Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics

Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics (hereinafter referred to as "the Museum of foreign cultural relics") is a medium-sized Museum mainly displaying foreign cultural relics in the Palace Museum. In the former site of the salvation hospital and nursing school on Gulangyu Island (a national key cultural relic protection unit, founded in 1898 by John Yu, a Dutch American), the site covers an area of 10767 square meters, with a building area of 5168 square meters. The exhibition hall is designed to have a maximum visiting capacity of 2800 people / day.

The Museum of foreign cultural relics displays the foreign cultural relics in the Palace Museum in the form of physical objects. It is characterized by calligraphy and painting, lacquerware, ceramics, clocks and watches, scientific and technological instruments, etc. it is mainly divided into five areas, which are open to the audience: model of science and technology, universal porcelain style, charm of life, elegant furnishings and exotic atmosphere. Through the exhibition of the Palace Museum's collection in the exotic buildings, it can be seen that the museum has the appropriate temperament Foreign cultural relics, let the audience intuitive understanding of the Qing palace foreign culture and Chinese local culture blend wonderful, share cultural feast. The exhibits are rich in categories and well preserved. They not only have high artistic value, but also witness the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. They interpret the value and connotation of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries from different angles.

Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics

Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics in the Palace Museum is jointly built by Xiamen municipal government and the Palace Museum. It is the first local theme branch of the Palace Museum. It focuses on displaying the foreign cultural relics of Ming and Qing Dynasties collected by the Palace Museum.

Historical evolution

Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics is located at 68, 70 and 80 Guxin Road, with a total area of 10768 square meters. It uses the outpatient building, inpatient department, nurse building and supporting building of the former salvation hospital (a national key cultural relic protection unit, founded in 1898 by John Yu, a Dutch American) to transform it into Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics, with a total construction area of 5462.80 square meters It has a construction area of 4176.85 m2 and a new construction area of 1285.95 m2. On November 24, 2014, Xiamen City and the Palace Museum signed a cooperation framework agreement on jointly preparing for the construction of the Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics of the Palace Museum. The construction was carried out in December 2015, completed in February 2017, and opened on May 13.

architectural composition

Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics is located in the northwest of sanqiutian Wharf on Gulangyu Island. To its south is the former site of Xiamen Customs communication tower, to its north is yanweishan ecological park, and to its east is the seaside building across the sea. The main building of the exhibition hall is a two-story building with six units and VIP rooms. The office and logistics building is a three-story building with five business departments and a conference room equipped with projector, which can accommodate more than 40 people to carry out lectures, seminars and other activities.

Exhibition

The exhibition of Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics in the National Palace Museum is mainly a permanent exhibition "the waves of the sea - the exhibition of Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics in the National Palace Museum". Through the display of cultural relics, pictures, scenes and multimedia, combined with touch screen, large screen projection, 360 degree virtual interactive projection, and other modern sound, light and electricity technology, the museum carries out a comprehensive analysis of foreign exquisite cultural relics collected in the National Palace Museum Face to face display. The exhibition is divided into six parts, namely, the source of cultural relics, the model of science and technology, the style of porcelain of all nations, the charm of life, elegant furnishings, and foreign masterpieces.

The first part: the source of cultural relics. Chinese civilization has a long history and has been in the leading position in the world for a long time. In the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had frequent contacts with neighboring countries, and a large number of goods with national characteristics were imported into China. At the same time, with the power of the industrial revolution, western countries also actively sought ways to open the trade market of the Qing Dynasty. All kinds of fashion goods were continuously imported into the palace in the form of gifts or tributes, becoming an important part of the daily life of the royal family. In addition, a large number of foreign goods were imported into the palace in the form of official tribute and official purchase. After the establishment of the Palace Museum, some foreign cultural relics collected by the people or donated by individuals have been added to the collection.

The second part: the model of science and technology. In the historical process of cultural exchange between China and the west, science and technology has always played a very important role. In order to succeed in missionary work, Western missionaries who came to China adopted the strategy of scientific missionary work and brought a lot of western scientific and technological goods. At the same time, the missions sent by western countries to China often present scientific instruments, weapons, clocks and watches that show the development level of Western science and technology as gifts to Chinese emperors and officials. The rulers in the early Qing Dynasty, such as Emperor Kangxi, also paid more attention to the introduction and application of western advanced science and technology, and some western scientific products were introduced to the court. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty palace has a rich collection of western scientific and technological relics, involving astronomy, geography, medicine, mechanics, weapons and so on. These cultural relics become the most intuitive material for understanding the cultural exchanges between China and the West.

