Nanjing Museum

🌟Nanjing Museum: Traveling Through a 3,000-Year Time Tunnel

Opening the antique bronze door, you are greeted by the cold luster of bronze artifacts. As China’s first large-scale comprehensive museum funded by the state, Nanjing Museum is like a three-dimensional history of China—from the rough stone tools of the Paleolithic Era to the magnificent treasures of the Ming and Qing dynasties, each piece tells the story of the civilization on this land.

✨Treasures of the Museum
1. Eastern Han Silver Thread Jade Burial Suit
In the "Ancient Civilization of Jiangsu" exhibition hall, this burial suit made of 4,248 Hetian jade pieces strung together with silver threads still emits a chilling aura through the glass. It is said that the ancients believed jade could prevent decay, but they did not know that the bluish glow from the oxidized silver threads would inspire endless imagination in modern viewers.

2. Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove Brick Painting
In the Six Dynasties exhibition hall, the figures on this Southern Dynasties tomb brick wear wide robes and large sleeves, some playing the zither, others drinking wine. The most interesting detail is the wine jar next to Ji Kang—the scene from Tao Yuanming’s poem "Drinking Wine," where he "suddenly raises a cup of wine," was captured in bas-relief by craftsmen a thousand years ago.

3. Ming Hongwu Underglaze Red
The vibrant red in the porcelain hall, as bright as the morning glow, is a miracle created by Ming dynasty artisans firing at 1300°C. Copper ions easily evaporate during the firing of underglaze red, with nine out of ten kilns failing. The plum vase before you has survived to this day, truly a "lucky one in the blazing fire."

💡Visitor Tips
- The floor of the Republic of China Hall is intentionally aged with old Nanjing floral tiles; wearing a qipao for photos here is especially photogenic.
- The Digital Hall uses projections to recreate the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" (Complete Map of the World), standing in the blue glow feels like floating under the Ming dynasty starry sky.
- The Special Exhibition Hall often features artifacts from the Palace Museum brought south; remember to scan the QR code at the service desk to reserve an audio guide.

Standing among the pillars in the Republic of China style, you can almost hear the applause from 1933 when Cai Yuanpei presided over the opening. Every artifact here is like a time capsule, holding the fingerprints of craftsmen, the breath of painters, and the traces of scholars’ touch. When the sunset shines through the carved window lattice, casting mottled light on the blue-and-white porcelain, you suddenly understand what it means to "hold a thousand years in one courtyard."

Post by LyraNebulon789- | Oct 20, 2025