China National Silk Museum opens new exhibition "Convergence of Civilizations: Dunhuang on the Silk Road"

2023-07-12 18:09:49

HANGZHOU, CHINA, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The exhibition features 171 wonderful artifacts from the ancient city of Dunhuang

The China National Silk Museum opened the fourth annual Silk Road Week on July 12, 2023 with the announcement of this year’s theme, “The Silk Road: Long Roads, Common Goals.” The highlight of the event is the exhibition on the theme “Convergence of Civilizations: Dunhuang on the Silk Road “, which presents 171 wonderful artifacts related to the ancient city of Dunhuang.

The exhibition is divided into four sections: politics, economy and trade in Dunhuang in ancient times; Society and life in Dunhuang in ancient times; Millennium Friendship between Dunhuang and Zhejiang Province; and caves and murals at Dunhuang. The exhibition showcases Dunhuang’s glorious past along the Silk Road from a variety of perspectives, including politics, military, economy, trade and cultural life.

Located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor, Dunhuang has been the Silk Road’s transport hub since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the gateway to the western regions, where the bustle of itinerant emissaries and merchants competed. China’s diplomatic concept of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusion, mutual learning and mutual benefit was vividly displayed on land and on the numerous ships calling at the ports.

Another attractive focus of this Dunhuang exhibition is the simulated reconstruction of Cave 285 of the Mogao Caves in the museum gallery. Rich in artistic and religious elements, Cave 285 describes not only Buddhism but also Taoism and Brahmanism in India, vividly depicting the convergence of Eastern and Western religious arts.

In addition to the Dunhuang exhibition, this year’s Silk Road Week will feature a series of lectures on Dunhuang stories, a Silk Road painting game and a painting exhibition on the Silk Road through the eyes of youth, among others. In addition, the Silk Road Symposium brings together museum directors and researchers from France, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Spain, Italy, Hungary and China who have been invited to share their thoughts and experiences on the topics of “New Trends in Museum Curation” and “Dunhuang and the Exchange “Silk Roads”. In conjunction with the symposium, the Curators’ Forum organizes on-site visits to various themed museums in Hangzhou and Ningbo, where participants can study the widely acclaimed exhibitions and engage in professional exchanges with the curators.

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