Tibet Cultural Museum

Tibet Cultural Museum

Tibet Cultural Museum is invested 160 million yuan by the central government. It is located near the North Fourth Ring Road, covering an area of more than 20000 square meters, not far from the main stadium "bird's nest" of the Beijing Olympic Games. The Tibet Cultural Museum has also set up facilities such as a Tibetan coffee shop, a bookstore, a souvenir shop, a performance center, a conference room and a screening hall for Tibetan themed films.

The Tibet Cultural Museum is the only professional comprehensive museum of Tibetan culture in Beijing. It is the exhibition center of politics, economy, culture and social life in Tibet and other Tibetan areas. It is also a window for people at home and abroad to understand Tibetan politics, economy, history and culture.

It is a base for carrying out propaganda and anti separatist struggle, patriotism education and cultural exchanges among various ethnic groups, a platform for Tibetan studies and information materials, and a scenic spot for cultural life in the capital.

Natural conditions

With the joint efforts of senior designers of South China Architectural Design Institute and Tibetan folk artists, the museum is designed and decorated according to the typical Tibetan architectural style. In addition, the museum also installs high-tech equipment, which is maintained by a group of experienced staff. There are about 20 famous experts in the field of ethnic cultural heritage, who work together with the staff to identify, select, collect, maintain and arrange the collection and exhibits.

preparatory work

The construction of the Tibet Cultural Museum was started in 2007 by the China Tibetan Studies Research Center. Construction started in April and officially opened on March 28, 2010.

The preparation of the museum took three years. Gele, deputy director general of the China Tibetology Research Center and leader of the Preparatory Leading Group for the Tibet Cultural Museum, said that Tibetan culture is vast, and it is impossible to cover everything in just three years. Nevertheless, in order to do a good job in the collection of exhibits, the experts and staff of the preparatory office have made many on-the-spot visits to various parts of the Tibetan area, traveling nearly 10000 kilometers, making several trips to Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places to carry out in-depth field investigations and coordinate the implementation of exhibits. At present, the museum has established cooperative relations with more than 20 units including the State Administration of cultural relics, the Palace Museum, the Yonghe palace, the Tibet Museum, the dege printing and Scripture Institute, and many private collectors, and has negotiated more than 30 cultural relic loan agreements. Finally, through purchasing, borrowing and donating, the museum implemented more than 1000 exhibits of historical relics, Buddha statues, Thangka, religious instruments, archives and documents, including 63 first-class cultural relics with important historical value.

Zhang Chunyan, director of the preparatory working group for the museum, said: "we hope that the museum can attract scholars at home and abroad, local citizens and students, or anyone who is interested in Tibetan history, art and culture. In addition to the still life exhibition, we will also provide slides, videos, and murals of the Guge Dynasty, etc. to show you Tibetan culture in an all-round way. "

Collection

"Treasure of the snowy region: witness Tibetan history and carry forward Tibetan culture" exhibits include more than 2000 historical relics, Buddha statues, Thangka, religious instruments, archives and documents, including 10 first-class cultural relics with important historical value, and skilled craftsmen invited from Tibet and other places to demonstrate the production process of Tibetan handicrafts.

The exhibits are arranged according to the two main lines of "witnessing Tibetan history" and "carrying forward Tibetan culture". The first main line "witness the history of Tibet" consists of two exhibition halls of "pluralistic integration" and "new era"; the second main line "carry forward Tibetan culture" consists of three exhibition halls of "key of wisdom", "treasure of art sea" and "Snowy customs".

The "pluralistic integration" part of "witnessing the history of Tibet" focuses on the history of Sino Tibetan relations with the change of dynasties as the clue. Starting from the prehistoric civilization, along the time tunnel, precious cultural relics of various historical periods are displayed in turn. It reproduces the historical evolution of Tibetan society, confirms the consistent subordination between the local government of Tibet and the central government of previous dynasties, and confirms that Tibet has been China since ancient times An integral part of the territory of the United Nations.

The main line of "carrying forward Tibetan culture" has set up exhibition halls of "key of wisdom", "treasure of art sea" and "snow land style" from a unique perspective. Modern multimedia technology is used to display Tibetan cultural system with plateau and ethnic characteristics, such as writing, literature, medicine, astronomy, calendar, religion, drama, architecture, sculpture, painting, music and dance.

Nearly one thousand precious cultural relics of the Tibetan nationality provide a more systematic picture of Tibetan history and culture, melting the mountains and rivers, historical figures and events, folk culture, religious art and celebrity traces of Tibet and other Tibetan areas.

Development history

Official opening

On March 28, 2010, the opening ceremony of Tibet Cultural Museum of China Tibetan Studies Center and the large-scale theme exhibition of "snow treasure: witness Tibetan history and carry forward Tibetan culture" were held in Beijing on March 28, 2010. Through a large number of documents, vivid pictures and scenes, the large-scale theme exhibition of "treasure in the snow: witnessing Tibet's history and promoting Tibetan culture" strongly illustrates the historical fact that Tibet has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times, profoundly reveals the social development process of peaceful liberation, democratic reform, the establishment of the autonomous region, and reform and opening up in Western Tibet, and fully demonstrates the significance of the exhibition It shows the great progress made in Tibet's economic and social development, especially in the protection and development of Tibetan culture, with the concern of the Party Central Committee, the support of the whole country and the united efforts of the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet.

Panchen in person visit

On the afternoon of April 1, 2010, the 11th Panchen Lama came to the Tibet Culture Museum of China Tibetology Research Center to visit the large-scale exhibition with the theme of "treasure in the snow: witnessing Tibetan history and promoting Tibetan culture".

Wearing red cassock and glasses, the 11th Panchen Lama visited the exhibition under the guidance of commentators. In front of the display cabinet of historical relics and documents, the Panchen Lama carefully read the words printed on it, raised questions from time to time, exchanged discussions with people around him, or had a smile. In front of the bookshelf of Dazangjing, Panchen stopped. He took down a book from the bookshelf, held it up with both hands, touched the cover of the scroll with his forehead, then carefully opened the scroll, stroked the paper, and read the fragments.

When the Panchen Lama and his party came to the statue of tunmisanbuza, the commentator said that this is the founder of Tibetan language, which is said to be based on Sanskrit. Panchen solemnly gazed at the statue and ordered his followers to take out the white hada and put it on the shoulder of the statue.

In the exhibition hall, two Tibetan compatriots were performing the Sutra printing. The Panchen Lama bent down to greet them cordially and bless them.

In the "key to wisdom" exhibition hall, there is a multimedia machine with a touch screen, which can teach the audience how to write Tibetan. Panchen is very interested in this and happily uses its index finger to write and draw on the touch screen. In another multimedia interactive area, Panchen wrote his blessing to Tibet on the letter paper with a pen and put it into the electronic mailbox. The blessing letter instantly turned into an image and floated from the large screen at the top of the exhibition hall to the projection of the Potala Palace.

In the course of more than an hour's visit, I was very interested in Panchen Lama. I saw it very carefully and it was very pleasant. "Through such an exhibition, we can introduce the real history and current situation of Tibet to the new generation and those who don't know about Tibet," he said. The Central Committee has just held the 5th Tibet work forum, and all ethnic groups in Tibet are building a happy socialist home. I am full of confidence in the future of my hometown

Visit information

Since March 6, 2013, the Tibet Culture Museum of China Tibetology Research Center has been officially opened to the public. Visitors can get tickets for free with their ID cards.

Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Address: 131 North Fourth Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.415445

Latitude: 39.989211

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