Shanghai Museum's New Exhibition "Dragon Soars in China": Unlocking the Exhibition Logic and Highlights

Dear friends👋, the Shanghai Museum East Building's annual blockbuster exhibition — "Dragon Soars in China: Special Archaeological Exhibition on the Ancient Civilization of Hongshan Culture" — grandly opens today🎊! This exhibition focuses on the Hongshan Culture in the Liao River Basin, one of the important origins of Chinese civilization🧐. In this exhibition, the "dragon" totem's central role in early Chinese civilization is vividly displayed, with historical value off the charts📜! Missing it would truly be a lifelong regret, so all you excited friends, hurry up and go💥! 😎 Thoughtful tour group, full immersive experience 🎫 Say goodbye to the hassle of queuing and ticket grabbing: Honestly, waiting in line and fighting for tickets is really exhausting😫! But with this tour group, tickets are arranged perfectly, and you can use the green channel—it's just so awesome. While others are still suffering in the sun waiting, we have already passed security easily and are enjoying the artifacts inside the exhibition hall, saving time and effort. This experience is something you have to try to believe🤩! ✨ Professional guides take you on an in-depth tour: Previously, visiting exhibitions alone was just a quick glance, more like watching the excitement. This time is different, with professional guides who explain everything both expertly and in an easy-to-understand way👍. Even someone like me, who knows little about history, can understand clearly. Kids at home are fascinated and have remembered several artifacts, sparking their interest in history😆! 🗓️ Flexible time options: The tour group offers 2 sessions daily, whether you are free in the morning or afternoon, you can easily fit it into your schedule without worrying about time conflicts. Super considerate, right💯! 👥 Small premium groups, comfortable touring: The advantage of small premium groups is fewer people, no noise, making the visit especially pleasant. Plus, the provided audio equipment is excellent, letting you hear clearly and see carefully, elevating the whole exhibition experience by several levels. Totally worth the money💰! 👉 Click below to get the same amazing exhibition experience now～ 📜 Exhibition Logic: Dual threads intertwined, in-depth interpretation of Hongshan Culture Visible thread: Comprehensive presentation of Hongshan Culture's achievements Systematically showcasing the brilliant achievements of Hongshan Culture in society, religion, ritual systems, jade craftsmanship, and more, allowing us to fully appreciate the charm of Hongshan Culture🧐. Hidden thread: The "dragon" element runs throughout Using the "dragon" element as a link, deeply explaining the close internal connection between the dragon totem and Hongshan Culture, as well as its profound influence on later generations, helping us better understand the inseparable bond between Hongshan Culture and the "dragon"✨. 🎯 Three major units exploring the development trajectory of Hongshan Culture 1. "Dragon Emerges from the Liao River" (Origin and Development) Tracing the origins of Hongshan Culture, showing how it gradually rose in the Liao River Basin, learning the origin story of Hongshan Culture and feeling the dawn of civilization🌱. 2. "Dragon Moves through Hongshan" (Ancient State Characteristics) Focusing on the Niuheliang site, analyzing the late Hongshan Culture's iconic "altar, temple, tomb" advanced ritual architectural complex, revealing the complex social structure and unique "ancient state" form of Hongshan Culture, uncovering the mysterious veil of the Hongshan ancient state🕵️. 3. "Dragon Spreads Across the Nine Provinces" (Inheritance and Influence) Focusing on the most representative jade artifacts and jade ritual system of Hongshan Culture, exploring their profound influence on later Chinese jade culture and ritual traditions, witnessing the inheritance and continuation of civilization, and feeling the brilliant glory of Hongshan Culture throughout history🌟. 🌟 Core Highlights, each one stunning 1. The Pinnacle of Jade Rituals: Hongshan Jade System • The exhibition gathers nearly 200 pieces (sets) of Hongshan Culture jade artifacts, unprecedented in scale and completeness, truly a jade feast🥳. • The C-shaped jade dragon and ring-shaped jade dragon, as early evidence of the "dragon" totem, hold a crucial position. They are linked by the "Axis of Civilization" at the center of the exhibition hall, vividly showing the development and evolution of dragon-shaped artifacts, making one marvel at the wisdom and creativity of ancient people🤖. • The complex jade ritual system constructed by Hongshan Culture is regarded by academia as an important origin of the later Chinese jade ritual tradition, having a profound impact on the development of ancient Chinese ritual culture📿. 2. Millennia of Ancestor Worship Witnessed: Portrait Art Series This section gathers 38 pieces (sets) of portrait-type artifacts, spanning from 8,000 to 4,000 years ago, with a complete sequence of exhibits. From stone figures of Xinglongwa and Zhaobaogou cultures, to pottery, clay, jade, and stone human figures of Hongshan Culture, and to human-shaped pottery vessels of the Xiaoheyan Culture, each artifact is direct physical evidence of the deep tradition of ancestor worship in the Liao River Basin, revealing the mysterious and rich spiritual world of the ancestors🧠. 3. An Important Symbol of Chinese Civilization: Altar, Temple, Tomb Ritual System The late Hongshan Culture's "altar, temple, tomb" triad at the Niuheliang site is an outstanding representative of early Chinese ritual architecture. Its far-reaching influence marks an important milestone in the development of Chinese civilization, embodying ancient people's reverence and faith in heaven, earth, and ancestors⛩️. 📌 Exhibition Information at a Glance Exhibition Name: "Dragon Soars in China: Special Archaeological Exhibition on the Ancient Civilization of Hongshan Culture" Exhibition Location: Shanghai Museum East Building ・ Guangming Dairy First Special Exhibition Hall 🗓️ Exhibition Period: 2025.06.26 - 10.08