The third part: the universal porcelain style. Chinese porcelain has a long history of being sold to Europe, especially after the opening of the new air route. Exquisite and expensive Chinese porcelain is loved by all walks of life in Europe, which stimulates the enthusiasm of European countries to imitate. More than 300 years ago, through the introduction of Western missionaries in China, Chinese porcelain firing technology spread to the West. After continuous research and experiments, European countries have established their own porcelain factories and produced a large number of high-level porcelain. In the 17th century, under the influence of Chinese ceramic technology, Japan opened the door of domestic ceramic production. The European and Japanese porcelains collected in the palace museum show the historical process of imitating Chinese porcelains, integrating local cultural elements, innovating production technology and developing new products, reflecting the rich and colorful appearance of porcelains in various countries.

The fourth part: life charm. A large number of data show that with the development and deepening of cultural exchanges between China and the west, Western material civilization has deeply infiltrated into the daily life of the Qing people. Most of the early Western daily necessities were full of artistic flavor. The snuff box in this exhibition can be a representative. In the late Qing Dynasty, Western goods were dumped into China, with a wide variety, different materials and almost all kinds of daily necessities. All these reveal the message that Chinese society is gradually integrating into the world.

The fifth part: elegant display. In the Qing Dynasty, from the Forbidden City to the garden, furnishings from the West were quite common. In addition to a few traditional furnishings dotted in many palaces, a large number of Western furnishings are gathered in the western building complex of Yuanmingyuan. As an important part of the Qing palace collection, these items display mysterious and strange exotic feelings. They are an important source of information for the Qing emperor to understand the external world, an important window for the great powers of China to display the Western collections of the Chinese court, and an external representation of its Weijia, domesticated world, and the coming of all countries.

The sixth part: the magic work of foreign countries. In the 33rd year of Qianlong's reign (1768), the minister in Yeerqiang paid tribute to a pair of jade plates. This was the first time that Emperor Qianlong saw jade from the Mughal Empire. Emperor Qianlong studied the origin of these jade plates and believed that they came from the chendustan area, which is on the border of North India and the badak mountain to the west of Yeerqiang. He wrote a poem titled the double jade plates of chendustan. From then on, Emperor Qianlong referred to this kind of jade from foreign lands as chendustein jade. The name "chendustan" refers to different regions in Chinese and foreign languages in different periods, but it does not refer to the present northern India and Kashmir. The so-called "chendustan jades" in Qing Dynasty documents include works from South Asia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe after the 15th century, represented by the production of Timur Empire, Persian Safi Dynasty, Mughal Empire and Ottoman Empire. These jades have different styles and influence each other, and the most wonderful one is Mughal style jades.

Collection

Foreign cultural relics in the Palace Museum include lacquer ware, pottery, porcelain, glassware, enamel ware, metalware, fabrics, paintings, books, sculptures, furniture, clocks and watches, scientific and technological instruments, etc. They are from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Austria, the United States, Bulgaria, Japan, North Korea and other countries and regions. The main source is the old collection of Qing palace, and some of them are collected by the people or donated by individuals. Their ages ranged from the 16th century to the early 20th century, and most of them were in the 18th and 19th centuries. These foreign cultural relics have distinctive regional characteristics, showing the cultural features of their respective countries and regions, and also reflecting the grand occasion of political, economic and cultural exchanges between China and other countries and regions.

Offer information

Medical workers and their immediate family members (holding household registration, marriage certificate, birth certificate and other relevant documents) enjoy: 1. Free transition. 2. The state-owned scenic spots and characteristic scenic spots (including Shuzhuang garden, sunlight rock, Haoyue garden, bagualou Organ Museum, lettering Museum, Gulangyu Museum of foreign cultural relics, haitiantanggou, China Records Museum) are free of charge; 3. Some family hotels are free of charge.

Address: No.80, Guxin Road, Gulangyu Island, located at the former site of the salvation hospital, not far from sanqiutian wharf. It's about five minutes' walk from sanqiutian wharf

Longitude: 118.067614

Latitude: 24.451269

Tel: 0592-2919760

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: located in the former site of the salvation hospital

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