Why China Travels in Henan|”Cultural Museum+” Inspires a New Chapter of Cultural Vitality


The bustling streets, the palaces with carved beams and painted buildings, the boats rippling on the Luo River, and the dim lights on both sides of the river all woven together into a long and colorful night tour… At the “Tang Palace Night Banquet” XR large-space immersive exhibition unveiled in Beijing, viewers only need to wear VR glasses to travel through thousands of years in one second, as if they are in the grand scene of Luoyang City in the Tang Dynasty, and immersively experience a wonderful journey .

From the popular dance program “Tang Palace Night Banquet”, the dancers transformed into “little sisters of the Tang Dynasty” to the stunning debut of immersive exhibitions empowered by technology , in recent years, Henan has continued to cross boundaries and “break the circle” in the cultural and museum field, actively exploring new paths of cultural inheritance and innovative practice, allowing the public to perceive that ancient traditional culture can also be fashionable.

As the “cultural museum craze” continues to heat up, major museums in Henan are attracting visitors from all over with creative exhibitions and considerate services. According to statistics from the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, museums in the province received more than 42.6 million visitors from January to July this year. The arrival of summer has injected strong impetus into this craze. Major museums have become popular “check-in” places, with an endless stream of citizens and tourists quietly feeling the charm from the depths of history.

 The scene of “The True Voice of China – Central Plains Music Archaeological Restoration Performance”. Photo courtesy of Henan Museum

At the Henan Museum, unique archaeological restoration performances of musical cultural relics are continuing to be performed. Ancient and trendy music comes to Fangting, Cai Xiu helped the lady sit down, took the lady’s gift and sat down, then told the lady his observations and thoughts. Weaving a beautiful melody that blends ancient and modern times, it attracts many audiences to listen; at the Zhengzhou Museum, the theme exhibition “Silk Road·Yellow River: Changhe Lingyan” brings together representative cultural relics of the Yungang Grottoes, and also introduces 3D printing technology, 1:1 A high-precision replica of Cave 12 of Yungang Grottoes has also been completely “moved” into the museum, recreating the majestic cave and colorful murals.

The new Yinxu Museum, which opened at the beginning of this year, also ushered in its first summer rush. During the summer vacation, it received nearly 8,000 tourists every day, an increase from before the summer vacation. 30%. Carrying history, culture and Chinese genesThe oracle bones are shining brightly here. With the blessing of modern technologies such as naked-eye 3D and digital virtual imaging, they are full of vitality and enter the tourists’ field of vision with a more vivid attitude, telling ancient stories.

In recent years, the development of cultural and creative products has also been a highlight in Henan’s cultural and museum circles. The “archaeological blind box” inspires the public’s enthusiasm for archaeological exploration, oracle bone inscriptions integrate traditional culture into daily life, and jade pendant lollipops integrate inscriptions. This feeling is really strange, but she wants to thank God for allowing her to retain all the memories she has experienced. , because then she won’t make the same mistake again and knows what to do and what not to do. What she should do now is to be a considerate and considerate daughter so that her parents will no longer feel sad and worried about her. The cross-border integration of food and food… These creative products not only display Henan’s rich historical and cultural “family background”, but also use modern design concepts to allow traditional culture to enter public life in a younger and more fashionable way, and continue to Promote innovation and upgrading of the cultural and creative industries and open up new space for cultural communication.

“Only by finding an effective path for the creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional culture, and making cultural relics more disseminating and infectious, can we continue to bring the cultural relics in the collection closer distance from social life,” Ma Xiaolin, director of Henan Museum, said in an interview with a reporter from People’s Daily Online.

From high-tech empowerment to immersive experience, the Henan cultural and museum community is using a series of innovative practices to inspire a new chapter of cultural vitality, with its profound historical heritage And the unremitting spirit of innovation leads the cultural trend and new fashion, making the ancient cultural heritage shine with more charming brilliance. (People’s Daily Online reporter Liu Wei and intern Zhang Jingyi also contributed to this article)