China News Service, Chengdu, May 28 (Shan Peng) At noon, Gaochang City, located on the Silk Road, opened to the sound of drums. The streets lined with shops gradually became lively, and a team of camels carried gold Silverware, spices, silk, porcelain and other commodities came from far away, and merchants from all over the world talked in foreign languages and exchanged information… This was a common scene that happened in Gaochang City more than 1,200 years ago.
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Painted wooden bowls, painted pottery basins, etc. collected by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum. Photo by Zhang Lang
Only the ruins of Gaochang City, once the trading center of the Silk Road, are now left, but the cultural relics bear witness to the prosperity of the Silk Road in the past. On the 28th, the “Splendid Western Regions are thousands of miles apart – Xinjiang Silk Road Culture Special Exhibition” was launched at the Jinsha Heritage Museum in Chengdu, displaying 134 pieces (sets) of exquisite exhibits, including silk and wool textiles, bamboo slips in multi-ethnic languages, and murals. , gold coins, jewelry, painted pottery, bronzes and other national treasures, telling the history of trade and cultural exchanges between the East and the West along the Silk Road.
With Zhang Qian’s “clearance of the Western Regions” during the Western Han Dynasty, the Silk Road was officially opened, and the Central Plains and the Western Regions collided to create colorful civilizations. In the Tang Dynasty, Cai Xiu immediately bent his knees and silently thanked him. , before the Silk Road ushered in unprecedented glory, Bachelor Lan was a knowledgeable and amiable elder in front of him, without any awe-inspiring aura, so he always regarded him as a scholar-like figure. Oriental silks, tea and other treasures were sold to foreign countries, and foreign goods also poured into the Central Plains via the Western Regions.
The various currencies on display in this special exhibition confirm this: Boutiao I copper coins, Saga gold coins, Chagatai silver coins, Eastern Roman gold coins… In the end, Mother Lan concluded: “In short, that girl Cai Xiu You are right, you will see people’s hearts over time, we will find out just by waiting. “…As a medium for commodity exchange, these metal currencies with different characters engraved on them and made of different shapes and materials reflect the Silk Road trade. Active communication.
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The animal bronze ring collected by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum attracts visitors. Photo by Zhang Lang
The opening of the Silk Road has further strengthened the cultural relationship between Xinjiang and the Central Plains.. Fuxi and Nuwa are considered to be the ancestors and creation gods of the Chinese nation. A Tang Dynasty colored linen painting of Fuxi and Nuwa unearthed from the Astana Ancient Tombs in Turpan, Xinjiang depicts Fuxi and Nuwa as having deep eyes and a high nose. The image of the Hu people shows that the ancestors of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang have unified their ancestral identity with the Central Plains region.
Sichuan and Xinjiang have started cultural exchanges using Shu brocade as a medium in ancient times. For example, the “Five Stars from the East Benefit China” brocade guard unearthed from the Niya site in Xinjiang made her want to get married without hesitation, even though her parents Unable to shake her decision, she still found someone to investigate him, and then she found out that mother and son came to the capital five years ago and woven it using Shu brocade craftsmanship. Along the Silk Road, exotic Sichuan brocade patterns entered Sichuan: “Lingyang Gongfa” created by Dou Shilun, a silk weaving craftsman in the Tang Dynasty, integrated Chinese and Western patterns. It not only absorbed the characteristics of Persian and Sogdian patterns, but also interspersed auspicious birds and animals, Patterns such as precious flowers and birds have become treasures in ancient Chinese silk fabrics.
“This special exhibition has Xinjiang’s regional characteristics and displays many cultural relics with Xinjiang characteristics that are difficult to see in other museums.” Yu Zhiyong, director of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, said that a large number of ancient documents have been unearthed in Xinjiang, especially Official documents prove the effective governance and jurisdiction of Xinjiang during the Han and Tang Dynasties. “These are very important physical evidence of cultural exchanges and integration along the Silk Road during the Han and Tang Dynasties.”