Thousands of years of city connection - Guangzhou was named after its founding in 2240. The special exhibition on 1800 is officially open.
Quick Look
- The historical heritage of Guangzhou, which dates back to 2,240 years after its founding and 1,800 years after it was named, is displayed through the “Thousand Years of City History—Guangzhou, 2,240 years after its founding and 1,800 years after its name” special exhibition.
- The exhibition is divided into five parts and displays more than 410 cultural relics, including 51 first-class cultural relics and 90 second-class cultural relics, showing Guangzhou's historical memory of more than 2,000 years.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
As a famous historical city, Guangzhou has a history of 2,240 years since its founding and a history of 1,800 years in getting its name.
China News Service, Guangzhou, August 22 (Wang Hua, Zhang Songle) "The City's Thousand Years - The 1800 Special Exhibition of Guangzhou's Founding in 2240" was officially opened to the public in the exhibition hall on the third floor of the Guangzhou Art Museum (Guangzhou Art Museum) on the 22nd, where 51 first-class cultural relics were on display.
In 214 BC, Qin unified Lingnan and built Panyu City, which was the foundation of the city. In 226 AD, Soochow divided Jiaozhou and established Guangzhou, from which "Guangzhou" got its name. Tang Xianzu, a dramatist of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem when he passed through Guangzhou: "The pulse is so strong, it comes from Guangzhou." Today, Guangzhou, which has gone through a long period of 2,240 years, has not moved its city site and its cultural context has not been interrupted. It occupies a unique position on the urban map of China and the world.
"The City's Thousand Years - The 1800 Special Exhibition on the 2240 Years of Guangzhou's Founding" was officially opened to the public in the exhibition hall on the third floor of the Guangzhou Art Museum (Guangzhou Art Museum) on the 22nd. Photo by Zhang Songle
This exhibition is divided into five parts: "Lingnan Blessed Land", "Millennium Commercial Capital", "Humanities Gathering", "Gateway to Progress" and "Bravely Standing on the Trend". A total of more than 410 pieces (sets) from the collections of cultural and museum units were selected, including 51 first-level cultural relics and 90 second-level cultural relics.
While the exhibition received special support from the Palace Museum and the National Museum of China, it also integrated the superior resources of nine museums in Guangzhou to realize the historic display of precious cultural relics on the same stage. The number of first- and second-level cultural relics was the largest of its kind in an exhibition. From the gold seal of "Emperor Wen's Seal" and jade silk threads, to the Persian blue-glazed pottery and Changsha kiln porcelain that witnessed the maritime trade of the Tang and Song Dynasties; from the rubbings of "The Monument of the Temple of King Guangli of the God of the South China Sea" written by Han Yu, to the export products of the Thirteenth Line in Guangzhou; from the classic masterpieces of the Lingnan School, to the recent The precious works of the revolutionary pioneers of the times, the cultural relics connect the historical memory of a city for more than 2,000 years, allowing visitors to trace the long river of time, observe the majestic spirit of the historical city, appreciate the splendid elegance of the famous Baiyue capital, and see the myriad atmospheres of the thousand-year-old commercial capital.
The exhibition is hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and hosted by the Guangzhou Art Museum (Guangzhou Art Museum) and will last until August 2027. (over)
