Xi'an Museum held a special exhibition of Chinese and Xixia ancient books and documents "Chu Mo Chang'an and Ten Thousand Miles Same Wind"

China News Service, Xi'an, September 30 (Reporter Alina) Xi'an Museum's annual original exhibition "Chu Mo Chang'an, Thousands of Miles Together - Special Exhibition of Chinese and Xixia Ancient Books and Documents" was officially on display on the 30th. It is composed of four parts: He Yi Shuwen, Wenyuan Yinghua, Xixia Treasures, and Dianchu Chongguang. It collects nearly 145 ancient books and documents and related cultural relics.

According to reports, this exhibition is the first large-scale display of ancient books collected by Xi'an Museum, ranging from scriptures written in the Tang Dynasty to rare books in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is also supplemented by various cultural relics such as oracle bones, inscriptions, bamboo slips, engravings, movable type, and stationery supplies to show the public the long-standing, extensive and profound Chinese classics culture.

The exhibition focuses on the display, utilization and interpretation of ethnic minority literature. It relies on the Xixia literature resources collected by Xi'an Museum and specially cooperates with the Wuwei City Museum to select ancient Xixia documents and related cultural relics for display, showing the diversity and unity of Chinese civilization and injecting cultural impetus into the consciousness of the Chinese nation's community.

The exhibition innovatively uses AI technology and theme animations to activate ancient papermaking, inkmaking, movable type printing and other technological processes, allowing the static paper-and-ink civilization to be digitally activated through artificial intelligence to enhance the public viewing experience.

On the day of the launch, Xi'an Museum specially invited Huang Shoucheng, a professor at the School of History and Culture of Shaanxi Normal University, to give a special lecture to provide an in-depth explanation of the characteristics of ancient book editions in various historical periods, as well as Huang Yongnian's contribution to Chinese ancient book editions.

This exhibition is jointly guided by the Xi'an Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau and the Wuwei Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism. It focuses on ancient books and documents selected by the Xi'an Museum into the national and provincial rare ancient books lists, and is jointly presented with the Wuwei Municipal Museum. The exhibition will last until August 10, 2027.

In addition, the XR digital art experience exhibition "Into Van Gogh" introduced by Xi'an Museum will also meet the audience on the second floor of the museum on October 1, taking everyone into Van Gogh's color universe and starting an immersive exploration journey across time and space. It is understood that this exhibition is a paid exhibition and will last until March 31, 2027.