Hotan Museum

The museum opened in 2005 with 9066 cultural relics in its collection, including one national cultural relic. Most of these cultural relics were excavated by archaeologists in Hotan area since the founding of new China, and a small number were donated by local folk. Although the museum is small and the cultural relics are not abundant, it is a window for us to understand the history and culture of Hotan. If we want to have a clearer understanding of the history and culture of Hotan, it is still worth visiting.

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In addition to the Hotan Museum, there is also the first Carpet Museum in China. Hotan Carpet Museum is located at No.8 Hangzhou Avenue, Hotan city. The museum is not big, with more than 80 exhibits such as objects and photos.

Hotan carpet is the representative of the whole Xinjiang carpet. It has a history of more than 2000 years. If you are interested in carpet culture and art, you can take time to have a look. It won't take long. The museum is located at 8 Hangzhou Avenue, Hotan city

Hotan Museum

Hetian Cultural Relics Management Office (Museum) was established in 1979. In 1981, on the basis of collecting cultural relics from various counties and cities, Hetian cultural relics exhibition room was established. In 1995, a Japanese friend, Mr. Yasunari Kojima, donated 1 million yuan to the new Hotan Museum. With the care and support of leaders at all levels of the country, autonomous region and region, the Hotan museum project officially started in April 2001, with 7.2 million yuan invested before and after.

Development history

In ancient times, Hotan area was the largest oasis in the southern edge of Taklimakan Desert, which included Pishan, Yutian, qule, Jingjue and Shulu. "The cultural relics in the collection of Hotan Museum truly represent the brilliant hand-made textile technology, ceramic art, painting art, and Buddhist culture as a Buddhist holy land in the history of Hotan," said Erken mijiti, deputy director of the Cultural Relics Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Around 3000 years ago, a state was established in Khotan on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert. In the Western Han Dynasty (about 2000 years ago), the Yuchi family became king and led Khotan. In 60 B.C., it was under the jurisdiction of the prefectures of the western regions and officially included in the territory of China. In the middle of the 7th century, the government of Tang Dynasty set up Anxi Dadu prefecture to the south of Tianshan. In 675, it set up Pisha Dudu Prefecture in Khotan, with ten prefectures under it. Yuan Dynasty was the fiefdom of Mongolian emperor Zong Wang. From 1279 to 1289, Yuan government set up the office of Xuanwei envoy Marshal here. In 1759, the Minister of Hetian affairs was set up. In 1884, Xinjiang established a province, set up Hetian Zhili Prefecture, governed by two counties of Hetian and Luopu; after the founding of new China, set up Hetian area, governed by Hetian city and seven counties of Hetian, Moyu, Pishan, Luopu, Cele, Yutian and Minfeng.

Around BC, Buddhism was introduced into Khotan. Because of the pious belief of King Yuchi's family and its vigorous promotion, Khotan vigorously built Buddhist temples, Zhuang Luan Buddha statues and painted murals in Khotan. Buddhism gained the supreme status in Khotan, and Khotan became the holy land of Buddhism. At the same time, a large number of Mahayana scriptures spread from Khotan to the Central Plains, becoming the source of Mahayana Buddhism in the Central Plains.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yuchi and Yuchi, who were engaged in painting creation in Luoyang and Chang'an respectively, brought Khotan Buddhist painting skills to the Central Plains. "Khotan painting school" absorbed the dyeing methods of India and Central Asia, integrated the lines of Central Plains painting, and added Khotan local elements to form a unique painting style, which had a far-reaching impact on the development of Buddhist art in China.

Hotan is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilization in Xinjiang, an important town of ancient "Jade Road" and "Silk Road", and a gathering place of Chinese and foreign economy and culture. With the passage of time, the site was gradually buried by quicksand. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, many foreign "explorers" and "archaeologists" swarmed in from Swede Sven heding, Englishman Stein, Japanese juruichao, German trimkler, and chunkel to search for cultural relics and excavate cultural relics. As a result, almost all the ancient sites in Hotan were destroyed, and a large number of exquisite cultural relics were scattered in the sea In addition, such as the London museum, the Indian National Museum in New Delhi, the Bremen Museum in Germany and so on, which became the "sad history" of Hetian archaeological work before the founding of new China.

Through field investigation, there are more than 156 sites of various cultural relics in Hotan area, and more than 10000 pieces of cultural relics have been unearthed. Famous sites include "sangzhu rock painting" in Pishan County, "shanpula ancient tomb group" in Luopu County, "rewak pagoda", Mazatage site "in Moyu County," Niya site "in Minfeng County," kaladun Buddhist temple "in Yutian County," yuansha ancient city site "and Cele county "Dandan ulike site" and so on. The newly completed Hotan Museum has collected some cultural relics unearthed from these sites, providing precious material materials for the study of the civilization history of the western regions of China.

Collection

Founded in 1995, Hotan area Museum has a collection of 9066 cultural relics with a total construction area of 3400 square meters, including two large exhibition halls, six small exhibition halls, one underground cultural relics warehouse and one academic research exchange center.

On the afternoon of October 29, 2005, the Museum held an opening ceremony in Hotan city on the southern edge of Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, officially opening to domestic and foreign tourists. On August 25, 2006, Hotan folk custom exhibition hall opened on the second floor, which has attracted the attention of people at home and abroad. It is also a base for propaganda of Hotan, patriotic education for tourists and an important cultural window for opening to the outside world.

According to maitikirimu Simayi, the curator, the Hotan museum now stores 9499 cultural relics, exhibits and more than 600 books. Among them, there is one national cultural relic and more than 545 national precious cultural relics. Most of these precious cultural relics have been excavated by archaeologists in Hotan area since the founding of new China, and a small part has been donated by local people. Therefore, it can be said that Hotan museum is a comprehensive museum.

Address: 342, Beijing West Road, Hotan City

Longitude: 79.908186352761

Latitude: 37.11227672212

Tel: 0903-2960750

Traffic information: take bus No.2 or No.6 in Hotan city to get off at teachers college or Medical College Station and walk there.

Opening hours: 10:00-13:00, 16:30-19:30, Wednesday, Chinese New Year's Eve and the first and second day of the first month

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