibition of Liangzhu Culture, and the opening ceremony of Aksu Digital Branch of Zhejiang Museum, co-sponsored by CPC Aksu Prefecture Committee, Aksu Regional Administrative Office, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, were held in the Wenbo Institute of Aksu region. Leaders and relevant personnel from Aksu prefectural committee, regional administrative office, Zhejiang Aid Xinjiang Headquarters, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Zhejiang Provincial Museum and other units attended the launching ceremony. Wang Zhongmin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Commander of Zhejiang Aid Xinjiang Command, Chang Yuxuan, member of Aksu Prefecture Committee and Minister of Propaganda Department delivered speeches, and Linsen Zhu, Deputy Secretary of the Prefecture Committee and Party Secretary and Commander of Zhejiang Aid Xinjiang Command, announced the start of the activity. After the launching ceremony, the leaders and guests visited the exhibition “The World of Liangzhu” and experienced the digital branch of Aksu Museum in Zhejiang Province.
Liangzhu culture, dating from 5300 to 4300 years ago, belongs to the archaeological culture in the late Neolithic period and is distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Liangzhu ancient city site is the first Neolithic city site discovered in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and it is the power and belief center of a regional early country around Taihu Lake. The water conservancy system around Liangzhu Ancient City is the earliest large-scale water conservancy project in China and the earliest dam system in the world. On July 6, 2019, “China Liangzhu Ancient City Site” was approved to be included in the World Heritage List.
This exhibition featured 99 pieces/group of Liangzhu cultural precious cultural relics and 30 pieces/group of Liangzhu cultural relics, including jade, pottery, stone tools, etc., collected by Zhejiang Museum. From the ancient city ruins,.Water conservancy projects, rice remains, daily life, etiquette system and other aspects reflect the world of Liangzhu ancestors, let everyone feel the beauty of Liangzhu people’s life through time and space, let the people in Aksu know the pattern of Chinese cultural pluralism, understand the formation and development of China’s 5,000-year history of civilization, and root in the sense of Chinese national community among the people of all ethnic groups. Let civilization pass on and culture continue.
After the exhibition, the leaders at the meeting spoke highly of the theme of the exhibition and the forms of expression. With simple and popular written language and simple and elegant color tone, the exhibition unveiled the mystery of Liangzhu culture for Aksu people, connecting the past and the future, the Great Wall and Jiangnan, with different humanistic customs and the same Chinese cultural attributes.
On the morning of the same day, the “Aksu Digital Branch of Zhejiang Museum” donated by Zhejiang Museum was officially opened, providing Aksu visitors with access to the website and WeChat, sharing the digital resources of cultural relics collected by Zhejiang Museum, truly realizing resource sharing and complementary advantages, continuously deepening exchanges and cooperation in academic research, exhibitions, cultural relics protection and other fields, and working together for the cultural embellishment project.