Swirling through history

观众在国博参观《江天万里长江文化展》中陈列的长江上中下游的_103929.jpg

展览上陈列的清代长卷绘画作品《乾隆南巡图之金山放船至焦山》局_103931.jpg

新石器时代石家河文化出土的玉虎首，位于湖北的石家河遗址出土了_103933.jpg

People take in cultural relics of different periods from the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River at the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 9
Visitors look at a broken gold mask unearthed from a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan Province
A scroll painted during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) tells stories of Emperor Qianlong (1711-99), who traveled to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River several times during his reign
Highlighted relics at the exhibition include a jade tiger excavated from the Neolithic Shijiahe Site complex in Shijiahe Town, Hubei Province

An ongoing exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing themed on the Yangtze River makes visitors feel like they're embarking on a journey through time and space.

Scheduled to run until March 23, the exhibition celebrates the history of China's artery, the Yangtze River. Natural beauty, centuries of cultural diversity and tales of environmental protection, it gathers over 300 objects—primarily from the museum's collection.

The showcase is a summary of the ageless cultures arising from the Yangtze River basin to lionize the Chinese civilization. Today, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, covering 11 provinces and municipalities, contributes 45 percent of China's total GDP and boasts a population that accounts for nearly 40 percent of the national total.

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

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