On December 31st, 2020, Shaoxing Museum and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum jointly held the Silk Road Heritage Exhibition, which was held in the Painting and Calligraphy Hall of Shaoxing Museum.
This exhibition is divided into three parts: Silk Road Prototype, Silk Road Huazhang and Silk Road Sanskrit. It selects 182 pieces (sets) of exquisite cultural relics unearthed in various regions of Xinjiang from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and displays the colorful and splendid history and culture of Xinjiang in an all-round way with the restoration of grotto murals and multimedia display means such as video and projection.
Silk road prototype:
During the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, different geographical units in the north and south of Tianshan Mountain produced oasis civilization with farming as the main settlement and grassland civilization with nomadic and animal husbandry as the main habitat. As early as the Shang Dynasty, there was a jade trade between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and the silk from the Central Plains was introduced to the Western Regions at the latest in the Warring States Period, indicating that the two places had close ties before Zhang Qian reached the Western Regions. As the gateway of Chinese civilization to the west, Xinjiang in this period led the wave of cultural exchanges, and the Silk Road has taken shape.
Silk Road Huazhang:
The flourishing age of Han and Tang Dynasties left the most splendid chapter for the ancient Silk Road. The mind and self-confidence of the Han and Tang Dynasties bear a different kind of prosperity, and all parts of the western regions present a grand occasion of multi-ethnic integration, multi-religious coexistence and multi-cultural compatibility. From business activities to cultural exchanges, it has brought about a diversified pattern of cultural integration, and finally formed a Chinese cultural circle with the Han and Tang Dynasties as the core and radiating around.
Silk Road Sanskrit:
From the 4th century to the 10th century, Buddhism entered its heyday in Xinjiang, forming a pattern in which Buddhism dominated and various religions coexisted harmoniously. This is moderns, where there are many monks and pagodas in the Buddhist history of the Western Regions. Buddhist buildings, such as temples and pagodas, are all over the western regions, and there are large-scale cave groups with the earliest age and the westernmost position in China. For thousands of years, on the Silk Road, the artery of cultural exchange between the East and the West, eminent monks from the western regions, represented by Kumarajiva, marched eastward to spread Buddhism. Faxian, Xuanzang and other great virtues of the Central Plains traveled westward for the sake of the truth, and after years, there was an endless stream.
At the same time, an exhibition interactive area will be set up so that the audience can learn about Silk Road culture through games. (Shaoxing Museum)